Site Agent - Highways - West Midlands

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Site Agent – A46 Coventry Junctions (Walsgrave Scheme)

We are a leading civil engineering organisation delivering safe, sustainable, and efficient transport solutions across the UK.

At Octavius, we bring people together — and in this role you'll play a pivotal role in delivering a flagship highways scheme that will improve connectivity and infrastructure for the region. You'll lead from the front, taking ownership of a defined section of works and driving safe, high-quality, and commercially successful delivery.

This is an opportunity to shape a major National Highways project while fostering a collaborative culture that champions innovation, sustainability, and continuous improvement.

You'll be working on…

As Site Agent on the A46 Coventry Junctions – Walsgrave Scheme, you will take full responsibility for a section of works, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant delivery to programme, budget, and quality standards.

Your Role Will Include

• Leading large-scale earthworks, structures, drainage, and highways works, including Traffic Management
• Managing site teams and subcontractors to ensure works are delivered safely and to specification
• Overseeing Project Plans, RAMS, ITPs, waste plans, QA files, and ensuring CDM and National Highways compliance
• Driving programme performance, including 3-month lookaheads and milestone achievement
• Chairing weekly site meetings and ensuring clear communication across all teams
• Championing Zero Harm and ensuring full HSEQ compliance
• Managing cost control, forecasting, and commercial performance for your section
• Identifying and implementing value engineering opportunities
• Leading defect-free delivery and successful client handover
  
  

You'll ensure accurate reporting, proactive risk management, and strong stakeholder relationships throughout the lifecycle of your works.

You'll work with…

Role

Relationships are central to success in this role. You'll act as an ambassador for Octavius — building trust, maintaining clear communication, and promoting a positive, high-performing site culture. You will collaborate closely with:

• Project and Delivery Managers
• Technical Manager
• Site Managers, Engineers, and Surveyors
• Foremen, Supervisors, and Subcontractors
• Commercial, Planning, and Estimating teams
• Designers and site representatives
• National Highways and Local Authority stakeholders
  
  

About You…

You are a confident and resilient leader who thrives in a dynamic highways environment. You bring:

• Strong leadership and decision-making capability
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset
• Excellent communication and team management skills
• A collaborative approach that fosters innovation and continuous improvement
• A deep commitment to health, safety, environmental responsibility, and quality
  
  

You are commercially aware, programme-driven, and passionate about delivering work right first time.

You'll bring…

• Extensive experience delivering earthworks on major highways projects
• Proven knowledge of structures, drainage, highways construction, traffic management, and temporary works
• Strong understanding of NEC contracts, CDM regulations, risk management, programme control, and cost forecasting
• Experience with Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project (desirable)
• Competence in resource planning, reporting, and commercial management
  
  

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering (preferred)
• CSCS Gold or Black Card (essential)
• SMSTS (essential)
• First Aid at Work (essential)
• Temporary Works Coordinator (desirable)
• SEATS (desirable)
• Appointed Person CPCS (desirable)
• National Highways Passport & Safety Critical Medical (desirable)
• Full UK Driving Licence (essential)
  
  

Inclusion and diversity are important to us, we are an equal opportunities employer and value difference. We want and will continue to build an inclusive environment where our people thrive. We firmly believe constantly striving to build a truly diverse workforce is what makes us a strong business and will enable us to continue to solve important problems and deliver unrivalled value to both our customers and clients. If you need any specialist support throughout your application, we will work with you where we can to support your journey with us.

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