Site Agent

Role: Site Agent Location: Devonport Duration: 22 months Inside IR35 : Umbrella About our client: Our client is a leading engineering and maritime organisation specialising in the maintenance, repair, and overhaul of naval vessels. The site operates with a skilled workforce across mechanical, electrical, and technical disciplines, delivering high-quality and complex engineering projects. It offers a structured and collaborative working environment with opportunities for hands-on experience and professional development. This is an exciting opportunity to progress your career and assist in the delivery of Defence design and safety engineering projects, with opportunities for further development and progression within the Company. Provide Leadership and/or management in a Client facing role, personally demonstrating a positive Culture including key values & behaviours of Safety and Quality Co-ordination of sub-contractor activities, including chairing regular co-ordination meetings with staff and subcontractors Reporting to Senior Leadership Teams of various Project Organisational teams and functions both directly and indirectly Co-ordination and liaison with relevant site teams and functions to enable the works, including cross business functional departments In liaison with the Site team(s) identify opportunities & risks and maintain the Risk Register in conjunction with the relevant project functions Scrutinise drawings and technical documents Provide Intelligent Oversight of the works and site activities and where required raise relevant documentation such as TQ's RFI's, NCR's Overall compliance with Health & Safety Legislation, Company Policy and best practice throughout the construction / commissioning process Ensuring site works and activities comply with relevant expectations, standards and arrangements including site rules and emergency procedures Safe Systems of Work (SSoW) Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS) including hazards and control measures required Permits for control of works Site Licence management arrangements and governance requirements training and development of education for subcontractors site supervisors site teams and workforce Scrutinise and undertake detailed scheduling / programming of site activities in conjunction with sub-contractors and the site team Co-ordination of H&S meetings and site progress meetings Ensuring project documentation is produced, collated, and completed for hand-over Essential Skills required Senior Engineer 2 years of site experience Agent 5 years of site experience IT skills including MS Office Degree level/HNC/HND qualification in a Civil Engineering (or equivalent experience) and vocational training in Construction / Engineering CSCS SMSTS / IOSH Desirable BIM / Digital including Autodesk and /or Bentley Scheduling in Aphex, P6 etc. Behavioural Science / Safety Other site qualifications e.g. Lifting Appointed Persons, Confirmed Spaces (Medium), Temporary Works Coordinator / Supervisor etc Please apply if you are interested in working with a leading company in the Defence sector!

Location: Plymouth, South West, GB

Posted Date: 11/13/2025