Site Agent / Senior Site Agent

Sector: Civil Engineering – Non-Rail Infrastructure (Power, Energy & Structures)

Region: Scotland ¦ Cumbernauld (Projects Across Central Belt & Beyond)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Site Agent / Senior Site Agent to join our Scotland team, delivering a diverse portfolio of non-rail civil engineering projects across multiple sectors including energy, infrastructure and structures.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary (negotiable depending on experience)
• Company car or car allowance
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Up to 3 volunteer days per year
• Company pension scheme
• Life insurance & healthcare plan
• Structured career progression and development pathways
• Ongoing training and learning opportunities
• A safe, inclusive and supportive working environment

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Project Manager, you will be responsible for the simultaneous delivery of multiple projects across a varied client base.

Upcoming and live schemes include:

• Boreland Footbridge Replacement (Network Rail)
• Drumjohn Pipeline Refurbishment (DRAX)
• Hopsrig Substation Works (SPEN)

This role will also support pre-construction and post-construction activities, offering a broad and engaging workload across the project lifecycle.

Business Unit

You will be part of a busy, multi-disciplinary civil engineering team delivering works across power & energy, structures, highways and general civils. The team operates across a strong portfolio of frameworks and standalone projects for clients including SPEN, SSE, DRAX, Network Rail and Local Authorities.

Typical works include:

• Substation civils and access infrastructure
• Bridge and footbridge construction / replacement
• Pipeline refurbishment and utilities infrastructure
• Earthworks, roads and general civils packages

The Role

As Site Agent / Senior Site Agent, you will be accountable for the safe, efficient and profitable delivery of multiple projects, ensuring they are completed to programme, budget and specification.

Key responsibilities include:

• Full responsibility for site operations across multiple live projects
• Ensuring projects are delivered in line with all Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality standards
• Managing site teams, subcontractors and supervisors
• Coordinating engineering, commercial and construction activities
• Managing programme performance and driving progress on site
• Maintaining communication with the Project Manager and key stakeholders
• Managing changes to scope and ensuring effective cost control
• Producing regular progress and performance reports
• Supporting pre-construction planning and post-delivery close out

About You

You will be an experienced civil engineering professional with a strong track record of delivering infrastructure projects, ideally within power, energy or general civils environments.

Essential

• Experience as a Site Agent or Senior Site Agent within civil engineering
• Strong background in general civils, structures or infrastructure projects
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong commercial, engineering and leadership capability
• Excellent organisational and communication skills

Qualifications

• HNC / HND / Degree in Civil Engineering (or equivalent)
• SMSTS
• CSCS

Desirable

• Temporary Works Coordinator (TWC)
• Appointed Person (Lifting)
• IOSH
• Service Detection training
• SPEN / SSE / DRAX competencies
• Experience working within Tier 1 rail environments (beneficial for wider business flexibility)

Why Join Us?

This is a fantastic opportunity to take a leading role in delivering critical infrastructure projects across Scotland, working within a well-established team on a diverse and secure pipeline of work across multiple sectors.

The Company

Why AmcoGiffen?

You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.

AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways and much more.

Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen

We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.

We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.

Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.

AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.

Health & Wellbeing

Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.

Is AmcoGiffen your next career challenge? If so, apply now!

For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities, please contact our Recruitment Team:

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Recruitment Manager