Senior Agent
About this role
Due to recent success Costain are proud to be recruiting for a Senior Agent.
Costain has been appointed to design and construct the West Winch Housing Access Road (WWHAR) for Norfolk County Council (NCC). The project is in 3 stages
Stage 1 will involve detailed design, early contractor involvement (ECI) and on-site investigations, including gaining approvals from stakeholders
Stage 2 will be to construct and handover the works into operations
Stage 3 will be to maintain the environmental mitigation and biodiversity nett gain planting
The project team will mobilise in Stage 1 to lead the design and ECI with a whole project lifecycle approach. The team will deliver a design that enables a Safe, Efficient, Right First Time construction and efficient handover into maintenance, for both NCC and NH assets.
- The new housing access road will connect the A10 to the A47 to the west of West Winch. Works will include
- 2.5km of new single carriageway associated active travel routes and roundabouts forming access to new developments and onto the A10.
- A new structure over the housing access road and modification of an existing structure on the A47
- Management of groundwater to enable installation of the drainage
- Management of utility works
- Modifications to the existing A10 improve active travel
The NCC project will also include works to enhance the A47 near to Kings Lynn, requiring 800m of dualling of the A47, a new roundabout to connect to the housing access road and reconfiguration of the existing Hardwick Interchange – all National Highways (NH) assets
Reporting directly to the Construction Manager, this role in Stage 1 is to support ECI activities to inform safe and efficient construction including buildability, supply chain engagement and cost forecasts and on site surveys. In Stage 2 you will lead construction operations alongside the Works Superintendent from the start.
As works peak you may likely be supported by an additional Senior Agent who will to support the workload for a specific discipline (Structures or Highways) until the peak has passed when you will be responsible for completing the works and handing over the assets to NCC or National Highways. You will ensure all elements are delivered safely, to the required quality, on time and within budget, all in line with the scheme design and associated specifications and in compliance with the planning conditions, environmental and stakeholder constraints. This will include managing a team of engineering staff and subcontractors, working alongside the site supervisory team and other disciplines (SHE, Stakeholder, Design/Engineering/Quality, Commercial etc.).
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Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.
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Company at a glance
Costain helps to improve people’s lives by creating connected, sustainable infrastructure that enables people and the planet thrive. We shape, create and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the infrastructure ecosystem across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets.
We are organised around our customers anticipating and solving their challenges and helping to improve performance. By bringing together our unique mix of construction, consulting and digital experts we engineer and deliver sustainable, efficient and practical solutions.
Our ambition is to become a net zero business by 2035, while enhancing biodiversity and natural capital, and we have plans in place to deliver this. We are committed to procure responsibly and to be an inclusive and accessible business for all, enabling us to be our best while focusing on the outcomes that we deliver for people and planet.
At Costain, we have a vibrant, challenging and growing business – an environment that provides tremendous opportunities for everybody. We're looking for curious, collaborative and courageous people who'll help transform the performance of the infrastructure ecosystem across the UK. For more information about our careers go to www.costain.com/careers
Today, we employ around 3,500 people and have been named in the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2023.
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