Site Agent Schemes in Oxford

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

M Group Highways

At M Group Highways, we’re supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK. We don’t just build roads and bridges - we’re building a better future, creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work. You’ll be joining our Highways team, as the UK’s number one highway maintenance contractor, our teams use the latest innovations to create effective solutions. We offer a range of services including planned and reactive maintenance and highway improvement schemes.

What will you be doing?

• Manage and supervise a wide range of highway-based projects on-site ensuring work is carried out safely, on time, to budget and in accordance with the HSEQ standards required by M Group and Oxfordshire County Council (OCC).
• Be responsible for day-to-day management of site tasks.
• Aid the other site agents / works manager with the development of the construction programmes and methodology utilising existing knowledge & experience and through engagement with Key Supply Chain.
• Manage all risks effectively on site and ensure adherence to risk management processes.
• Ensure in-house and subcontract personnel are competent and fully trained to undertake their work.
• Liaise with commercial team, designers, and site teams to manage changes identified on site.
• Delivering the services in line with the contract requirements and to the satisfaction of the client and their customers.
• To ensure the highest possible Health and safety standards are employed across all sites, adhering to M Group’s health and safety policy and actively supporting the It Starts With Me (ISWM) culture that is an integral part of the M Group working environment.
• To ensure the effective management of all time, cost and quality aspects, while managing all of the day-to-day activities on a range of infrastructure related projects.

What you will bring

• Possession of SSTS/SMSTS.
• CSCS (Gold supervisor card Desirable).
• Driving licence.
• First Aid.
• NRSWA (Supervisor).
• Suitable levels of experience in supervision, project management & delivery management of Highway improvement and public realm work, in particular surface treatments (desirable).
• A detailed understanding of health and safety management and the requirements of CDMA working knowledge of quality and environmental standards for highway improvement work.
• Commercially aware with knowledge of budget and cost control processes.
• Good communication skills.
• Knowledge of NEC Term Service Contract (desirable).

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include:

• Matched or contributory pension scheme.
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
• Employee assistance programme.
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000s of retail discounts.
• Life assurance.
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave.
• Reward and recognition scheme.

In addition, this role offers:

• Company van/vehicle and fuel card for business use.
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Recommend a friend get rewarded for introducing people to us!
• Holiday purchase scheme.
• Personal Accident Cover.

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet.
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations.
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life.

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development. It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.