Sub Agent

Russell McCaig
Russell McCaig,
Managing Director
Job type: Perm
Town/City: Glasgow
Location: Scotland
Salary/Rate: Up to £60 000 plus bonus, car allowance, pension and healthcare
Sector: Civil Engineering
Job ref: VR/2344

Deanston Cooper's client, a highly successful civil engineering contractor with an exceptionally low turnover of staff, has a current requirement for a Sub Agent to work on Scottish Water projects as part of a long-term framework.

Working on projects in the Glasgow area, your duties as Sub Agent will include:

  • Driving construction phase of project
  • Managing and supervising Site Engineering
  • Supervising and monitoring the site labour force and sub-contractors
  • Preparing risk assessments and method statements
  • Ensuring that Health, Safety and Environmental requirements are adhered to
  • Ensuring quality records necessary to meet quality requirements are maintained
  • Resolving any unexpected technical difficulties and other problems that may arise
  • Checking drawings and specifications
  • Reviewing construction progress and performance 
  • Planning and prioritising construction resources (labour and plant) to support successful project execution
  • Delivering project within programme and budget

Applications for the role of Sub Agent are welcome from candidates with:

  • Minimum HNC Civil Engineering 
  • Experience working at Section Engineer / Senior Engineer / Sub Agent level on a variety of civil engineering projects for another contractor
  • Ideally some experience of Scottish Water projects
  • Technical ability and good organisational skills
  • Ability to focus on targets and practical solutions
  • Good communication skills with all levels of the workforce
Share with:

Latest Jobs

View All
Project Manager
Town/City: Falkirk
Salary/Rate: Up to £75 000 plus car / car allowance, pension and healthcare
Deanston Cooper client is an extremely busy and highly successful privately-owned civil engineering contractor based in Glasgow. As a result of being awarded a long term framework, they currently have a requirement for a Project Manager to join their team working on substation projects across the Central Belt. 
Senior Estimator
Town/City: Hamilton
Salary/Rate: Up to £65 000 plus benefits
Deanston Cooper’s client is a respected and long-established steel fabrication company with a reputation for delivering high-quality structural steel and metalwork throughout Scotland and the UK. Over the decades, they have built strong relationships with their clients by providing reliable, innovative, and cost-effective steel fabrication solutions across a wide range of commercial, industrial, residential, and infrastructure projects. Due to continued success they now have a requirement for a Senior Estimator to be based out of their office in South Lanarkshire.
Senior Quantity Surveyor
Town/City: Glasgow
Salary/Rate: Up to £70 000 plus substantial bonus, car allowance and pension
Deanston Cooper client are a Glasgow based, market leading supplier of energy efficiency solutions (insulation, solar, air source heat pumps, batteries and EV charging) to both social landlords and private residential clients across Scotland. As a result of a new long term framework they are currently recruiting for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to head up their commercial function. The role offers flexibility, autonomy, security and career progression to Commercial Manager in the near term.