Site Agent - Non infrastructure

We're looking for an experienced Site Agent to join our Specialist Projects team, delivering non-infrastructure projects within the water industry. This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of projects from site level, ensuring they are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards while maintaining strong relationships with clients, stakeholders, and project teams.

As Site Agent, you will be responsible for the successful day-to-day management of construction activities, driving health and safety performance, ensuring quality and environmental standards are met, and supporting the achievement of commercial objectives. You'll oversee labour, plant, materials, subcontractors and suppliers, while coordinating with project managers, quantity surveyors and site teams to ensure projects are delivered on programme and in line with client expectations. You'll also play a key role in planning works, managing documentation, monitoring progress, identifying improvements, and ensuring compliance with relevant permits, licences and procedures.

What We're Looking For

We're keen to hear from candidates who can demonstrate:

• Proven experience managing construction or utilities projects with a strong focus on health and safety.
• Experience working on non-infrastructure projects within the water industry, including sewage and water treatment environments
• Knowledge of MEICA works and experience working alongside multidisciplinary delivery teams.
• Understanding of NEC3/NEC4 contracts and commercial project delivery.
• Strong organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Degree/HNC in Civil Engineering (or equivalent), CSCS Card and SMSTS qualification.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Desirable

• Experience working with Thames Water and knowledge of Independent Authorising Body (IAB) processes.
• Temporary Works Coordinator training.
• Water industry experience and professional membership or progression towards CEng/IEng.

Why Join Us?

You'll be joining a business that places safety, quality and collaboration at the heart of everything it does. We are committed to delivering innovative engineering solutions, supporting the development of our people, and creating a positive impact for our clients and communities. If you're looking for a role where you can take ownership, lead from the front, and contribute to the successful delivery of essential water projects, we'd love to hear from you.

Browne is a Civil Engineering, MEICA and Utilities infrastructure business based in Southern England with revenues of £230m in 2025/26. It is a subsidiary of Renew Holdings plc, a leading UK Engineering Services business, performing a critical role in keeping the nation's infrastructure functioning efficiently and safely. The Group operates through independently branded subsidiaries across its chosen markets, delivering non-discretionary maintenance and renewal tasks through its highly skilled, directly employed workforce.

Please note that we drug and alcohol test all new starters as part of their induction, whilst also carrying out a DBS check.

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