SENIOR SITE AGENT – Western Cape

Established and reputable commercial construction firm is in need of highly efficient, pro-active and presentable Site Agent to join their dynamic team of professionals.

You possess strong communication and administration skills as well as proven leadership, project planning and problem-solving initiative having worked on multi-disciplinary commercial construction projects.

R60 000 – R80 000 Per Month Negotiable and based on Qualification and years of relevant experience

Qualification and Experience required:

• B-Tech | BSc in Construction Management and / or National Diploma in Building or related
• 8-10 years proven site agent commercial construction experience gained in managing multi-disciplinary projects
• 5+ Years people management experience gained i.e. of construction team and sub-contractors
• Experience gained in working ideally on commercial or industrial and / or high-end residential valued between R40 Million – R200 Million
• Valid Driver’s licence and own reliable transport
• Computer literacy: Proven skills in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) with experience gained in MS Projects / CCS and buildsmart

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Programme management
• Draft project programme
• Issue micro programme fortnightly
• Manage the full site team
• Sub-contractor management
• Attend and present at site meetings
• Client and professional team management
• End-to-end project management
• Approve site orders
• Ensure waste plan is implemented
• Ensure site is always presentable
• To ensure any building work is carried out in accordance with industry regulation, bylaws and drawings issued.
• Monitoring and directing the progress on a construction site
• Managing the administration role of a site-based project office
• Ensure that the project is completed within a specified time.
• Monitor and ensure that Health and Safety regulations are adhered to by all.
• Compile and issue meeting minutes for all sub-contractor’s meetings
• Compile and issue and report on bi-weekly project progress reports for internal use and client use.
• Be responsible for the collation of handover documentation file for operator / client.
• General office administration
• Record site instructions
• Record and issue drawings to sub-contractors
• Compiling and managing a photo library for the project duration
• Report on drawing issues and discrepancies
• Report on daily quality of work executed on site
• Report on progress (Read and interpret a Gantt chart)