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Senior Agent
Due to recent success Costain are proud to be recruiting for a Senior Agent.
About Costain
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: Detailed design, early contractor involvement (ECI), and on-site investigations, including gaining approvals from stakeholders.
- Stage 2: Construction and handover of the works into operations.
- Stage 3: Maintenance of 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 to 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.
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Role Overview
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, 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 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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About Costain
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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