Agent
Role Overview
The Pavements Site Agent will lead safe, efficient, and compliant delivery of pavement and associated highway works on the Simister Island M60/M62/M66 scheme.
Works include pavement layers and related highway assets, coordinated with earthworks and other project disciplines.
The approximately three-year construction project is scheduled to start in June 2026, with post-construction handover support required.
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Role overview
The Pavements Site Agent will lead safe, efficient, and compliant delivery of pavement and associated highway works on the Simister Island M60/M62/M66 scheme.
Works include pavement layers and related highway assets, coordinated with earthworks and other project disciplines.
The approximately three-year construction project is scheduled to start in June 2026, with post-construction handover support required.
Project background
Costain is the Delivery Integration Partner for National Highways on the £240 million Simister Island interchange improvement north of Manchester.
The scheme includes new and widened road links, lane additions, drainage, lighting, motorway technology, signage, and signalling upgrades.
Delivery and coordination
- Deliver pavement works, including formation, capping, sub-base, pavement layers, kerbing, vehicle restraint systems, concrete barriers, and road markings.
- Manage site teams, subcontractors, and suppliers; coordinate with traffic management, structures, drainage, utilities, technology, commercial, design, and stakeholder teams.
- Maintain network availability, limit disruption to road users, and support handover of completed assets to National Highways.
Site management
- Lead by example on safety and promote right-first-time quality; manage, supervise, train, and mentor site staff.
- Support planning, procurement, resource requisitioning, product control, and subcontract activities.
- Review contracts, work methods, programmes, budgets, and productivity; report changes and discrepancies to project, QA, and QS teams.
- Keep accurate site diaries and records, communicate non-conformances, and review and enforce inspection plans, risk assessments, and method statements.
Requirements
- Well-documented experience in construction delivery.
- Knowledge and experience of relevant standards and procedures.
- Experience working within a Principal Contract.
- Motorway experience is preferred.
Project duration
Construction is expected to take approximately three years from June 2026; post-construction support for handover into operations is also required.
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