Civils Senior Agent

  • Elvet Recruitment
  • Wakefield, Yorkshire
  • Dec 03, 2025
Full time Construction Contracts Manager Civil Engineer Project Manager Management Architect and Design

Job Description

Elvet Recruitment are recruiting for a Senior Agent on behalf of a growing national civil engineering main contractor to oversee projects across North & West Yorkshire for their anticipated AMP8 Yorkshire Water framework workload.

Off the back of a successful AMP7, the company has secured work on the AMP8 framework with Yorkshire Water running to 2030 at least. A 100m+ turnover contractor with a forward thinking regional team - many of which have come from Tier 1 & Tier 2 backgrounds in the industry and spent many years in the Yorkshire Water sector. Spending time working from their office North of Sheffield, from site and from home - the role will mean travel across Yorkshire as needed.

Wide range of projects covering: deep drainage, shaft sinking, large storm tanks, sewer rehabs, pipework, treatment etc. Projects from 500k to 5m in value.

Duties/Responsibilities include:

  • Management of multiple projects at all stages
  • Working with in-house Design team & external consultancies
  • Assist Contracts Manager with allocation of staff and sub-contractors
  • Assist with work programmes
  • Leading ECI (Early Contractor Involvement) stages
  • Communicating with commercial team to monitor budgets & costs
  • Issuing early warnings & compensation events
  • Produce relevant documentation for sites

Experience required:

  • Candidates must have proven experience at Senior Agent / Project Manager level with a contractor on civil engineering projects of 2m+
  • Experience managing Water / Heavy Civils projects for a contractor
  • Experience with NEC 3 or NEC 4 contracts is essential
  • Industry related qualification is beneficial (HNC/HND or Degree)
  • Must hold: CSCS and Full Driver's License

Remuneration:

A salary of up to 62,500 (dependent upon experience) plus:

  1. Vehicle (BMW X1 / i4 or equivalent or car allowance)
  2. Fuel
  3. Annual leave
  4. Pension scheme
  5. Healthcare
  6. And more

For more info contact Andy Gray at Elvet Recruitment.