Civils Site Agent - Water

  • Elvet Recruitment
  • Wakefield, Yorkshire
  • 12/03/2026
Full time Construction Civil Engineer Site Manager Management

Job Description

Elvet Recruitment are recruiting for an experienced Site Agent / Site Manager on behalf of a thriving civil engineering main contractor to work on projects across West Yorkshire mainly.

This sizeable main contractor have built a strong reputation for quality across all divisions delivering for various Water frameworks & other clients. In their time they've grown to a 500m turnover and are a well-known & key delivery partner for Yorkshire Water. They have sight of a number of water & civils projects starting across West & South Yorkshire with a very busy few years planned due to a large AMP8 workload.

Projects: Water infrastructure: pumping stations, storm tanks, deep drainage, shafts, directional drilling, large diameter pipework & associated civils.

Duties as Site Agent:

  • Manage site team and supply chain to deliver projects to quality targets and deadlines.
  • Writing, updating and briefing RAMS.
  • Undertaking daily site paperwork.
  • Progress meetings with senior management team & Yorkshire Water.
  • Managing site including sub-contractors to ensure quality and H&S standards are delivered.
  • Ordering materials & plant.
  • Promoting sustainable solutions for projects.
  • Provide reports for projects - costs, budgets, progress etc.

Experience Required as Site Agent:

  • Must have experience as Site Agent / Site Manager on civil engineering schemes for Yorkshire Water or a similar client.
  • Must have experience delivering: deep drainage, large pipework, rising mains & shafts etc.
  • Must hold: CSCS, SMSTS, First Aid and full driving license.
  • Beneficial: Temporary Works, EUSR Water, Deep Ex trained etc.

Remuneration:

On offer is a salary of up to 62,000 (dependant on experience) plus
company vehicle or allowance, fuel, annual leave, healthcare, pension and more.

For more info contact Andy Gray at Elvet Recruitment.