About the role

Offshore Agent – Marine & Offshore Works

📍 Avonmouth, Bristol (with occasional travel to support the works)

Lead critical offshore delivery on a nationally significant marine project

Balfour Beatty is recruiting an experienced Offshore Agent to support the delivery of complex marine and offshore works on a major UK infrastructure project. Based in Avonmouth, Bristol, this role offers a unique opportunity to take operational ownership of offshore packages of work while providing strong leadership to engineering teams and subcontractors.

This is a senior site-based role suited to someone with hands-on offshore construction experience, strong commercial awareness and the confidence to lead delivery in a highly regulated environment.

What you'll be doing

As Offshore Agent, you will be responsible for the safe, timely and commercially controlled delivery of allocated offshore and marine works packages. You will act as a key operational link between the construction team, supply chain partners and the client.

Leadership & delivery

Lead and control offshore and marine construction packages from planning through to completion

Manage Section Engineers, Site Engineers, offshore client representatives and subcontractors

Represent Balfour Beatty in client, subcontractor and stakeholder meetings

Promote and demonstrate the Balfour Beatty Values, with a relentless focus on Zero Harm

Health, Safety & Environment

Approve, review and improve Method Statements and Risk Assessments

Coordinate and support accident and incident investigations

Oversee offshore and site audits, ensuring robust safety and control measures are in place

Set clear HSE expectations for subcontractors and ensure compliance throughout delivery

Engineering & technical control

Provide technical leadership for offshore installation and construction activities

Review and approve supplier technical solutions and methodologies

Resolve construction issues using experience and industry best practice

Provide buildability and operational input to design where required

Quality & handover

Own the full handover process, including completion and certification documentation

Ensure works are delivered in accordance with specifications and quality requirements

Implement and manage ITPs, NCRs, materials approvals and handover documentation

Carry out inspections, audits and trend analysis

Mentor and coach less experienced engineers

Planning, productivity & commercial

Produce and manage fully resourced programmes

Monitor progress, productivity and KPIs

Manage budgets, cost and value for assigned work packages

Lead the operational procurement and management of subcontractors

Maintain accurate records and correspondence to support commercial recovery and AfP

Who we're looking for

Relevant experience delivering marine and/or offshore construction works

Proven experience in the management of subcontractors and supply chain partners

Previous experience in commercial and financial control, including cost, value and budget management

Holds a current UK driving licence

Strong communication skills with the ability to manage client and stakeholder expectations

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty’s Major Projects business is delivering some of the UK’s most complex and iconic infrastructure projects including HS2, the new high-speed railway and the first nuclear power station in a generation, Hinkley Point C. Using the latest technology, we’re driving productivity and creating a lasting legacy by delivering sustainable solutions that strengthen communities.

From consultancy and design, to all aspects of construction and maintenance. We have the proven expertise to deliver large-scale projects safely and successfully.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com

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