79600 - Senior Agent This Senior Agent will report to the Operations Manager and will work within Network Operations based in our London Pratt Street office. You will be a permanent employee in our Powercare team. You will attract a salary of£52,332 per annum and a bonus of 1%. If you are successful, you will need to undertake a medical and DBS reference check Close Date: 5th October 2024 Job Purpose: The Senior Agent will be responsible to the Groundworks Operations Manager for delivering excavation and reinstatement activities associated with distribution faults, small service and small works, Unmetered Connections distribution capital programme work within the UK Power Networks EPN Distribution Licence areas. Principal Accountabilities: Deliver works to completion to time, quality, cost, and maintaining the highest levelsof safety and environmental management. Produce delivery plans and ensure provision of direct/contract resources, materials and services to ensure that project programmes are maintained. Manage commercial arrangements with contractors to ensure that contractual arrangements are met and that cost controls are in place. Provide monthly reports including achievement, costs and forecasts. Communicate with important partners, internal and external, to ensure that projects are managed from creation to completion. Ensure that all work is carried out to provide very high levels of Customer Service e.g. minimise defects, NRSWA fines and penalties. Ensure that all workers engaged in the project are aware of all safety and environmental requirements. Ensure quality of works meets with current procedures To accomplish risk assessments and maintain safe working practices Ensure works are carried outto meet guaranteed service standards Be prepared to undertake other reasonable responsibilities following the requirements of the Company Be an ambassador for UK Power Networks and deliver excellent customer service Qualifications: A Streetworks Supervisors qualification is important. The applicant must have experience in managing operational ground works teams, associated with electrical utilities. A safety qualification such as IOSH Managing Safely will be required as will experience working with the CDM regulations and ISO9001 quality processes. Full UK Driving Licence CSCS Supervisorscard Emergency First Aid The following skills are not essential for the role but would be advantageous Trench Support (deep excavation) certificate A formal Project Management qualification Knowledge of Microsoft Project, the Microsoft Office suite of applications (Excel, word and access) and project management techniques. Nature and Scope: The Groundworks Senior Agent will ensure that main functions of overall project delivery are in place. These include scopes of work, procurement processes, resource planning (materials and people), transport, tools and plant, project delivery, reporting and review. The Senior Agent will report to the Operations Manager and will work within the London Region, although there may be some requirement to work across regions to obtain best practice. The Senior Agent will have a but is required to support the team requirements and may therefore have priorities reassigned by the Operations Manager. The Senior Agent's role is about achieving delivery of work in a safe, efficient and cost-effective way. You will require management of the project to ensure value for money and compliance with current legislation. You will required to travel anywhere within the EPN, SPN and LPN Footprint of UK Power Networks and be willing to participate in an out of hours standby rota. Please Note: Internal candidates who are still within a probationary period must obtain the written approval of their manager, which must be submitted with their application.