Agent - Connections and Commissioning

Strabag Belgium NV; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in the UK is seeking a Connections and Commissioning Agent to manage the planning and delivery of tunnel connections. You will outline strategies, engage stakeholders, and oversee multiple site management, ensuring compliance with specifications and regulatory requirements. Ideal candidates have strong experience in tunneling construction, excellent stakeholder management skills, and a methodical, organized approach. A commitment to innovation and a collaborative mindset is essential for this role, which contributes to sustainable construction practices.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Work environment promoting safety and health

Commitment to sustainability

Qualifications

• Experience in tunneling construction and commissioning.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage planning and strategy for connecting tunnel sections.
• Develop end-to-end strategy for connecting siphons.
• Ensure installation works meet specifications.

Skills

Methodical approach

Excellent stakeholder management

Understanding of water quality

Lead supply chain partners

Operational integration knowledge

Flexible and innovative mindset

Experience with water infrastructure

Understanding of water hygiene standards

EUSR

CSCS accreditation

SMSTS

Education

Relevant degree in engineering or construction

Job description

If you are an experienced Connections and Commissioning professional looking for a new challenge in tunnelling construction and would like to help shape future of STRABAG, then please read the below job description.

What matters to us

• Methodical, highly organised approach.
• Experience of planning in a time‑constrained environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, particularly with asset owners.
• An understanding of water quality, disinfection, commissioning and operational acceptance processes.
• Ability to lead supply chain partners, commissioning specialists and construction teams.
• Familiarity with operational integration and regulatory compliance.
• Flexibility to adopt new approaches and the desire to seek out innovation.
• Experience connecting or commissioning water infrastructure.
• Understanding of water hygiene, chlorination, pressure testing and disinfection standards.
• EUSR.
• Experience working with a major water utility provider.
• CSCS accreditation.
• SMSTS.

STRABAG - More than just a construction company

Your contribution to our company

As an Agent – Connections & Commissioning, you will manage the planning, strategy, coordination and delivery activities for the connection of each new tunnel section. You will produce robust strategies for multi‑site connections, manage stakeholder engagement with the asset owner, coordinate outage planning, ensure installation works are delivered to specification, commissioning and handover activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop the end‑to‑end strategy for connecting new siphons to existing siphon infrastructure.
• Gather requirements from all stakeholders and ensure compliance across the design and work.
• Produce detailed multi‑site plans, identifying dependencies, risks, resourcing and commissioning requirements.
• Map interfaces across civil, mechanical, electrical, tunnel, utilities and operational stakeholders.
• Support with developing the delivery strategy.
• Manage the construction of new siphon sections across multiple project sites, including civil interfaces and alignment tolerances required for future connection.
• Ensure construction sequencing aligns with the downstream connection and commissioning strategy.
• Engage early with design and construction teams to ensure siphons and tunnel sections are “commission‑ready”.
• Capturing and managing all data required for certification of the assets at handover.
• Work closely with the asset owner to understand and secure restricted annual outage windows.
• Plan connections precisely to these outage windows, ensuring all enabling works are completed beforehand.
• Facilitate approvals, permits, isolation requirements and shutdown/start‑up procedures with the asset owner.
• Develop plans for all pre‑connection activities, in line with Contractual and asset owner requirements.
• Develop plans post connection works, ensuring all new assets can be certified and handed over.
• Coordinate independent testing, commissioning records and certification.
• Coordinate all subcontractors and specialist commissioning teams.
• Prepare all commissioning, testing and connection documentation for Operational Readiness and Final Handover.
• Maintain as‑built records, test certificates, safety documentation and handover files.
• Ensure all works comply with asset owner standards, regulatory requirements and internal QA systems.

Pre‑employment screening is required for this position. More information on our career website.

What you stand to gain

We stand for respect, partnership, and sustainability, creating a work environment that promotes safety, health, and development. Our committed and healthy employees are our most valuable asset – the foundation for sustainable growth and innovation. With our "People. Planet. Progress." strategy and the motto WORK ON PROGRESS, we drive change forward – with the goal of climate neutrality by 2040.

Contact

3rd Floor, The Tower, 65 Buckingham Gate, London

This happens after the successful application

1. Screening of applications – careful review and evaluation of submitted documents

2. Decision, whether to invite an applicant to an interview

3. Getting to know the candidate in a virtual or personal setting – the number of interviews may vary depending on the position

4. Welcome to STRABAG SE– clarifying the offer and the final details regarding the candidate’s entry

At STRABAG around 86,000 people working on progress at more than 2,400 locations worldwide. Uniqueness and individual strengths characterise both our projects and each of us as individuals. Whether its building construction, civil engineering, road construction, underground engineering, bridge building, tunnelling, construction material production, project development or building management – we are always one step ahead so that we can become the most innovative and sustainable construction technology company in Europe. Diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities are integral to this, who we are as a company and how we work.

Together we work as partners to complete projects successfully and grow with new challenges. Together we achieve great things. Let’s progress!

Nothing beats reaching the end of a project with great results, having met new people and made friends.

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