Area Operations Manager

Kier Group plc.; Spittlegate; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group plc in Lincolnshire is seeking an Area Operations Manager to join the IMRDS Reactive team. You will oversee operational management and delivery within the alliance, ensuring work is safe, on time and on budget while driving performance.

Working with design, planning and shared services, you will create and maintain clear delivery plans, ensure resource readiness, and hit KPIs. This role demands leadership, strong safety discipline and excellent stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience in an operational environment within utilities or a similar sector.
• A proven track record of driving performance, safety compliance, and delivering projects on time and within budget.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety protocols, environmental standards, and CDM regulations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Embed a positive health & safety culture and ensure compliance with relevant legislation and zero harm targets.
• Lead behavioural change across operational delivery to improve efficiency and customer service.
• Manage and optimise resources to meet changing work volumes and KPIs.
• Drive continuous improvement and champion innovative projects with the strategy and transformation team.
• Develop strong collaborative relationships with partners, stakeholders and the wider business.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Health & safety

Operational excellence

Project delivery

Job description

We're looking for an Area Operations Manager to join our IMRDS Reactive team based in Lincolnshire., This is an exciting opportunity to oversee operational management and delivery within our alliance, working closely with the senior leadership team to implement work safely, on time and to budget. You'll drive performance management throughout the team and continually seek industry leading solutions to ensure continuous improvements. Working alongside our design, planning and shared operational services teams, you'll create and maintain clear plans to ensure successful delivery of our reactive work, making sure resources are in place, fully trained and hitting performance targets in a safe manner.

What will you be responsible for?

As an Area Operations Manager, you'll be working within the IMRDS Reactive team, supporting them in delivering operational excellence and meeting performance targets. Your day to day will include:

• Embedding a positive health & safety culture, ensuring all work complies with relevant legislation and achieving zero harm targets
• Leading behavioural change across operational delivery to ensure efficiency and outstanding customer service
• Managing and optimising resources effectively to meet changing work volumes and KPIs
• Driving continuous improvement and championing innovative projects in conjunction with the strategy and transformation team
• Developing strong collaborative relationships with partners, stakeholders and the wider business

Significant leadership and management experience has been gained within an operational environment in utilities or a similar sector.

• A proven track record of driving performance, maintaining safety compliance, and delivering projects on time and within budget is demonstrated.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety protocols, environmental standards, and CDM regulations is held.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills enable effective collaboration across teams and with external partners.
• A full driving licence is held.

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.