Construction Manager

Kier Group; Falmer; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

Kier Group in East Sussex is seeking a Construction Manager to join our Southern Framework. You will lead the delivery of water sector projects with responsibility for SHEWS performance across Lot 2 in the Western sector, from pre-construction through construction and handover.

The role requires strong leadership, proactive risk management, and the ability to coordinate with internal teams and the client Southern Water. A full driving licence and proficient MS Office skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience leading construction projects in the water sector.
• Proven leadership and understanding of the design and construction process.
• Full driving licence required.
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Oversee efficient delivery and SHEWS performance of Lot 2 projects.
• Collaborate with preconstruction to identify risks and develop programmes.
• Provide buildability advice to design teams during design phase.
• Establish temporary works requirements with operational teams and liaise with designers.
• Engage with client stakeholders to facilitate agreement of target costs.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

MS Office skills

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Construction Manager

We're looking for a Construction Manager to join our Southern Framework based in East Sussex.

Location: East Sussex, Falmer

Hours: 40 hours per week

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

As one of the regional Construction Manager's on the framework, you'll be working on the Southern Water contract, supporting them with your leadership and management oversight of the projects in the Western sector of Lot 2 (waste water) portfolio. As a senior member of the team, your experience in driving and monitoring the safe and efficient delivery of the projects progress through pre-construction phase and onward through stage 2 (detailed design, construction, commissioning and handover).

In this role the day to day duties include:

• Being accountable for efficient delivery and the SHEWS (Safety, Health, Environmental, Wellbeing and Security) performance of the Lot 2 projects in the region.
• During preconstruction, collaborate with Kier's internal preconstruction team and project managers in identifying risks and developing methodologies and programmes to support Kier delivery phase price proposals to the client.
• Provide buildability advise to design teams during design phase.
• Establish alongside the operational teams, the temporary works requirements and liaise with temporary works designers to ensure time and costs are factored into Kier Target Cost.
• Collaborate with Southern Water Capital Delivery and other key client stakeholders including but not limited to ETS, Operations and Health and Safety teams to facilitate agreement of proposed target costs

What are we looking for?

This role is great for you if:

• You have a full driving licence.
• You understand regulated clients, in particular those in the water industry.
• You've MS suite of applications (Excel, Word, Power-point and Outlook) skills.
• Your experience shows demonstrable leadership skills and an excellent understanding of the design and construction process.

We’re all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! Even if you don't tick every box.

Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs.

Diversity and inclusion
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.

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.