Delivery Manager

Kier Group; Winchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Private healthcare

Benefits

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Delivery Manager to join the Area 3 & 4 Region team, delivering highway maintenance and infrastructure improvement projects across Areas 3 and 4. This is an excellent opportunity to own projects from inception to completion while working with experienced industry professionals.

Location is Area 3 & 4 Region with standard hours and some flexibility. Salary is up to £55,000 per year plus a £5,900 car allowance, private healthcare and benefits, with sponsorship not offered.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of CDM regulations, health, safety and environmental legislation within highways, civil engineering or infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience delivering highway maintenance schemes through full project lifecycle with knowledge of High Speed Traffic Management systems.

Responsibilities

• Leading the safe delivery of highway maintenance and infrastructure schemes, ensuring health, safety and environmental standards are met.
• Review Client Scope and CDM docs for suitability and content to allow pricing and planning; liaise with Client for improved documentation.
• Plan and manage works by balancing client, supply chain, and local authorities to create the best plan for each scheme; support ECI process.

Skills

CDM regulations

Health & safety

Stakeholder management

Project planning

NEC contracts

SMSTS

Full driving licence

Job description

We're looking for a Delivery Manager to join our Area 3 & 4 Region team. As a Delivery Manager, you'll play a key role in delivering vital highway maintenance and infrastructure improvement projects across Areas 3 and 4 on the National Highways Maintenance and Response Contract. This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of projects from inception to completion while working alongside experienced industry professionals.

Location: Area 3 & 4 Region

Hours: Monday to Friday 08:00 - 17:30 - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us

Salary: up to £55,000 per year + £5,900 annual car allowance + private healthcare + benefits

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

What will you be responsible for?

As a Delivery Manager, you'll be working as part of the Scheme Delivery Team, you'll lead the safe, efficient and successful delivery of a diverse portfolio of schemes that improve transport networks, enhance road safety and provide lasting benefits to local communities. Your day to day will include:

• Leading the safe delivery of highway maintenance and infrastructure schemes, ensuring full compliance with health, safety and environmental standards
• Review Client provided Scope and CDM docs for suitability and content to allow pricing and correct planning of the works. Liaise with Client for improved documentation where needed
• Planning and Managing of works by bringing together the needs of client, supply chain, network team and community via creating the best plan for each scheme. Supporting and enhancing an effective ECI process
• Carry out booking and co-ordination of Road space with both National Highways and Local Authorities using their Roadspace booking systems. Gain TTRO's and co-ordinate agreement of diversion routes.
• Developing and maintaining programmes, reviewing technical documentation and ensuring quality requirements are achieved
• Managing project close-out activities, including final accounts, as-built records, handover documentation and health and safety files

What are we looking for?

This role of Delivery Manager is great if you have:

• Strong knowledge of CDM regulations, health, safety and environmental legislation within highways, civil engineering or infrastructure projects
• Proven experience delivering highway maintenance schemes through the full project lifecycle and a strong knowledge of High speed Traffic Management systems required for this work
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to build collaborative relationships across clients, operational teams and supply chain partners
• Good understanding of project planning, resource management, commercial considerations and NEC contract principles
• Industry-recognised qualifications such as SMSTS, alongside a full driving licence

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. You can see more information of benefits here .

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. 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.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

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