General Manager

Inclusionmaking Kier; Brackley; On-site; GBP 91,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transportation firm in Brackley is seeking a General Manager to lead a major project focused on utility diversions along HS2. This role requires proven experience in managing operational teams and excellent communication skills. You will be responsible for overseeing project delivery and supporting team development, all while fostering a positive and collaborative work environment. The position offers a salary of up to £108,000 per year plus bonuses and benefits.

Benefits

25% bonus opportunity

£7,350 annual car allowance

Private healthcare

Benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience managing high-performing operational teams in major projects.
• Proven experience coordinating multi-utility diversions.
• Full driving licence and CSCS card essential.

Responsibilities

• Managing Contract Managers and their teams.
• Collaborating with the commercial manager for favorable outcomes.
• Facilitating client meetings and presenting updates.
• Building meaningful relationships to balance workloads.
• Supporting team members and fostering a positive culture.

Skills

Managing high-performing operational teams

Excellent communication skills

Ability to engage and inspire others

Job description

We're seeking a General Manager to join our Transportation team in Brackley. This position will support a major project focused on diverting all utilities along an 80km section of HS2. The work is delivered under a framework agreement, with multiple live schemes running concurrently. A full driving licence and CSCS card is essential for this role. As General Manager you'll provide inspiring leadership for our multi utilities framework on HS2. In this collaborative role, you'll guide project delivery across the full EKFB section, nurturing team development while ensuring exceptional service delivery.

Your day to day will include:

• Managing Contract Managers across sections, coordinating resources and nurturing team development
• Collaborating with the commercial manager to ensure favourable outcomes while maintaining financial awareness
• Facilitating client meetings and presenting progress updates with confidence and clarity
• Building meaningful relationships at all levels while planning ahead to balance workloads
• Supporting team members and fostering a positive, collaborative culture with a growth mindset

Proven experience coordinating multi-utility diversions

• Experience managing high-performing operational teams in major projects
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage and inspire others, Disability Confident

About Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please refer to the company’s Disability Confident policy.

Can you imagine a world without transportation links by land, sea, or air? Neither can we! Your journey is our journey. Join us at Kier Transportation, where we're working brilliantly together to make a difference, supporting the movement of people, goods, and equipment.

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.

Salary: up to £108,000 per year + 25% bonus opportunity + £7,350 annual car allowance + private healthcare + benefits