Office Manager

Kier Group; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group in the North West of England is seeking an Office Manager / Senior Administrator to coordinate our project administration team and ensure smooth operations across our project offices. You will manage cost capture, payroll, and cost reporting, while overseeing facilities and reception duties.

This role offers ownership of day-to-day running of the office and opportunities to impact the team's success.

Qualifications

• Computer literate with strong knowledge of Microsoft packages.
• Experience with Oracle and CPA systems preferred.
• Familiar with time and attendance and access control systems.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships across teams and stakeholders.
• Thorough, detail-oriented and reliable.

Responsibilities

• Managing cost capture and control processes, including invoice verification and processing.
• Recording and processing payroll information, time and attendance records, and managing labour allocation.
• Producing weekly cost reports covering labour, plant and materials, and monthly cost monitoring.
• Coordinating reception duties, meeting room management and office facilities.
• Leading the administration team to ensure smooth project office operations.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Collaboration

Detail-oriented

Tools

Oracle

CPA software

Time & Attendance systems

Job description

We're looking for an Office Manager / Senior Administrator to join our team based in the North West of England

Location: North West of England
Hours: 45 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

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

We're seeking an enthusiastic and detail‑oriented Office Manager / Senior Administrator to coordinate our project administration team. You'll play a vital role in ensuring smooth operations across our project offices, managing facilities and support services whilst implementing efficient administrative procedures. This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of the day-to-day running of our office environment and make a real impact on our team's success.

What will you be responsible for?

As an Office Manager / Senior Administrator, you'll be working within the project administration team, supporting them in delivering exceptional administrative services. Your day to day will include:

• Managing cost capture and control processes, including invoice verification and processing
• Recording and processing payroll information, time and attendance records, and managing labour allocation
• Producing weekly cost reports covering labour, plant and materials, and monthly cost monitoring
• Coordinating reception duties, meeting room management and office facilities
• Leading the administration team to ensure smooth project office operations

What are we looking for?

This role of Office Manager / Senior Administrator is great for you if:

• You're computer literate with strong knowledge of Microsoft packages
• You have practical understanding of finance systems (Oracle and CPA experience preferred)
• You're familiar with time and attendance and access control systems
• You enjoy building collaborative relationships across teams and with stakeholders
• You're thorough, detail‑focused and take pride in delivering on your promises

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

If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities. You can see more information about our water business here.

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.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier .