Office Manager

Kier Group; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group seeks an Office Manager / Senior Administrator to run project offices in the North West region. You will oversee payroll, cost reporting, and labour allocation while coordinating facilities and reception duties within a busy project administration team.

The role emphasizes ownership of day-to-day office operations, supporting stakeholders, and implementing efficient administrative procedures across multiple project sites.

Qualifications

• Experience leading project administration teams.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and finance systems.
• Knowledge of payroll processing and cost reporting.
• Strong coordination of office facilities.

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

MS Office

Stakeholder management

Time & attendance

Access control

Team leadership

Tools

Oracle ERP

CPA systems

Payroll processing

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 EnglandHours: 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

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.