Personal Assistant

Kier Group plc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group plc. is seeking a Personal Assistant to support the KME Senior Leadership Team. You will manage diaries, coordinate meetings, arrange travel and expenses, and prepare documents for leadership communications.

You will act as a key contact across Kier with colleagues, clients and suppliers, delivering high-quality administrative support and maintaining confidentiality. This role offers flexibility in location with travel to offices and sites as required, and a 37.5 hour week with some

Qualifications

• Experience supporting senior leaders and management teams.
• Strong diary management and calendar coordination.
• Ability to prepare documents, presentations and reports.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; discreet handling of confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex diaries and prioritise meetings for senior leaders.
• Schedule and coordinate SLT meetings, governance sessions and client meetings; prepare agendas and take minutes.
• Arrange travel, accommodation and logistics, and process expenses.
• Support preparation of documents, presentations and briefing notes for leadership communications.
• Act as a trusted first point of contact for internal teams, clients, suppliers and stakeholders.

Skills

Diary management

Scheduling

Travel arrangements

Document preparation

Client & stakeholder liaison

MS Office

Communication skills

Discretion & confidentiality

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Digital collaboration tools

Job description

Location: Flexible on Location - Frequent travel to offices and sites as required. Hours: 37.5 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.

This is an exciting opportunity to provide high-quality PA and administrative support to the KME Business Unit Lead and wider Senior Leadership Team. You'll play a vital role in creating capacity for senior leaders by managing diaries, coordinating meetings, supporting travel and expenses, preparing documents, and ensuring day-to-day administrative activity is delivered efficiently and professionally. As a key point of contact for KME, you'll work with colleagues, clients, supply chain partners and internal stakeholders across Kier.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Personal Assistant, you'll be working within the KME Senior Leadership Team, supporting them in delivering infrastructure which is vital to the UK. Your day to day will include:

• Managing complex diaries, prioritising meetings and ensuring leaders are well prepared for key commitments
• Scheduling and coordinating SLT meetings, business reviews, governance sessions and client meetings, including preparing agendas and capturing minutes
• Arranging travel, accommodation and logistics, and processing expenses and administrative approvals
• Supporting preparation of documents, presentations, briefing notes and reports for leadership communications
• Acting as a trusted first point of contact for internal teams, clients, suppliers and stakeholders, handling queries professionally

You're highly organised and able to manage competing priorities calmly and effectively

• You're a proactive, forward-thinking communicator with strong written and verbal skills
• You're able to build trusted relationships and exercise tact, discretion and respect for confidentiality
• You're comfortable working at pace, under pressure and to deadlines with a positive approach to changing priorities
• You're confident using Microsoft Office and digital collaboration tools with strong attention to detail