Project Manager

Kier Construction; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking a Project Manager for their Transportation team in Birmingham. This role involves managing construction sites, ensuring project delivery aligns with customer objectives, and maximizing commercial performance while maintaining safety and quality standards. The ideal candidate will have experience in electrical asset projects and hold relevant certifications. Join Kier to make a difference in transportation links across the region.

Benefits

Competitive annual holiday entitlement

Matched pension scheme

Kier Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans

Qualifications

• Experience in County Council and inner-city electrical asset projects.
• Managed subcontractors valued up to £5m.

Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for successful delivery of projects in the electrical sector.
• Leading site supervisors and subcontractors to meet safety and quality standards.

Skills

Leadership

Problem Solving

Education

CSCS (Site Manager)

SMSTS / IOSH Managing Safely

Job description

We're looking for a Project Manager to join our Transportation team based in Birmingham. Within this role, you can enjoy competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave, a fantastic, matched pension scheme, and a share in the success you help to create through Kier Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans.

Can you envision 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 work together to make a difference by supporting the movement of people, goods, and equipment.

Location

Birmingham

Hours

40 hours per week

What will you be responsible for?

As a Project Manager, you'll support the management of construction sites within the Project Management team, ensuring project delivery aligns with customer objectives while maintaining health and safety, quality, environmental standards, and cost control. You'll be responsible for delivering projects to the specified quality, schedule, and maximizing commercial performance. You'll work closely with the Senior Construction Manager, senior management, designers, subcontractors, and Programme Managers to ensure schemes are completed safely, meeting or exceeding customer expectations.

Your Day-to-Day Will Include

• Overall responsibility for successful delivery of projects in the electrical sector (Lighting & Signals Upgrades) within Birmingham City Council areas.
• Ensuring work is delivered to the specified quality without defects.
• Leading site supervisors and subcontractors, ensuring safety, environmental standards, and quality are met, and implementing project plans, RAMS, ITPs, and other safe systems of work in line with Kier procedures.
• Maximizing contract performance by working with the Programme Manager to mitigate delays and costs.
• Producing procurement schedules and coordinating with the procurement department to ensure adequate resources.

What are we looking for?

This Role of Project Manager Is Great For You If

• You have experience in County Council and inner-city electrical asset projects in regulated environments, with the ability to lead and motivate teams to high compliance standards.
• You possess good knowledge of electrical specifications, testing regimes, and hold CSCS (Site Manager), SMSTS / IOSH Managing Safely certifications, with problem-solving skills to challenge designs and resolve issues.
• You have managed subcontractors valued up to £5m, and are familiar with safe systems of work, contract conditions, CDM regulations, design management, programme, and risk management.

Rewards and Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits tailored to your needs. More information can be found on our benefits page.

Diversity and Inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive workplace is a priority. We are committed to equality and inclusion and as a Disability Confident employer, we ensure fair interview opportunities for disabled applicants meeting role criteria. Our employees help shape our diversity initiatives, and we invite you to view our D&I action plan.

We look forward to your application to #joinkier.