Project Manager

Kier Group; Exeter; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Project Manager to join our Collaborative Delivery Framework team in the South West England. You will manage flood and coastal risk projects, ensuring delivery on time and within budget, while maintaining high safety and quality standards.

You will coordinate with clients, stakeholders, consultants and suppliers, lead a project team, and oversee budgeting, programming and reporting. The role requires a driving licence and an engineering qualification, with commercial

Qualifications

• Full driving licence.
• HNC/HND in engineering related discipline.
• Project Management qualification.
• Demonstrable project management experience with strong commercial and contractual awareness.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with clients, customers and suppliers whilst leading a team effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage project delivery to high standards through budgeting and programming from inception to completion.
• Ensure projects are safely delivered on time, to budget and to client standards.
• Monitor and communicate project financial performance and administration for all assigned projects.
• Act as the key point of contact and manage relationships with clients, stakeholders, consultants and service providers.
• Oversee coordination of operatives, subcontractors and suppliers to minimise costs.

Skills

Project management

Contract management

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Education

HNC/HND in engineering related discipline

Job description

We're looking for a Project Manager to join our Collaborative Delivery Framework team based in South West England.

Location: South West 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.

Join our Collaborative Delivery Framework (CDF) with the Environment Agency in the South West of England, where we deliver flood and coastal risk management projects. This is an exciting opportunity to manage meaningful projects that protect communities whilst working in a supportive environment where your wellbeing and career development are priorities.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Project Manager, you'll be working within the Collaborative Delivery Framework team, supporting them in delivering flood and coastal risk management projects. Your day to day will include:

• Managing project delivery to high standards through effective budgeting and programming from inception to completion
• Ensuring projects are safely delivered on time, to budget and to the standard required by the client
• Monitoring and communicating project financial performance and administration for all assigned projects
• Acting as the key point of contact and managing relationships with clients, stakeholders, consultants and service providers
• Overseeing the coordination of operatives, subcontractors and suppliers to ensure efficiency and minimise costs

What are we looking for?

This role of Project Manager is great for you if:

• You hold a Full driving licence
• You have a minimum of HNC/HND in an engineering related discipline
• You hold a Project Management qualification
• You have demonstrable project management experience with strong commercial and contractual awareness
• You have the ability to build and maintain relationships with clients, customers and suppliers whilst leading a team effectively

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome!

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.

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