Project Manager

CIH International Housing Group; Stepps; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier in Scotland is seeking a Project Manager to lead a new build fire station deliverable in Livingston/Stepps. You will guide project delivery, ensuring safety, quality and timely completion through effective management of people, resources and stakeholder relationships.

The role requires experience in main contracting, strong communication, and appropriate construction qualifications (HND/Degree) with SMSTS/CSCS and a full driving licence.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience delivering construction projects in the main contracting environment.
• Ability to manage projects across all phases from tender input to practical completion.
• Strong communication skills; able to chair meetings and produce high-level reports.
• HND or degree in construction; SMSTS, CSCS Card and full driving licence.
• Knowledge of NEC and JCT contract conditions with strong analytical/problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Leading and overseeing project delivery; manage teams and stakeholders to ensure on-time, on-budget, high-safety/quality outcomes.
• Coordinate supply chain, external bodies and internal resources to maintain budgets, programmes and quality to Kier standards.
• Act as main client point of contact; develop relationships and promote opportunities for Kier.
• Implement health, safety and environmental policies across all activities.
• Mentor site teams and support development while managing performance and outputs.

Education

HND/Degree level construction qualification

Job description

We're looking for a Project Manager to join our Scotland team based in Livingston / Stepps.

Location: Scotland - Livingston / Stepps

Hours: 40 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 lead the delivery of a new build fire station project in Livingston. You'll provide project leadership, ensuring safe and timely delivery through effective management of people, resources and relationships with internal and external stakeholders. This role offers the chance to make a real impact, working collaboratively with diverse teams to achieve exceptional results.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Project Manager, you'll be working within the Scotland team, supporting them in delivering construction projects that achieve operational and commercial goals. Your day to day will include:

• Leading and overseeing project delivery, managing teams and stakeholders to ensure projects are completed on time, on budget and to the highest safety and quality standards
• Managing and coordinating the supply chain, external bodies and internal resources to maintain project budgets, programmes and quality to Kier standards
• Acting as the main client point of contact, developing excellent working relationships and promoting opportunities for Kier
• Taking responsibility for implementing health, safety and environmental policies, ensuring full compliance across all project activities
• Mentoring and supporting site teams, sharing knowledge and experience to help develop others while managing performance and outputs

What are we looking for?

This role of Project Manager is great for you if:

• You have demonstrable experience in leading delivery on projects within the main contracting environment
• You can manage projects throughout all phases from tender input and pre-construction to practical completion
• You have strong communication skills with the ability to effectively chair meetings with key stakeholders and produce high level reports
• You possess a relevant construction qualification at HND/Degree level or equivalent, along with SMSTS, CSCS Card and Full driving licence
• You have strong knowledge of delivery under NEC and JCT contract conditions with excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities

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

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.

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