Works Manager

Kier Group; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction and infrastructure company is seeking a Works Manager to join their Natural Resources, Nuclear & Network team in Warrington, Cheshire. You'll oversee construction activities within the United Utilities AMP 8 framework, ensuring quality and safety standards while leading a multi-disciplinary team. Candidates should have relevant certifications and experience in managing large-scale projects. This role offers a dynamic work environment and the chance to contribute to impactful projects.

Qualifications

• Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams in a design & build environment.
• Proven track record of delivering projects worth £30m+.
• Clean driver's license is essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective RAMS briefings and compliance.
• Act as the main contact for construction and installation activities.
• Establish relationships with project teams and stakeholders.
• Assign specialist tasks to appropriately qualified personnel.
• Lead shift briefings to address daily risks and interfaces.

Skills

CSCS

SMSTS

TWC

First Aider

AP

Team management

Job description

We're looking for a Works Manager to join our Natural Resources, Nuclear & Network team based in Warrington, Cheshire.

Location: North West England, covering United Utilities area

Hours: 45 hours

What will you be responsible for?

As a Works Manager, you'll be working within the United Utilities AMP 8 framework, supporting the team you'll be responsible for ensuring the construction activities of the project are delivered to the highest quality standard and in a safe, timely and cost-effective manner. You'll work collaboratively with the site team and peers from the wider Enterprise to improve performance and deliver successful project outcomes.

Your day to day will include:

• Ensure RAMS briefings are effective and there is a clear understanding and plan of how the work will be carried out; ensure compliance.
• Act as the single point of contact for the interface of construction and installation activities. Promote through the collection of safety data and development of a safety strategy, a zero-tolerance approach to accidents and drive a safe culture.
• Establish and maintain successful relationships with the project team, wider enterprise partners, supply chain, suppliers, and all interested parties and stakeholders.
• Make sure areas of work requiring specialist skills are assigned to appropriately qualified and experienced personnel.
• Make sure shift briefings are effective and there is a clear understanding of the daily specific risks and interfaces on the project; ensure compliance.

What are we looking for?

This role of Works Manager is great for you if:

• You've CSCS, SMSTS, TWC, First Aider, AP.
• You have a clean drivers licence.
• You'll have experience of managing multi-disciplinary teams in a D&B environment with Client facing responsibilities.
• Someone with experience in deliverying a £30m+ in a similar role.

If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities. You can see more information about our water business here.

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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