Project Manager

Job Summary by the careerbalance.co.uk Team:

133Job Description:

We’re looking for a Project Manager to join our Construction team based in South Devon.

 

Location: South Devon, South West

Contract: Permanent, full-time.

 

What will you be responsible for?

As a Project Manager you will be working on a major Government construction contract that will provide a critical asset to the local area. This role is well suited to someone with strong civils experience, to oversee the delivery of high value elements of the development.

Your day to day will include:

• Reviewing programmes and design with sub-contractors,
• Ensuring safety, quality and adherence to programme and budgets, through the effective management of resources and supply chain,
• Managing sub-contractor output to maintain programme. 

 

What are we looking for?

This role of Project Manager is great for you if:

• You hold Degree/HND or equivalent qualification in relevant field – Construction Management, Civil Engineering or Project Management, 
• You can demonstrate strong experience in delivery of major construction projects within the main contractor environment,
• You have commercial and contractual awareness of NEC and JCT Contract conditions. 

 

 

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.

 

Due to the nature of this role and the nature of the work at this site, you will be required to complete a Government Security Check (SC) Clearance / Counter Terrorism Check (CTC), which takes place during/before your employment, and is conducted by the Cabinet Office’s United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) agency who set out a pre-requisite criteria including residency history. (Applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us – To read more about our programme to support people with convictions into employment, visit ). This role will also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

 

We look forward to seeing your application to join the #constructionrevolution #joinkier

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