Works Manager

Kier is seeking a Works Manager to join their Natural Resources, Nuclear & Network team in Warrington, Cheshire. The role involves overseeing construction activities within the United Utilities AMP 8 framework, ensuring high-quality, safe, and cost-effective project delivery. Key responsibilities include effective RAMS briefings, maintaining safety culture, and establishing relationships with stakeholders. Candidates should possess relevant qualifications, experience managing multi-disciplinary teams, and have delivered projects exceeding £30 million. Kier promotes diversity and inclusion, offering a range of employee benefits including a matched pension scheme, life assurance, and training opportunities.

Works Manager

We’re looking for a Works Manager to join our Natural Reources, 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 a 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 similiar 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.

There’s never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us!

Rewards and benefitsWe’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 inclusionMaking 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 #LI-JB4

Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%, Life Assurance, Enhanced Family Friendly Policies, Discounts on go-to brands, Free Heath and wellbeing services, Training and development schemes, Electric Vehicle Leasing, Paid volunteering leave.