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Construction Senior Project Manager
August 24, 2017 | Comments Off on Construction Senior Project Manager
Salary and benefits - competitive salary plus full package, including company car or car allowance, healthcare, matched pension totalling up to 15%, 2x share options and numerous retail discounts, plus up to 10% off new Kier homes
Location - Within 1 hour commute of Cambridge
The opportunity:
Kier Construction Eastern is looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager who will report to the Operations Manager. You will be responsible for multiple project deliveries and ranging values covering a variety of sectors, including healthcare, education, student accommodation, residential, commercial and industrial. This experience is essential.
The team and the region:
The Cambridge team have completed some outstanding projects to date and, with a full order book for the coming years, are in place to continue this performance. Kier Group believes in developing existing staff and providing the opportunity for longevity in their careers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the planning and implementation of designated projects
- Establish a project plan from inception to completion taking into account all relevant statutory and client requirements, establish targets with respect to project delivery; monitor and report on progress against these targets.
- Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects including management and delivery of project milestones
- Effectively manage and maintain appropriate budget cost achieving targets
- Manage the decision making process by carrying out all necessary liaison and negotiations with all parties involved ensuring value for money
- Carry out contract administration including financial management, liaising with external consultants where employed
- Produce the Contract Programme, short term programmes, as built programmes and monitor / report progress as required.
- Resolve technical problems ensuring work is carried out to the correct specification and QA standards.
- Computer literacy; Outlook, Asta Power projects or similar planning software, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Hold full, clean driving licence
- Gained Safety Awareness courses (CITB 5 day course - SMSTS, CDM, Crane Appointed Person, Scaffold, First Aid, Temporary Works)
- Member of a recognised professional body or qualifications e.g. MCIOB, RICS
- Be a good communicator and have the ability to work well under pressure, heading site teams
- Ideally degree qualified
About Kier:
Kier Group plc. is a leading construction, property, residential and services group which invests in, builds, maintains and renews the places where we work, live and play. We operate globally across a range of sectors including defence, education, health, housing, industrials, power, transport and utilities. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, we are a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
With a network of 88 UK offices Kier offers national coverage across all of its core activities. Employing 22,000 people, Kier has the financial strength and technical expertise to undertake some of the most significant construction, civil engineering and service contracts in the country.
Kier is an equality and diversity employer