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Works Controller/Scheduler
July 29, 2021 | Comments Off on Works Controller/Scheduler
Location: Ipswich
Business Area: Local Highways
Contract: Permanent
Let's shape a world, together.
Kier Group is many things to many people. We're a leading Regional Builder, the UK's No. 1 Highways service team and a Top-Three Utility & Power provider. We're an industry-leader in health and safety at work - and a responsible citizen who adds billions of pounds of social value to the communities where we do business. Above all, we're a team of people built on many backgrounds and experiences, a company that values you for who you are and what you do.
Every day, 210,000 vehicles travel across the 31,000km of roads, bridges and tunnels that are built, maintained and operated by the team here at Kier Group. It's one of the reasons why we're acknowledged as the UK's No.1 Highways Services team - delivering £1 billion of social value to the six million people and wider communities who rely on our expertise and experience. Can you join our team? Yes, you can - if you want to be valued for who you are as well as what you do, in a company shaping the future.
Key Responsibilities
The Works Controller will review and accept reactive orders, ensuring consistency with the Highway Maintenance Operation Plan (HMOP) matrices, rejecting or amending any non-compliant requests with the relevant instigator whilst authorising compliant requests for efficient and cost-effective delivery. You will assess and suggest appropriate traffic management to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of the workforce and the general public. You will include requesting additional information or documents from commissioners as and when required (including for non-compliant work requests) It will be expected to manage and co-ordinate operational information across Suffolk highways, updating works commissioners when reactive works are subject to any significant delay.
What do we need from you?
- Relevant Construction Skills/StreetWorks Supervisor certificate
- National Highway Sector Scheme 12D M7; knowledge of basic practice of temporary traffic management
- Working knowledge of programme delivery experience, ideally within local authority or construction/engineering sector
- Awareness of highway infrastructure design function
- Comfortable with resource allocation & cost management principles
- Supervisory or management experience, including monitoring data and delivering KPIs
- A good grasp of highway maintenance activities and of the Traffic Management Act
You can expect a competitive salary and an outstanding package that includes a matched pension scheme up to 7.5%, 26 days' annual leave + bank holidays (with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday) together with two employee Share Scheme options (Sharesave and Share Incentive Plan). To find out more about the rewards and benefits at Kier, click here.
Pre-employment checks
It's worth remembering that if you are successful, we'll undertake the relevant / standard pre-employment checks after you have been offered a job. This includes taking up your references, verifying your right to work in the UK, verifying your driving licence (if applicable) and a health assessment.
Thinking. Doing. Innovating. Delivering.
Being part of Kier means living our values of?being Collaborative, Trusted and Focused.?We all have the potential to shape our world, and it's through these values that we will leave?a lasting legacy. Bring your talent and ambition to Kier and you will be given the scope and opportunity to invest in your own future, to build your expertise and contribute to a rich and diverse culture.
Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all of our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. If you'd like to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion at Kier, you can contact the team by emailing InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk
If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these.
Closing Date: 30/08/2021
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
Recruitment Agencies - opportunities at Kier are managed by our internal recruitment team. We are unable to accept unsolicited CVs and communications from external recruiters. If there is a specific business need a member of the recruitment team will engage with agencies who have signed up to our PSL to ensure all CV's are uploaded onto our portal to be considered. For further information, visit our Careers Help page.