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Risk Manager

September 9, 2022 | Comments Off on Risk Manager

The Kier Highways (Major Projects division) are currently recruiting a Risk Manager to join the business based in the south of England. Kier is working in collaboration with Highways England and other key clients to deliver multiple projects and other road schemes across the UK. Within this role, you can enjoy a competitive salary, a company car, private healthcare and even more.

Location: South England - remote working available, with some travel to offices and sites.

Contract: Permanent, Fulltime

Salary: £competitive

Responsibilities

As Risk Manager, you'll be working within the Highways Major Projects team, supporting them to manage and develop risk management processes to successfully deliver the operational and commercial aspects of contracts to meet the business plan

Your day to day will include:

  • Produce and compile accurate risk reports to business and client, maintaining and improving client relations
  • Develop processes and systems to ensure consistency between Kier and Highways England reporting
  • Drive the development, knowledge and expansion of risk management within the projects and supply chain to support the optimal delivery of contracts and provide opportunities and capacity for growth into new contracts
  • Assist with bid submissions
Who are we looking for?

The role of Risk Manager is great for you if have:

  • Experience working with Highways England
  • Relevant qualifications in Commercial & Risk management
  • Experience of identifying and managing commercial risk and opportunities
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at to discuss and arrange these.

Benefits at Kier

We're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

  • new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more
  • A competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave
  • A fantastic, matched pension scheme
  • Share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans
  • 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
  • Kier's Green Car Scheme
  • A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: www.kier.co.uk/careers/rewards-benefits

Who is Kier?

We're made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives: https://www.kier.co.uk/sustainability/

At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.

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 (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

You can see more about our D&I action plan here: https://www.kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf

Closing date: 7 October 2022

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.

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