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Assistant Project Manager

October 17, 2022 | Comments Off on Assistant Project Manager

We're looking for an Assistant Project Manager to join our team based in Lutterworth. Within this role, you can enjoy progression opportunities, opportunity to work on a wide range of projects of all sizes and complexities, and even more.

Location: Lutterworth- Leicestershire

Contract: Permanent, full time

Salary: £35- 38k depending on experience plus company car or cash allowance

Responsibilities
Kier Utilities brings the built environment to life. In this role you will be working on our National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) contract.

As Assistant Project Manager, you will support in the delivery of the Electricity Network improvement projects for the contract across the Midlands. You will play a vital role in managing the operational teams and be responsible for all stages of excavation works on site from planning to delivery.

This role offers the opportunity to be your own boss, manage your workload and arrange regular site visits. We will support you with all the training and development required. The successful candidate would be offered the opportunity to develop their skills to grow into Project Manager position in the future.

Your day to day will include:

  • Plan, manage and coordinate safety audits
  • Daily liaison with subcontractors to monitor progress against programme objectives
  • Site monitoring to ensure compliance
Who are we looking for?

This role of Assistant Project Manager is great for you if:

  • You hold a NRSWA qualification
  • Experience within the utility sector supervising a team
  • A Full Driving Licence
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 fantastic pension scheme
  • A competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave.
  • A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands
  • 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website:

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:

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:

Closing date: 16th November 2022

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