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Agent

September 14, 2022 | Comments Off on Agent

Due to winning the A417 missing link road contract, Kier Highways Major Projects team is recruiting for an Agent to specify, schedule and manage the engineering resources (people, and physical assets) to ensure the technical compliance of the assigned scheme to the design specification and to implement the plan safely, on time and to the required quality while maximising customers' satisfaction and gross profit. Within this role, you can enjoy private healthcare, a competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave, a company car or car allowance and even more

Location: Southwest England - remote working available, where you will be based out of our local Kier offices with home working available and some travel to other offices and sites

Contract: Permanent Fulltime

Salary: £51k - £58k

Responsibilities

As Agent, you will be responsible for the management of Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality SHEQ) matters for areas of direct responsibility. Manage design & pre-construction, construction to close out to meet all contractual requirements.

Your day to day will include:

  • Assisting the Construction Manager in ensuring the effective and efficient site management of the project quality objectives, promote continuous improvement and share good practice at project level and within the business
  • Managing and motivate the engineering and design staff on the scheme and to establish its full contribution to the organisation
  • Working to the goal of making the project a rewarding experience for all parties involved by creating a happy working environment of collaboration, trust, partnership, open communication and a 'proud of what we do' culture. and stretching targets and striving for the highest levels of quality to help make the scheme award winning
Who are we looking for?

This role of Agent is great for you if have:

  • Relevant Construction related HNC/Degree
  • National Highways Passport
  • Relevant CSCS card
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 matched pension scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
  • Kier's Green Car Scheme
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: 12 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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