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Assistant Network Manager

October 14, 2022 | Comments Off on Assistant Network Manager

We're looking for an Assistant Network Manager to join our Highways team based in the Coldharbour Depot, Aylesford to assist the Network Manager in the management, efficient identification and timely development/delivery of planned maintenance, reactive works and self-delivery schemes within your designated Area, to budget and on time. Work closely with the Network Hub based programme team to co-ordinate maintenance and scheme works. Ownership of the Incident Response & Severe Weather rotas for your specific area. There may be the need to travel occasionally outside of Area 4. Within this role, you can enjoy Within this role, you can enjoy private healthcare, car or car allowance, a competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave and even more.

Location: Coldharbour Depot, Aylesford

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £65K

Responsibilities

As an Assistant Network Manager, you'll be working within the Highway team actively promoting Health and Safety in the workplace, setting a good example to other employees and ensuring awareness of and compliance with general Health and Safety responsibilities as set out in the Health and Safety Management System (SHEMS)

Your day to day will include:

  • Supporting the Network Manager in the efficient implementation and adherence to set lump sum and cyclic maintenance budgets, ensuring that resources are managed and fully utilised within budget targets
  • ensure all CDM and safety regulations are followed and embedded within the culture of the team
  • manage the performance, training and development of direct reports. Provide direction, training and motivation necessary to ensure the optimum commitment and competence of direct reports and their teams to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the network for all users
Who are we looking for?

This role of Assistant Network Manager is great for you if have:

  • experience in delivering highway maintenance activities
  • experience in managing individuals and teams
  • ability to accommodate flexible working patterns, particularly around periods of severe weather or significant incident response to emergencies or planned operations
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
  • green car scheme
  • 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
  • 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:

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: 11 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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