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Contracts Officer / Governance Manager

March 21, 2023 | Comments Off on Contracts Officer / Governance Manager

Contracts Officer / Governance Manager

Location: Flexible working available, where you can be based from one of our Cardiff, Loughton, Basingstoke or Sheffield offices, with home working available and some travel to other offices

Business Area: Kier Places - Capital Projects - Preconstruction team

Contract & hours: Permanent, part time, 3 days per week (of your choice), circa 8 hours per day

Kier Places are recruiting now for a Contracts Officer / Governance Manager to join our Capital Projects Preconstruction team, and support us in governance and commercial related matters at Pre Con stage. This role will be focused on supporting and delivering the Kier Places Governance requirements as outlined in the Project Lifecycle Monitoring process and Delegated Authorities; and provide support on any other commercial, legal and governance issues that arise.

Key Responsibilities

As a Contracts Officer / Governance Manager with Kier Capital Projects, you'll be trusted to

  • Act as front-line support to the business pre-construction team delivering proportionate governance to the business to support submission of bids & tenders
  • Support contract mobilisations & queries, and other related tasks. This will include ensuring all tenders are submitted in line with the relevant business Delegated Authorities
  • Prepare & contribute to various governance template forms as part of the tender and contract process (e.g. PTPN/PTPA/SAM/SOT)
  • Review tender documents, assess the main risks/opportunities, and report in detail to the tender team.
What do we need from you?

To be a Contracts Officer / Governance Manager within Kier, you'll need:

  • Strong stakeholder management,
  • Interpersonal relationship & communication skills, enabling you to effectively present to teams (circa 15 people),
  • Communicate of a high standard through written word, and be comfortable challenging colleagues on governance-related matters.
  • Previous legal & financial/commercial experience, with experience in a similar role
Who are we?

The Kier Places' Capital Projects Team delivers refurbishment and new build construction projects across the Blue Light, Health, Education, Retail, Commercial & Residential sectors. We combine a national reach with a local focus, combining expert pre-construction, technical and operational skills with regional projects for valued customers.

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.

You can expect a competitive salary and an outstanding package that includes a matched pension scheme up to 7.5%, 26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays together with two employee Share Scheme options (Sharesave and Share Incentive Plan).

Some of our other benefits include:

  • New and enhanced family friendly policies with 8 weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, and important guidance on the menopause and the support we can offer
  • Kier's Green Car Scheme
  • 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family, as well as 4x Life Assurance as standard, with the option for Partner Life Assurance cover
  • A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands
Find out more here about the great we offer our employees.

Be great in a company built on doing good. Join us today as a Contracts Officer / Governance Manager.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. Take a to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these by emailing .

Closing Date: 21st April 2023
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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