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Operations Manager
November 9, 2022 | Comments Off on Operations Manager
Location: Can be based out of our Exeter, Hatherleigh or Roche offices, with mixture of home working and travel to sites/ offices.
Contract: Permanent, full time - flexible/ part time hours may be available if desired, just let us know and we'll do our best to support you
Responsibilities
Kier Utilities brings the built environment to life, keeping people and businesses connected.
In this role, you will be working on our South West Water framework, and as Operations Manager it will be your responsibility to oversee the direction and management of operational business streams, ensuring good profitability and the delivery of business plans in a timely and efficient manner. You will have overall responsibility for operational delivery, commercial performance and HSE compliance for the area.
Your day to day will include:
- Identifying risks, whilst resolving conflicts and issues where necessary to ensure the appropriate mitigation measures are recommended and implemented
- Conducting weekly performance and productivity, whilst embracing a collaborative and continuous improvement mentality amongst the teams
- Maintain excellent relations with our various clients, and to identify and secure new business opportunities
This role of Operations Manager is great for you if you hold:
- Demonstrable experience of management within the water/ electrical/ mechanical industry on the NEC suite of contracts
- A Full Driving Licence
- SMSTS, CSCS & Clean Water Card
If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk 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
- Private healthcare
- 26 days holiday + bank holidays plus opportunities to buy/ sell leave
- Access to a fantastic discount shopping site with deals available at your favourite retailers including supermarkets, restaurants & travel providers
- A matched pension scheme
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 December 2022
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.