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Senior Project Manager

February 17, 2023 | Comments Off on Senior Project Manager

We're looking for a Utilities Senior Project Manager to join our UK Power Network Alliance team based on projects within the southern power network area. At Kier we don't only manage projects that are beneficial for our employees we manage projects for the community, be a part of the future and be a part of it today.

Location: working on sites across South London, Crawley to Maidstone - remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required.

Contract: Permanent, Full Time - flexible and part-time hours may be available if desired, just let us know.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Project Manager working within energy-based utilities, you'll report to the Contracts Manager to oversee the work of your team delivering projects ranging from £500k to £10m, such as cable, overhead line and substation infrastructure projects

Your day to day will include:

  • Strong emphasis on stakeholder management with Design, Commercial, Direct Labour, Consents, Sub Programme Teams, Infrastructure Planning, Major Connections, Procurement and Supply Chain.
  • Financial monitoring and control of a portfolio of Asset Management / New Connection contracts, ensuring Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality compliance
  • Making sure projects are programmed in P6, ensuring resources are in place and aligned to meet milestones to deliver the associated investment plan and any regulatory outputs or customer energisation dates
  • Ensure and oversee the production of progress reports, updated costs and forecasts
What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Project Manager is great for you if you have:

  • A relevant qualification and/or experience in a construction/utilities environment with excellent people and contract management skills, as well as managing design and construction/engineering projects
  • Full understanding of current Health & Safety Legislation, including HSWA and CDM Regulations
  • Excellent NEC3 contractual and commercial awareness and target cost contracts including the Early Warning and Compensation Event mechanisms
  • Experience in stakeholder management and business development
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 InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk to discuss and arrange these.

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
  • 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
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website.

Who is Kier?

As a leading UK infrastructure services, construction and property group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We take pride in bringing specialist knowledge, sector leading experience and fresh thinking to all that we do.

We are collaborative, trusted and focused, and we will empower you to achieve your career goals, and listen to your thoughts, ideas and challenges.

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 .

Closing date: 17 Marc 2023

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

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