Senior Project Manager

June 16, 2023 | Comments Off on Senior Project Manager

We're looking for Senior Project Manager to join our Construction team based in Newcastle. Within this role, you can enjoy you can enjoy car or allowance, a matched pension scheme up to 7.5%, 26 days' annual leave + bank holidays (with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday) together with two employee Share Scheme options (Sharesave and Share Incentive Plan). and even more.



Location: Newcastle.

Contract: Permanent, full time, Monday to Friday

Salary: Competitive



Responsibilities

As Senior Project Manager, you'll be working within the Construction team.

Your day to day will include:

  • Lead the planning and implementation of designated projects
  • Establish a project plan from inception to completion taking into account all relevant statutory and client requirements, establish targets with respect to project delivery; monitor and report on progress against these targets.
  • Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects including management and delivery of project milestones
What are we looking for?

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

  • Relevant qualifications and experience as a Project Manager
  • Full understanding of current Health & Safety Legislation
  • Knowledge and experience of partnering and target cost framework contracts
  • Sound judgement and problem solving skills
  • Commercial and contractual awareness


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.



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
  • 24/7 GP service
  • Various discounts on more then 500 High-street brands
  • Green car scheme
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our .



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 .

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.



Closing Date: 31/07/2023

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

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