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Technical Quality Manager
July 18, 2023 | Comments Off on Technical Quality Manager
Location: Elmley, Kent
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Responsibilities
As a Technical Quality Manager, you'll be working within the Build Team, supporting them with continued improvement of the technical assurance strategy, processes and systems.
Your day to day will include:
- Develop Technical Assurance Plans for specific Work Packages in collaboration with work package managers and supply chain
- Undertake the planned technical assurance activities in line with the agreed technical assurance plans in liaison with those delivering the works. Activities will include monitoring progress of works activities, reviewing deliverables for evidence of compliance, raising issues where appropriate and negotiating corrective actions with those responsible for the works.
- Engage with the Kier Project team to capture or define acceptance criteria for design approval, demonstration of capability, acceptance of equipment and operability as appropriate
- Conduct periodic internal reviews or audits to ensure that compliance procedures are followed.
- Serve as a confidential point of contact for employees to communicate with management, seek clarification on issues or report irregularities
Who are we looking for?
This role of Technical Quality Manager is great for you if have:
- Experience within Technical Management, previous responsibilities for high value and fast paced construction packages
- Familiar with interpretation of the appropriate technical standards and site controls necessary to ensure compliance
- Experience within developing Technical Assurance Plans for specific Work Packages in collaboration with work package managers and supply chain
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.
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
- competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave.
- a fantastic, matched pension scheme
- 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
- green Car Scheme
- Kier rewards - you will have access to discounted shopping including restaurants, insurance companies, and supermarkets.
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: www.kier.co.uk/careers/rewards-benefits
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: 15 August 2023
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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