Works Manager

February 7, 2023 | Comments Off on Works Manager

We're looking for a Works Manager to join our Highways team based in Ipswich. Within this role, you can enjoy a fantastic, matched pension scheme, 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family, a competitive annual holiday entitlement, with opportunities to buy/sell leave and even more.

Location: Ipswich

Contract: Full time

Responsibilities

As Works Manager you'll be working within the reactive team, supporting them in project management and delivery of specific schemes/projects relating to the capital works programme for Suffolk Highways.

Your day to day will include
  • Project managing schemes to ensure tasks relating to delivering design and construction quality, timeliness, risk and commercial are completed in accordance with Suffolk Highways processes and procedures
  • Take ownership of schemes related to drainage, structures, road surface treatment, footway improvements, local highways budget and minor works
  • Assist the Planned Works Manager and work closely with other Suffolk Highways business functions, to achieve the successful delivery of the annual contractor's plan & programme
Who are we looking for?

This role of Works Manager is great for you if you can:
  • Show operational experience in the delivery of highways schemes including coordination of service providers and demonstrate detailed knowledge of project management in an engineering or operational environment
  • Understand the application of highway standards and procedures
  • Put forward awareness of legislation relevant to highways works (particularly New Roads and Street Works Act)
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
  • Share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our sharesave and share incentive plans
  • Kier's Green Car Scheme
  • 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: 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: 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: kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf

Closing date: 7th March 2023

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