Assistant Project Manager Manchester, England
Job description
We’re looking for an Assistant Project Delivery Manager to join our Digital Solutions team based in Manchester. Our company offers agile working, a company car, and flexible benefits to support your work-life balance. Join our team of skilled professionals and gain valuable experience in project management. Apply today and take the next step in your career with Kier!
Location: Manchester
Business area: Natural Resources, Nuclear and Networks – Energy and Digital Solutions
Contract / Hours: Full Time Permanent
Salary: up to £30k + car or car allowance and many more great benefits
Responsibilities
As an Assistant Project Delivery Manager, you will be responsible for the safe delivery of all allocated tasks to support the Open Reach Power Contract on behalf of our key client. The role will be to supervise the operative resources – both subcontract and direct. You will be accountable for the daily delivery of The Complex Power Programme to improve performance and reduce dwell in the workstack.
You will provide clear instruction to ensure the planned deliverables and production outputs are achieved on time, to cost and quality in a safe and compliant manner. The role requires a person to drive production outputs and minimise any down time along with ensuring all the safety requirements are in place and complies with Kier standards.
What are we looking for?
This role of Assistant Project Delivery Manager is great for you if you have the following:
- Experience in a Supervisory or project management role.
- Experience using Depotnet
- Ability to liaise with Highways Authorities and key stakeholders
- Full UK Drivers Licence
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 [email protected] 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
- A competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave.
- Share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our sharesave and share incentive plans.
- 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
- 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 D&I action plan here.
Closing Date: 17 September 2023
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
