Project Manager

We’re looking for a Project Manager to join our UK Power Network Alliance team to work on projects within the Southern & Eastern Region and based at the Bury St Edmunds office. 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 from our Bury St Edmonds office and sites. An element of remote working is available.

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

Salary: Upto £65k doe + Company Car / Allowance

Responsibilities

As a Project Manager working within energy-based utilities, you’ll manage and 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:

• Developing outline schemes into deliverable projects including programmes, costings and feasibility studies, providing regular reports and any other functions as required by UKPN
• Managing all interfaces between Stakeholders from within and outside UKPN and Alliance partners
• Managing the delivery of developed schemes, ensuring resources are in place and aligned in delivering milestones and investment plans as well as any regulatory outputs or customer energisation dates

Who are we looking for?

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

• Have and Degree in Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or equivalent all with a Project Management bias
• Able to develop projects from concept through design and construction to completion efficiently, adding value throughout the process
• Knowledge and experience of project management techniques and, the Microsoft Office suite of applications (Excel, Word, Project and Outlook)

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
• 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: 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: 10 June 2023

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