Kier Group
Operations Manager
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Operations Manager - Construction Team
Location: Essex (Stansted), covering Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire & Buckinghamshire
Hours: 37.5 per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
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About the Role
As an Operations Manager, you'll be working within the Eastern South business unit, supporting them in building projects that support and develop local communities. You'll manage operational resources including people, finances, and physical assets to deliver a portfolio of contracts safely, on time, and to the required quality. This role offers the opportunity to make a real impact, managing projects valued up to £75m annually within a growing portfolio that exceeds £150m.
Responsibilities
As an Operations Manager, you'll be working within the Construction Team, supporting them in delivering high-quality building projects. Your day-to-day will include:
- Leading and promoting a strong safety, health, and environmental culture across all projects
- Managing the efficient execution of contracts to maximize return while maintaining client relationships
- Overseeing project delivery from pre-construction through to practical completion, ensuring quality and progress
- Managing project finances including revenue, costs, and cashflow, taking proactive action to maximize profitability
- Leading and developing your team, undertaking performance reviews, and creating succession plans
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Requirements
This role of Operations Manager is great for you if:
- You have a Degree/HND in Construction and are professionally qualified or working towards membership of a Professional Body
- You hold a CSCS card and SMSTS certification
- You have demonstrable experience managing production teams across multiple live construction sites
- You possess strong commercial awareness with knowledge of contract conditions and law within the industry
- You can communicate effectively at all levels and manage a demanding and varying workload
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Rewards and Benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information on benefits here.
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 initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
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