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We're looking for a General Manager to join our Transportation team based in Glastonbury. This is for our highly esteemed highways maintenance contract, supporting Somerset Council's road network. Within this role, you'll be leading a fantastic team who deliver excellent services for our client. In return you'll receive great support from the senior leadership team. A competitive remuneration package which includes, company matched pension scheme, 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family, a competitive annual holiday entitlement, bonus and company share opportunities.
Can you envision a world without transportation links by land, sea, or air? Neither can we! Your journey is our journey. Join us at Kier Transportation, where we are working brilliantly together to make a difference, supporting the movement of people, goods, and equipment.
Location: Glastonbury, Somerset
Hours: 40 hours per week
What will you be responsible for?
As General Manager, you'll be working within the senior leadership team, supporting them in delivering the requirements of the contracts, focusing on delivering intelligent asset management solutions, professional services, reactive and planned maintenance repairs and improvements and cyclical management, including winter maintenance of the complex networks whilst working safely and in accordance with contractual processes.
Your Day To Day Will Include
* Ensuring compliance with all Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality policies
* Promoting the wellbeing of your team and ensuring that an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought, background and experience is actively encouraged and achieved
* Working with Somerset Council, identifying effective use of resource budgets, delivering financial targets and ensuring growth of third-party works
* Leading or participating in business improvement projects in support of wider contract business plan objectives analysing business performance, presenting alternative solutions, making recommendations and supporting implementation
* Chairing governance meetings, managing customer and stakeholder needs such as councillors / clients effectively
* Be part of the Local Authorities management team and client forum
What are we looking for?
This role of General Manager is great for you if:
* Have experience managing high performing reactive and planned operational teams
* Display leadership quality organisational and communication skills
* Have experience in working alongside local authority clients and political engagement
* Bring a good background in asset management and professional services along with commercial and contractual awareness in particular NEC form of contract, and application of health & safety practices
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 of 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.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Director
Employment type
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Full-time
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Management and Manufacturing
* Industries
Construction
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