We're looking for an ICT Project Manager to join our Design and Business Services team, nationally.
Location: National - with occasional travel to offices and sites when required. This position may require occasional overnight stays.
Contract: Permanent full time – flexible and part-time hours available if desired, just let us know?
Kier Business Services provides ICT (Information Communication Technology) design and installation services to the regional Kier Construction businesses, predominantly in the education sector. Our success in securing places on the Department for Education High Value and Low Value frameworks, as well as continued success winning schools projects with local authorities and academy trusts, means we are now seeking to recruit additional resources into our ICT Team.
The ICT Project Manager (Technical Design and Implementation) will provide subject matter expertise in the design and implementation of ICT solutions into newly built/refurbished schools. You will use experience and expertise to ensure that ICT solutions are current, stable, resilient, cost effective and in line with relevant output specifications, compliance and regulations. You will be part of an exciting journey to evolve the technology we use within education. This will provide the essential infrastructure and equipment to support learning outcomes for young learners and will open future opportunities for them.
What will you be responsible for?
As an ICT Project Manager, you'll be managing multiple concurrent projects from inception to post implementation.
Your day to day will include:
* Delivering projects in accordance with user specifications and timetables, while ensuring the ICT designs are compliant and represent best value for money.
* Developing and designing ICT solutions for schools (and other sectors), both new-build and refurbishment across the Kier portfolio, ensuring technical ICT architecture and its components are current, compatible, and adhere to relevant output specifications, regulations and compliance requirements.
* Accurately interpreting requirements, to know and understand the various sources of technical information available, and to be resolute in providing ‘best in class' solutions.
* Contributing to the development of Information Technology strategies and policies for the Kier Business Services ICT Portfolio.
* Creating Contractor's Proposals submission documentation.
* Procuring and delivering ICT solutions to full operational handover.
What are we looking for?
This role of ICT Project Manager is great for you if you:
* Can demonstrate experience of working within a Voice & Data Network environment, within the education or other relevant sector.
* Have expertise in the end-to-end delivery of successful projects.
* Can manage multiple work streams, conflicting priorities, differing reporting lines, multi-site projects as well as scope change and risk.
* Can input into the building design process with Kier Construction/architects/M&E/ FFE and sub-contractors, while ensuring ICT requirements/standards are met.
* Influence at all levels within the business.
Are you passionate about bringing advanced technology to education to support our future generations? Does innovation inspire you?
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
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 .
Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
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