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We’re looking for a Construction Manager to join our Southern Framework based Falmer, East Sussex.
Location: East Sussex, Falmer
Hours: 40 hours per week
Note: We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
As a Construction Manager, you’ll be working within the Southern Water framework, supporting them in the leadership and management oversight of the projects in the Western sector of Lot 2 (waste water) portfolio. You will be a senior member, driving and monitoring the safe and efficient delivery as the projects progress through the pre‑construction phase and onward through stage 2 (detailed design, construction, commissioning and handover).
Your Day‑to‑Day Responsibilities
* Accountable for efficient delivery and the SHEWS (Safety, Health, Environmental, Wellbeing and Security) performance of the Lot 2 projects in your region.
* During pre‑construction, collaborate with Kier’s internal pre‑construction team and project managers in identifying risks and developing construction methodologies and programmes to support Kier delivery phase price proposals to the client.
* Provide buildability advice to design teams during the design phase.
* Establish with operational teams temporary works requirements and liaise with temporary works designers to ensure time and costs are factored into Kier Target Cost.
* Collaborate with Southern Water Capital Delivery and other key Southern Water stakeholders including but not limited to ETS, Operations and Health and Safety teams to facilitate agreement of proposed target costs.
What We’re Looking For
* Full driving licence.
* Understanding of regulated clients, in particular those in the water industry.
* MS‑suite of applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook).
* Demonstrable leadership skills.
* Excellent understanding of the design and construction process.
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 & Benefits
We’re proud to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information about our benefits here.
Diversity & 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.
Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Management and Manufacturing
Industries
Construction
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