Agent - Exeter, United Kingdom - Kier Group

Kier Group

Verified Company

Exeter, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We're looking for an
Agent (Planned Works) to join our
South-West Water Team based in
Devon. Within this role, you can enjoy career progression opportunities, private healthcare, a matched pension scheme and even more.

Location:
Devon/Cornwall/Exeter

(Initially with regular work in North Devon, Barnstaple, Bideford, Bude and surrounding areas)

Contract:
Permanent

Salary:
Competitive Salary and Benefits

Responsibilities

As an
Agent, you'll be working within the
South-West Water Team, supporting them with the successful delivery of the North Devon Green Recovery (NDGR) AMI metering programme, along with clean water diversionary schemes, developer services requisitions and other clean water project related works associated with the Network Services Alliance (NSA).

Your day to day will include:

close management of supervisory staff, CIRCA 6-8 dig teams, plumbers, surveyors and single person resource all associated with the meter exchange programme

- overlooking the management of the delivery team, plant, equipment and materials along with close monitoring of outputs against programme
- liaising with other managers and contracts within Kier and be able to affectively co-ordinate the use of shared resources
- establishing close client relationships as well as liaison with Highway Authorities and our local supply chain partners

What are we looking for?
This role of
Agent is great for you if you are:

strong, dynamic and pro-active Agent that will support the delivery team in delivering the outcomes required
with at least 5 years' experience working on water related projects clean and waste with experience of metering, reactive, renovation and/or developer type works

- a solution finding individual with experience of metering, renovation, developer or diversionary type schemes.
- a water specialist with excellent planning & co-ordination skills with a strong focus on adherence to programme for planned works.
- qualified with management qualification at NVQ, CITB SMSTS / SSSTS or IOSH equivalent, streetworks trained

NRSWA Supervisor and a holder of Full UK Drivers Licence

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
- professional subscription - you will get one professional subscription funded to support your professional development.
- pension - you will be able to join the Kier Retirement Savings Plan (KRSP)

Kier rewards
You will have access to discounted shopping including restaurants, insurance companies, and supermarkets

- employee referral scheme - refer a friend or family member to work for Kier

And so much more You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website.

Who is Kier?

As a leading UK infrastructure services, construction and property group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We take pride in bringing specialist knowledge, sector leading experience and fresh thinking to all that we do.

We are collaborative, trusted and focused, and we will empower you to achieve your career goals, and listen to your thoughts, ideas and challenges.

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.

Closing Date**:14 April 2023