Agent - Reading, United Kingdom - Kier Group

Kier Group

Verified Company

Reading, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

We're looking for a
Agent to join our Infrastructure Major Projects team in Aldermaston, Berkshire. Within this role you can enjoy 26 days annual leave, sharesave scheme, family friendly policies and even more.

Location:
Aldermaston, Berkshire.

Contract:
Full time, Permanent

Salary:
Competitive _+ benefits_

Responsibilities

As an Agent you'll be working within the Major Projects team managing resources (people, finance and physical assets) in order to fulfil the assigned project(s) safely, on time and to the required quality while maximising customers' satisfaction and gross profit on projects.

Your day to day will include:

Programming works, commercial performance and the effective utilisation of resources to meet those programmes
Support the implementation and monitoring of Health & Safety policies and procedures in accordance with Kier other H&S related policies and procedures
Ensure works are delivered in accordance with the specification
Promote cross division working with other members within the Project to create a oneteam ethos
Take full ownership and accountability for profit and loss in the project, ensuring robust control of target costs and actual costs incurred

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

Relevant qualification (Management qualification / NVQ L3 / HNC / Degree)
Chartership with ICE or working towards
Strong knowledge and experience of the main management systems and processes used within a similar business.
Excellent communication and project management skills including leading and managing technical teams within a competitive business environment.
Able to establish project requirements and drive the team to deliver the required outputs in terms of quality, cost and programme.

Benefits at Kier

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

Who is Kier?

At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress.

We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.

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.

**Closing Date: 11 August 2023