Sub-agent - Plymouth, United Kingdom - Kier Group

Kier Group

Verified Company

Plymouth, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

We're looking for a
Agent to join our Major Projects Devonport department based in Plymouth, Devon. Within this role you can enjoy 26 days annual leave, sharesave scheme, family friendly policies and even more.

Location:
Plymouth, Devon.

Contract:
Permanent

Salary:
Competitive _+ benefits_

Responsibilities

As an Agent you'll be working within the major projects Devonport team, supporting them by taking ownership of a project by managing resources (people, finance and physical assets) in a safe and timely manner to the required quality.

Your day to day will include:

Lead a significant section of the project, ensuring all labour, plant, materials and supply chain resources are accurately recorded.
Support the implementation and monitoring of Performance Excellence and Health & Safety policies and procedures in accordance with Kier standards.
Promote integrated working with other members within the project to create a oneteam ethos, including development of team members.
Take full ownership and accountability for cost management of your project, ensuring robust control of Target Cost, actual costs and forecasts through commercial awareness.

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

You have relevant qualifications
degree level, or equivalent experience
Excellent communication and project management skills including leading and managing technical teams.
Able to take the lead with client interfaces.
Able to establish project requirements and drive the team to deliver the outcomes in terms of quality, cost and programme.
Excellent leadership and problemsolving skills.

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: 28 May 2023