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We have an excellent opportunity for a Construction Manager to join our team delivering our HMP Glasgow project. 

HMP Glasgow is a flagship project for Kier Strategic Projects , delivering a £750M new build custodial facility North East of Glasgow city.  The construction manager will take lead on the delivery of the front of house building element of the campus overseeing a £50M + steel frame building housing all front of house and office facilities for the prison.

Location: Glasgow, Scotland 

Hours: Full Time, Monday to Friday 

What will you be responsible for?

• To lead and oversee the successful delivery of high value, technically complex commercial building that makes up a major element of the overall campus.
• To drive assigned project achieving completion, on time and on budget in a safe and quality by empowering and guiding site team to perform.
• To take overall responsibility for application of Kier's SHE policies and procedures ensuring that all employees and subcontractors on site comply.
• To act as mentor, line manager and escalations point for site team, share knowledge and experience to help develop others.
• To report directly to the Phase lead ensuring regular updates on progress and addressing any emerging challenges through collaboration.
• Promote Kier's values  towards our supply chain and customers in order to exceed expectations and support them in achieving industry leading results.

Your day to day will include:

• Lead on site delivery of the front of house building from pre construction through to handover, overseeing site manager and supervisors.
• Take responsibility for work progressing  safely and in line with Kier and client quality expectations.
• Ensure that detailed plans are developed commensurate with the overall project plan in order that material/resources/supply chain can be manages to ensure work front performance.
• Manage the supply chain to deliver projects to time, cost, quality, safety and sustainability requirements in line with Kier standards
• Ensure that works comply with the Business Management System.
• Ensure that effective records are maintained and kept for project delivery
• Be an ambassador of the Kier values with a relentless focus on safety and quality 

What are we looking for?

This role of Construction Manager is great for you if:

• You have significant experience gained within the main contracting environment  in driving delivery on construction projects of significant value ( £40M +)
• You hold relevant Construction Qualification Degree level or equivalent
• Have or are working toward membership / accreditation with a relevant professional body (e.g. CIOB/ICE)
• Are IT literate including Word, Excel, ASTA Power Project or Microsoft Project.
• Hold 5-day SMSTS, CSCS Card, First Aid Cert and Full UK Driving Licence.

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.

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.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier

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