Construction Manager

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Construction Manager.

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

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Construction Manager, you'll be working within the Southern Water framework, supporting them inthe leadership and management oversight of the projects in the Western sector of Lot 2 (waste water) portfolio. Within this team you will be a senior member, driving and monitoring the safe and efficient delivery as the projects progress through pre-construction phase and onward through stage 2 (detailed design, construction, commissioning and handover).

Your day to day will include:

• Accountable for efficient delivery and the SHEWS (Safety, Health, Environmental, Wellbeing and Security) performance of the Lot 2 projects in your region.
• During preconstruction, collaborate with Kier's internal preconstruction team and project managersin identifying risks and developing construction methodologies and programmes to support Kier delivery phase price proposals to the client.
• Provide buildability advise to design teams during 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 are we looking for?

This role of a Construction Manager is great for you if:

• Full driving licence.
• Understanding of regulated clients, in particular those in the water industry.
• MS suite of applications (Excel, Word, Power-point 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.

If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities. You can see more information about our water business here.

There's never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us

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.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier #LI-JB4

• Construction

• Location: Falmer

• Vacancy ID: 9025
• Background check: None
• Closing Date: 2 Dec 2025
• Flexible Working: Yes
  
  Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.

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