Project Coordinator

Job Title: Project Coordinator
Location: Aylesford
Business Area: Utilities – Telecoms
Contract: Permanent, Full Time

From Telecoms to Power, from Lands’ End to John O’Groats.

It’s taken a great deal for Kier Group to become one of the UK’s Top 3 utility providers. It’s taken people like you. Professionals who can help connect, heat and power over 15 million homes and businesses – in a team that works with emerging technologies to maintain 65km of gas pipes and install one million metres of fibre optic cable every year.

About the role

To coordinate the end-to-end delivery of civils and cable activity to ensure all orders are delivered to time, and to ensure the compliance of the supply chain to all relevant processes, standards and specification.

Key responsibilities

You will need to ensure jobs are completed to the required timescales and/or that jeopardy management processes are strictly adhered to. Escalate to the Project Manager any persistent poor performance or failure to comply with process by the supply chain in regards to jeopardy management or delivery.

You will be responsible for ensuring all necessary action is taken to ensure orders are fluid at the earliest possible opportunity and that the supply chain execute them expeditiously. Support with administrative duties and reports.

What do we need from you?

A proactive, good communicator with demonstrable experience in this industry. Working on your own initiative and delivering against key objectives is a key aspect of the role. You will need to have good people management skills with an understanding of the various order types issued by client and an ability to assist the supply chain undertake suitable prioritisation if required and liaise effectively with client contract management representatives.

What will you receive?

Pre-employment checks
It’s worth remembering that if you are successful, we’ll undertake the relevant / standard pre-employment checks after you have been offered a job. This includes taking up your references, verifying your right to work in the UK, verifying your driving licence (if applicable) and a health assessment.

Make the journey. Leave a legacy.

Being part of Kier means living our values of being Collaborative, Trusted and Focused. We all have the potential to shape our world, and it’s through these values that we will leave a lasting legacy. Bring your talent and ambition to Kier and you will be given the scope and opportunity to invest in your own future, to build your expertise and contribute to a rich and diverse culture.

Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all of our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. If you’d like to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion at Kier, you can contact the team by emailing [email protected]. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these.

26th 2022

Please note, interviews take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.