Area Operations Manager
| Company: | Kier Group |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | NG31 7UL |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Closing date: | 2 Nov 2026 |
Summary
We're looking for an Area Operations Manager to join our IMRDS Reactive team based in Lincolnshire.
Location: Grantham, LincolnshireHours: 45 hours per week
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
This is an exciting opportunity to oversee operational management and delivery within our alliance, working closely with the senior leadership team to implement work safely, on time and to budget. You'll drive performance management throughout the team and continually seek industry leading solutions to ensure continuous improvements. Working alongside our design, planning and shared operational services teams, you'll create and maintain clear plans to ensure successful delivery of our reactive work, making sure resources are in place, fully trained and hitting performance targets in a safe manner.
What will you be responsible for?
As an Area Operations Manager, you'll be working within the IMRDS Reactive team, supporting them in delivering operational excellence and meeting performance targets. Your day to day will include:
-Embedding a positive health & safety culture, ensuring all work complies with relevant legislation and achieving zero harm targets
-Leading behavioural change across operational delivery to ensure efficiency and outstanding customer service
-Managing and optimising resources effectively to meet changing work volumes and KPIs
-Driving continuous improvement and championing innovative projects in conjunction with the strategy and transformation team
-Developing strong collaborative relationships with partners, stakeholders and the wider business
What are we looking for?
This role of Area Operations Manager is great for you if:
-Significant leadership and management experience has been gained within an operational environment in utilities or a similar sector.
-A proven track record of driving performance, maintaining safety compliance, and delivering projects on time and within budget is demonstrated.
-Strong knowledge of health and safety protocols, environmental standards, and CDM regulations is held.
-Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills enable effective collaboration across teams and with external partners.
-A full driving licence is held.
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.
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