Senior Operations Manager - #187511

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Pamela Sewell

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We're looking for a Senior Delivery Manager to join our team based in East Hyde.

Location: East Hyde - remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required.
Hours: 45 per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

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

As a Senior Delivery Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in the safe, compliant, and efficient delivery of construction and improvement works at East Hyde Sewage Treatment Works. This is an opportunity to provide senior leadership across multiple live assets and projects within a highly regulated wastewater environment, ensuring that works are delivered without compromising treatment operations, environmental compliance, or public safety.

At Kier, we're committed to creating a workplace where everyone is empowered to achieve their career goals. Our people are at the heart of our business, using their skills and creativity to provide solutions and services to our clients and customers. We're only able to deliver our business goals because of the commitment and talent of our people working together to a common purpose.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Delivery Manager, you'll be working within our team, supporting them in delivering construction and improvement works at East Hyde Sewage Treatment Works. Your day to day will include:

• Leading and coordinating the planning and delivery of capital and maintenance works in a complex, operational wastewater environment
• Championing a zero-harm culture, ensuring safety is treated as a personal and collective responsibility across all high-risk activities
• Ensuring all works are delivered in full compliance with environmental permits, consents, and regulatory requirements whilst protecting live assets
• Building trusted relationships with clients, site operations teams, regulators, and alliance partners through honest communication and delivery against commitments
• Leading, mentoring, and developing a multi-disciplinary management team whilst fostering an inclusive and respectful working environment

What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Delivery Manager is great for you if:

• You have extensive senior management experience within wastewater, utilities, or complex infrastructure construction
• You have a proven track record of delivering works in live operational environments
• You can demonstrate a commitment to safety leadership, behavioural safety, and positive site culture
• You have experience working under NEC contracts and regulated client frameworks
• You hold a Full 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.

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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• Location: Luton
• Vacancy ID: 10816
• Background check: None
• Closing Date: 5 Jun 2026
• Flexible Working: Yes
  Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.

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