Administrator

Kier Group plc; St. Austell, Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction and engineering company is seeking an Administrator to join their Natural Resources team in St. Austell. In this role, you will coordinate permits and notices, work closely with operational teams and local authorities, and ensure efficient handling of permit modifications. The ideal candidate will have excellent IT and communication skills, and a willingness to learn, as comprehensive training is provided. Join an innovative company that values diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Benefits

Tailored benefits

Qualifications

• Comprehensive training will be provided.
• Transferable skills are welcome.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate permits and notices to the local authority.
• Work with field teams, highway authorities, and traffic management companies.
• Ensure permit modifications are efficiently handled.

Skills

Excellent IT and communication skills

Willingness to upskill

Job description

Overview

We’re looking for an Administrator to join our Natural Resources team based in St Austell working on the South West Water contract.

Location: St Austell

Hours: 39.5 hours 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.

Kier’s Natural Resources Team brings the built environment to life, keeping people and businesses connected. In this role, you’ll be working on our Southwest Water contract, where we work on repairs and maintenance services to provide reliable, efficient, and high‑quality drinking water and wastewater services.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will be working on our South West Water contract, joining our fast‑paced Streetworks team which will see you coordinating the process of permits and notices to the local authority for the operational teams.

Your day to day will include:

• Working seamlessly with field teams, highway authorities, schedulers & traffic management companies
• Efficiently dealing with any permit modification ensuring everyone stays in the loop
• Raising Highway Authority permits within legal timescales

Qualifications

This role of Administrator is great for you if:

• Excellent IT and communication skills
• Willingness to upskill – comprehensive training will be provided

We’re all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable 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.

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!

Benefits

We’re proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs.

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.

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.