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We're looking for a Construction Training Coordinator to join our Natural Resources, Nuclear and Networks team based Plymouth.

KierBAM is a Joint Venture (JV) between Kier and BAM Nuttall, currently delivering a major redevelopment project at a Royal Navy site in Plymouth. We are seeking a skilled and motivated Construction Training Coordinator to support this high-profile initiative.

Due to the sensitive nature of the site, Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance is required. Please note that this process may take up to 8 weeks.

Eligibility Criteria: Candidates must hold a passport from a NATO, or MISWG member country and have resided in the UK for the past 5 years.

Location: Devonport Royal Dockyard, Plymouth.

Hours: 42.5 hours per week.

Contract: 12 month fixed term contract (maternity cover).

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

As a Construction Training Coordinator, you'll be working within the KierBAM JV Nuclear team, supporting the planning and delivery of training programs, internally and externally ensuring that staff onsite are suitably qualified to be in their role as well as working with the site teams to ensure project specific training is rolled out prior to upcoming works.

Your day to day will include:

• Coordinate and schedule construction related training, including internal and external courses, training and workshops. Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of training programs and collecting feedback from site teams.
• Assist in developing training materials and programs specific to construction and Engineering operations, such as health & safety modules, trade-specific training, and competency development pathways.
• Maintain accurate training records, including all certifications and competencies, course attendance records, CSCS/CPCS cards and be responsible for completing site SQEP assurance checks as well as providing support, advice and guidance to progression pathways.
• Liaise with site management, supervisors, trainers, and workforce teams to ensure mandatory and project-specific training needs are identified and delivered on time.
• Support the rollout of a new digital system and Kier Learn platform, ensuring site teams can access e-learning materials and compliance modules as well as being the point of contact for a new digital system to approve SQEP data.

This role of Construction Training Coordinator is great for you if:

• Construction experience or background with knowledge of CITB, CSCS/CPCS and construction related qualifications.
• Experience with construction related pathways, ie apprenticeships, graduate programmes.
• Prior experience and qualifications in training coordination, HR, or learning and development is preferred.
• Able to work collaboratively and manage multiple stakeholders.

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.

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.

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.

Due to the nature of this role and the nature of the work at this site, you will be required to complete a Government Security Check (SC) Clearance, which takes place before your employment, and is conducted by the Cabinet Office's United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) agency who set out a pre-requisite criteria including residency history. (Applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us - to read more about our programme to support people with convictions into employment, visit jobs.kier.co.uk/prison-programme/). This role will also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier

Construction Training Coordinator - Job Description 2025.pdf