Office Manager

We're looking for an Office Manager to join our Eastern South Construction team based in Essex.

Location: Stanstead, Essex. 
Hours: 37.5 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.

The Office Manager is responsible for the effective day-to-day running of the regional office, ensuring a professional, safe, and efficient working environment. You'll provide administrative leadership, support operational teams, and ensure compliance with Kier processes and policies. Acting as a central point of coordination, you'll enable the team to focus on delivering projects safely, on time, and to budget.

What will you be responsible for?

As an Office Manager, you'll be working within the regional team, supporting them in delivering operational excellence and maintaining a productive, welcoming office environment. Your day to day will include:

• Overseeing daily office operations, managing facilities, supplies, and ensuring health and safety compliance
• Providing high-quality administrative support including diary management, meeting coordination, and document control
• Supporting finance processes such as raising purchase orders, processing invoices, and tracking budgets
• Coordinating onboarding for new starters and supporting HR administration tasks
• Acting as first point of contact for visitors and stakeholders, promoting a positive and professional office culture

What are we looking for?

This role of Office Manager is great for you if:

• You have proven experience in an Office Manager, Senior Administrator, or similar role
• You possess strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
• You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a collaborative approach
• You're highly proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)
• You can work independently, take initiative, and maintain accurate records with strong attention to detail

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.

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.