Technical Coordinator

We're looking for a Technical Coordinator to join our South West Water team based in Crownhill depot, Plymouth.

Location: Crownhill depot, Plymouth
Hours: 45 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 and its partnership with South West Water are passionate about providing an exceptional service to customers. In this role, you'll provide hands-on support and supervision to operational teams, helping them build the technical skills and confidence required to effectively use supply mitigation equipment. You'll also look for innovation across the water industry, identifying new technology, equipment and working practices that can strengthen operational capability and improve efficiency.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Technical Coordinator, you'll be working within the South West Water team, supporting them in delivering reactive repair, maintenance services, renovation and new potable water mains installations across the regions of the South West. Your day to day will include:

• Providing practical, hands-on coaching to field teams on supply mitigation equipment and technical solutions
• Supporting teams with technically challenging work and ensuring safe systems of work are followed
• Identifying skills gaps and helping teams build competence and confidence
• Actively seeking innovation from across the water industry to improve operational capability
• Coordinating technical resources and ensuring specialist equipment is used safely and effectively

What are we looking for?

This role of Technical Coordinator is great for you if:

• You have strong understanding of water networks, distribution systems and operational equipment
• You have demonstrable experience in coaching and developing teams in a practical, hands-on way
• You're a strong problem-solver who can assess operational challenges quickly and identify practical solutions
• You have solid knowledge of health, safety and compliance, including excavation safety and safe systems of work
• You're comfortable using digital systems and can communicate technical information clearly to diverse audiences

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.