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If it matters to you, it matters to us. At Kier, our people can take two additional volunteering days on top of their standard annual leave entitlement each year to support local charities and communities of their choice. It's just one of the many ways Kier supports the communities we operate in. See our employee benefits here: https://lnkd.in/e9yWp45
🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 Following a company-wide vote, we're thrilled to announce our partnership with The Trussell Trust, aiming to fundraise £250,000 over the next two years. Together, we'll make a difference in local communities through ✔️fundraising, ✔️volunteering, ✔️donating pro bono skills and experience to develop facilities at food banks in the Trussell Trust network. 👉Read more here: https://ow.ly/vHiI50PpNQj #CommunitySupport #GivingBack #TrussellTrust #MakingADifference
Throughout the month, we love welcoming new people into the business, and seeing all of your fantastic posts about joining Kier or moving into new roles with us. In the last month it has been brilliant to see posts from: ⚙️ Assistant engineers ✏️ Quantity surveyors 👷♀️ Project managers 🌟 And many more! If you'd like to feature in one of our monthly welcome posts, share your new role with us on LinkedIn, and to apply for a role at Kier, visit our careers page at www.kier.co.uk/careers #JoinKier #ConstructionRevolution
Can you imagine not only fleeing your home but also having to give up your career and start from square one? Meet Mohsen, section engineer for Kier Natural Resources, Nuclear & Networks. He is an Iranian refugee who fled his home to protect himself and his family. He has been an engineer his whole life, but when he got to the UK, he was not able to return to his chosen field due to language and education barriers. That’s where RefuAid came in. RefuAid is a charity dedicated to helping refugees lead independent and dignified lives in the UK. They support refugees like Mohsen with language courses and financial support, and ensure that they have the relevant qualifications to succeed in the UK in their chosen field. We partnered with RefuAid in 2022, joining a consortium of companies dedicated to providing sustainable employment opportunities to refugees. Mohsen has been with us since 2022 and is thriving, bringing new ideas and diversity of thought to his project. If you want to learn more about Mohsen, watch his full video in the comments below. To learn more and support RefuAid, visit: https://refuaid.org/ #JoinKier #ConstructionRevolution #Refugees
We're so proud to announce that we have raised £487,000 for EveryYouth and supported hundreds of young people into employment. Since 2020 we have walked, run, cycled, baked and volunteered to smash our original target of £200k and raised over £485k. Through the funds raised: 👉158 young people have successfully entered employment, education, and training opportunities; 👉304 young people have received specialist careers support from a jobs coach through EveryYouth’s employment fund; 👉85 young people have been able to move into their own homes through EveryYouth’s Housing Fund. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eWwQWSwc
Here at Kier, we have a vibrant and thriving Pride network that is made up of our LGBTQ+ colleagues and allies alike. 🏳️🌈 With the ethos that the more diverse our membership, the more complete our perspective of the world around us is. We have made great strides in our diversity and inclusion journey, and we know we’ve still got more to go, but we wanted to use this Pride Month as an opportunity to reflect upon our progress over the last 12 months. We have… 🏳️🌈 Raised our Pride Progress flags all year round to celebrate the progress the LGBTQ+ community has made over the years, as well as illustrating our wider commitment to diversity and inclusion 🏳️🌈 Continued to provide a safe space through our Pride Network for colleagues to share thoughts and experiences to help understand each other and make Kier a more inclusive employer 🏳️🌈 Launched our Empower programme, aimed at helping those from underrepresented groups to develop into leadership roles 🏳️🌈 Joined our colleagues and their family and friends for London’s 50th Pride March in July 2022, as well as joined Birmingham’s Pride Parade in May 2023 🏳️🌈 Focussed on transgender awareness, celebrating the Transgender Day of Visibility with a guest speaker joining our Pride Network meeting, sharing their experience as a transgender person in construction And so much more! https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7077261441002561537
**Trigger warning** This video contains content about suicide. As a carer, there is support for you at Kier with our new carers' policy. This includes: 👪 Up to 5 days' additional paid leave; 🏡 Agile working arrangements such as flexible hours and working from home where possible; 📖 Guidance for managers on supporting employees who are carers. In this video, Lee, our Group senior business assurance manager, talks openly about his experience as a carer and how this new policy will support him and his family. It's ok to ask for help. We've partnered with Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity. If you need support, please contact 0345 605 1956 (open 24/7, 365 days a year).
We would like to wish a warm welcome to all those who have joined us in the last month and a huge congratulations to those who have been promoted to a new role too! As always, it's been great to see your posts on LinkedIn. We've had people join us in all sorts of roles, such as: ✏️ Quantity surveyors 💻 Administrators 🏗️ Site managers 🌟 ... and so many more! If you'd like to feature in one of our monthly videos, share your new role on LinkedIn, whether you've just joined us or if you've moved into a new role! www.kier.co.uk/careers #JoinKier #ConstructionRevolution
There are some nights which are truly magic, and the European Women in Construction & Engineering (WICE) Awards was one of them! Taking place last night, the industry came together to recognise the fantastic talent we have across the industry. We’re incredibly proud to share that Louisa Finlay, our chief people officer won the lifetime achievement award. We also had two other finalists, Enrika Beig Morton-Rowell CMgr and Karyn Herdman, both have bright futures ahead of them. Congratulations to Louisa, from site engineer to our CPO, you’ve been blazing a trail since you joined the industry – and we have no doubt that will continue! #WICEAwards2023
Adam Lilley is a senior recruiter at Kier and today, he is openly sharing his mental health journey in our latest blog. As someone who at times felt lost during his experience, without knowing where to turn or who to turn to, Adam is now an advocate for getting people to talk to others and seek the support they need. We’re proud of you for sharing your story Adam - thank you. #MHAW2023 #JoinKier #Constructionrevolution
