Administration Manager / Executive Assistant

ENGINEERINGUK; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

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We're Hiring: Administration Manager / Executive Assistant

Location: Explore Manufacturing, Worksop, Nottinghamshire

Type: Full-time, 5 days in person

Are you a natural organiser with a flair for keeping things running like clockwork?

Do you thrive in fast-paced environments where every day is different?

Then we would love to hear from you!!!

Explore Manufacturing is looking for a proactive, detail-driven Administration Manager / Executive Assistant to join our team and play a key role in keeping our operations efficient, compliant, and collaborative.

What You'll Be Doing

As the Administration Manager / Executive Assistant, you'll be at the heart of our operations, ensuring that the office runs smoothly while providing high-level support to our leadership team.

Key Responsibilities:

Administration Management

• Lead the day-to-day running of our admin function, streamlining systems and enhancing productivity.
  
• Implement efficient procedures and ensure we're fully compliant with regulations.
  
• Manage and support the admin team, offering guidance, training, and regular performance reviews.
  
• Help organise and facilitate leadership meetings, ensuring everything runs without a hitch.
  

Communication & Coordination

• Be the go-to link between departments, keeping collaboration smooth and effective.
  
• Organise diaries, visits, meetings, and events, managing all the logistics behind the scenes.
  
• Prepare presentations, reports, and documentation for our senior leadership team.
  

Other Responsibilities

• Keep key actions and projects on track, coordinating across departments for successful delivery.
  
• Maintain compliance with employment law and internal policies.
  
• Uphold and implement ISO27001-aligned data protection protocols to protect sensitive information.
  

What We're Looking For

• A self-starter with strong organisational and multitasking skills.
  
• Excellent communicator, both written and verbal.
  
• Experience in a similar admin management or executive support role.
  
• Confident in leading people and implementing systems and processes.
  
• A calm head under pressure, with great attention to detail.
  

Why Join Explore Manufacturing?

We're a forward-thinking company with a people-first approach. When you join us, you're not just stepping into a role - you're becoming part of a collaborative and ambitious team with a shared commitment to quality, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.

About us: We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email [e-mail]

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