EXPERIENCED PROJECT ASSISTANT PROVIDING FULL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT PLUS TO THE FOLLOWING:
Talented project assistant/admin support/secretarial role to support 2 Senior Project Managers and provide additional support throughout the office where required.
A full time role comprising:
- Proactive management of inboxes and emails, assisting where can/flagging with technical team if urgent response required.
- Preparation of contract certificates (and issuing within the time constraints as detailed within the contract).
- Audio typing, formatting and issuing of minutes and reports.
- Diary management (although a lot of the Technical Team do this themselves).
- Arranging regular meetings with clients and contractors.
- Setting up and updating projects.
- Formatting and issuing of weekly site reports.
- Updating accommodation schedules, chasing and compiling handover documentation and preparation of handover forms.
- Logging and monitoring defects and arranging yearly defects inspections.
- Updating individual project and contact details in the practice intranet.
- Keeping electronic project files up to date.
- Preparation of contract documents.
- Preparation of tender documents.
- Building relationships with clients, contractors and other stakeholders.
General Office duties to be shared with other admin team members:
- Opening and distributing post.
- Reception duties.
- Telephone answering.
- Preparation of meeting room when required.
- Filing/archiving.
- Assisting other support staff as needed and covering absences.
- Assisting with auditing and implementation of QA and Environmental ISO Standards.
The ideal candidate must be:
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and have excellent Word, Excel and Outlook skills.
- Have excellent attention to detail.
- Proactive in nature and ability to work under own initiative when technical staff are out of the office.
- Able to manage your time and workload but work to tight deadlines.
- Able to multitask.
- Professional, friendly, hands-on, willing to muck in.
- Able to work closely with the technical and support team.
Benefits:
- Competitive Salary.
- Free Parking on a first come first served basis.
- Close to mainline train station.
- Company contributory pension (Employer contribution 3%).
- 7.5 hours working week, 5 days per week (Hours flexible but to start no earlier than 0800 hours and finish no earlier than 1600 hours).
- 25 days free choice holiday plus bank and public holidays.
- 2 paid volunteering days.
- Birthday Bonus Day Off.
- Company tends to shut at Xmas (by Director decision).
- Quarterly company team days.
- Ride 2 Work cycle scheme.
- EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
- Company is an Employee Ownership Trust.