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 with excellent Word, Excel and Outlook skills
- Detail-oriented
- Proactive and able to work under own initiative when technical staff are out of the office
- Able to manage time and workload while working to tight deadlines
- Able to multitask
- Professional, friendly, hands-on, and 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