administrative assistant Glasgow, Scotland
Job description
We’re looking for an Assistant Site Administrator to join our Regional Build Team based on a large new build project; Currie High School, Edinburgh .
Location: Currie
Contract: FTC Until Jan 2025, Monday to Friday - flexible and part-time hours available if desired, just let us know.
Responsibilities
As a Site Administrator, you’ll be working with the projects team, supporting them in building projects that support and develop the local communities. Working in a fast paced site environment no two days will be exactly the same and you will be interfacing with many internal and external stakeholders from the project delivery team, sub contractors, client representatives and visitors to the site.
You will be supporting the on site administrator in:
Downloading and publishing documents in accordance with project procedure, preparing weekly reports and updating site information boards
Processing invoices, assisting with drawings on viewpoint and updating the drawings register
Ordering and managing materials and supplies for site and other additional general administration duties
Setting up meeting rooms when required
Ensuring all visual comms and notice boards are up to date
Generally assisting the team in administrative duties
Who are we looking for?
Confident, personable individual comfortable communicating with a wide range of individuals.
Ability to work to tight deadlines
Liaise and build relationships with various stakeholders
IT Literate able to utilise office software
Attention to detail
We’re all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don’t tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at [email protected] to discuss and arrange these.
Benefits at Kier
We’re proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:
new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more
A free healthcare app, giving you access to clinicians and experts on fertility, pregnancy and baby, menopause and men’s health
Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%
26 days’ annual leave + bank holidays (with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday)
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: www.kier.co.uk/careers/rewards-benefits
Who is Kier?
We’re made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives: https://www.kier.co.uk/sustainability/
At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.
Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.
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 (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.
You can see more about our D&I action plan here: https://www.kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf
Qualifications
Closing Date: 25/08/2023
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
Recruitment agencies – we are unable to accept unsolicited CVs and communications from external recruiters. The recruitment team will engage with agencies who have signed up to our PSL should we require assistance. For further information, visit our careers help page.
