Crest Nicholson
Build Administrator
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Build Administrator (1 Year Fixed Term Contract)
Crest Nicholson South West Division have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Build Administrator to join our successful team on a 1 year Fixed Term Contract Basis. This role will provide full secretarial and administration support to the Build Director, Build Managers and site based personnel to ensure the department is run in a smooth and efficient manner.
Duties will include:
- Raise purchase orders.
- Typing of all correspondence.
- Complex diary management.
- Answer and action telephone calls.
- Progressing complaints as appropriate.
- Arrange meetings, rooms, equipment, refreshments and lunches as required.
- Greeting visitors at reception and take to respective meeting room.
- Co-ordinate holidays in the department to ensure adequate cover and bring any concerns to the attention of the Build Director or Build Managers as appropriate.
- Create and archive office files as appropriate.
- Introduce new and temporary staff to colleagues, tour of building and run through computer and departmental procedures.
Key skills and experience required for this role:
- Some Administrative experience within a commercial office environment
- Confident with using Xerox Copier/Scanner, Binding Machine, Plan Plotter and a Laminator
- Excellent time management and organisation skills
- Proven ability to work well under pressure
- Strong communication skills with both internal and external stakeholders
- Intermediate IT skills in addition to Excel with Word, Outlook, PowerPoint
- Able to be flexible by multi-tasking and re-prioritising tasks accordingly
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Highly professional and confident manner
- Reliable and punctual
- Proactive approach to solving issues
- Customer service focused
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Desirable
- Experience in working with Production/ Build teams in home building.
The Company
Crest Nicholson is a leading developer of quality homes and thriving, sustainable communities. We create great places for our customers to live, selecting desirable locations for our developments and taking a holistic approach to the design of our homes and their surroundings. Attractive placemaking helps us deliver appealing and well-connected communities where people and nature can thrive.
As an employer of choice, we offer an extensive range of benefits, to include:
- Competitive salary
- Private pension
- 25 days' annual leave
- Cycle to work scheme
- Share save scheme
- Gym membership discounts
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We are an inclusive employer; the Company will consider flexible working requests for all roles. We seek to be an ethical and progressive employer which encourages a culture of openness, creativity and continuous professional development and which rewards the effectiveness and loyalty of our employees as an equal opportunities employer.
If you are applying to work at Crest Nicholson, we will ask you to supply us with sufficient personal information to help us process your application. To learn more about what personal information we will need to process and why, please refer to our recruitment privacy notice which can be found on the Crest Nicholson website under ‘Recruitment Privacy Policy'.
If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us! Our Growth is Creating Great Opportunities! Our team is expanding, and we want to hire the most talented people we can. Continued success depends on it! Once you've had a chance to explore our current open positions, apply to the ones you feel suit you best and keep track of both your progress in the selection process, and new postings that might interest you! Thanks for your interest in working on our team!
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