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Telephonist
The Group Property Department is responsible for the operation, control, maintenance, and oversight of all real estate and physical properties within Costain.
The role of the Telephonist is to efficiently and professionally route incoming telephone calls to the appropriate person or department within Costain. This involves answering and directing calls, taking messages, and providing information to callers as needed. Additionally, the Telephonist may assist with administrative tasks and Reception duties. Overall, the goal is to ensure a smooth and effective communication within Costain and with external parties.
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Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.
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