Freedom
Wayleave Administrator - Castleford
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Administrator
Castleford (WF10)
Permanent, Full Time
Starting Salary £26,310 And Flexible Benefits
Summary:
Our client, an electricity distribution company based in Castleford (WF10) is looking for a proficient Administrator to join their Wayleaves Department. The successful candidate will form part of a busy team who are responsible for the maintenance and processing of new and existing consents for over 60,000+ landowners and for delivering high quality customer service to both internal and external customers.
The role is an excellent development opportunity and has a pay-point based framework, measured against set criteria, which is linked to competence, performance, knowledge & experience. This allows the successful candidate the opportunity to be rewarded for continuous improvement and great performance.
- Responsibilities:
- Acquiring simple wayleave consents, payment re-assessments, and simple planning submissions
- Completion of work-flow management tasks
- Environmental and landowner searches for numerous projects
- Processing of land damage and compensation claims
- Supporting the Wayleave Officers by speaking to customers and landowners about the progress of new connections and land rights
This is a busy and fast paced team which receives multiple enquiries each day from Landowners, Agents, Solicitors, Developers, Local Authorities and Engineers relating to our existing consents and current projects and you will be required to respond to these effectively.
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Hours of Work:
- Monday to Friday 8:30am and 4:40pm (37.5 hours)
Interviews:
- Taking place on Tuesday 4th August, in Castleford
- Please only apply if you are able to attend on this day between 11am – 3pm
Key Deliverables:
- Answering customer/landowner telephone & email enquiries
- Completing simple legal agreements and compensation payments – Training will be given
- Completing landownership and environmental searches – Training will be given
What we’re looking for:
If you are an experienced Administrator working to a strong administrative or customer service background, the ability to problem-solve, prioritise requests and you must thrive under pressure and with the utmost regard for customer service this is a role for you.
Required Qualifications:
- Competent in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel
- Excellent communication & Customer Service
- Attention to detail, highly organised and analytical
- At least 5 GCSE’s (inc, English & Maths)
Desirable Requirements:
- Previous Customer Service knowledge and experience
- Experience of the legal system
- Ability to handle multiple enquiries
Benefits:
- Competitive Salary on offer
- 25 Days Holidays plus Stats
- Pension with a leading provider and employer contribution
- Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days
- Private Medical Insurance
- Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice)
- Flexible benefits to suit from Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Give as You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes.
- Personal development programme
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If successful for the role, you will be based on site with our client – By applying for this vacancy you hereby give consent for your CV and details contained within to be submitted to our client as part of the assessment and selection process
Next Steps:
As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.
We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.
About Us:
Freedom are part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.
You will be working as part of a team where we are committed to creating a culture where we treat each other fairly and with respect, recognising everyone as an individual.
Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be
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