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Project Support Administrator
Location: Keighley, West Yorkshire (or Mansfield, Nottinghamshire)
We are looking for a highly organised and proactive Project Support Administrator to provide administrative and project support to our Fabrication team. This role is key to helping the successful delivery of projects through effective coordination of purchasing, documentation, travel arrangements, supplier communications, and general project administration.
What you'll be doing:
- Working closely with Project Engineers to raise requests, place orders for project materials and services, liaise with suppliers, coordinate deliveries, and maintain purchasing records, logs, and ledgers.
- Providing contract administration support across multiple live projects and contracts.
- Ordering office supplies, equipment, PPE, and workwear as required.
- Preparing and distributing project information packs for site installation teams and the Fabrication Workshop Manager.
- Supporting the Operations Manager with the preparation of reports, charts, and project-related information.
- Collating and maintaining statistical data, including Positive Observation figures and Lost Time Incident records.
- Coordinating and scheduling transportation requirements.
- Managing a range of administrative activities, including arranging meetings, booking meeting rooms, tracking actions, and maintaining schedules.
- Organising travel and accommodation for colleagues when required.
- Maintaining accurate project records and documentation and ensuring information is distributed appropriately.
- Responding to enquiries from stakeholders, suppliers, and colleagues in a professional and timely manner.
- Developing an understanding of team capabilities and supporting effective project delivery.
- Maintaining project performance trackers and other key project metrics.
Recording annual leave requests and maintaining holiday schedules.
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About you:
We're looking for someone who can bring strong organisational skills and a collaborative approach. You'll also have:
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
- An interest in understanding and supporting the company's purpose, vision, values, and culture.
- A professional, trustworthy, and ethical approach, with the ability to handle confidential information appropriately.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships with people at all levels.
- Adaptability, resilience, and the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
- A positive and collaborative approach, with a willingness to support colleagues and contribute to team success.
Excellent time management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
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What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £4.3 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.
We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.
We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.
Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.
Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.
Our Benefits:
We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.
- Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
- A wide range of corporate discounts
- Cycle to Work schemes
- Comprehensive pension plan
- Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
- Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role
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About us:
Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.
We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.
For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our business please contact [email protected]
Additional Information:
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.
We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.
Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.
A full job description for this role is available upon request.
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