Build Administrator

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

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

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 

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!