Project Support Assistant (Apprentice)

Our Project Support Assistants, work on one large or multiple smaller sites, alongside an experienced Project Support Coordinator or lead. This is a varied role - creating reports, compiling dating and being a point of contact for the site-team, sub-contractors and suppliers as well as head office departments.

We currently have a requirement for a Project Support Assistant on a major project based in Blyth. Upon commencing this role, you will embark on a Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship

About The Opportunity

As Project Support Assistant, you will work closely with a Project Support Coordinator or Lead in assisting with the facilitation of all administrative processes specific to the construction project(s) you are based on. This typically relates to labour, plant, materials, quality and HSE.

Responsibilities include;

• Labour:  Collation and submission of daily labour and new starter information to Payroll and HR, utilising Donseed and Microsoft Access systems.

• Plant:  Processing of hires, off hires, purchases, operated hire, repairs and exchanges using Coins and AssetTagz software.

• Material:  Raising material requisitions, receipting of goods delivered, action unmatched invoices and report and manage delivery queries.

• Quality:  Updating of the Environmental Waste Management register, uploading documents and issuing clients with environmental data.

• Health & Safety:  Maintaining an up-to-date register of employee training competencies to meet Health and Safety standards.

• Reporting:  Issuing timely reports to the Commercial Team, Project Team and Project Support Lead.

• General Administration:  Ad-hoc administration such as; booking accommodation, travel, meetings, fund-raising and catering for events.

About You

• Collaborative and proactive / ‘can-do’ working style

• Organised, efficient, with a keen eye for detail

• Adaptable – maintaining established process whilst initiating and driving change and efficiencies

• Technically astute / IT savvy

• High level of competency and literacy in Microsoft Office

• Flexible to work with and across various teams and sites

Unique Benefits

26 days holiday per annum plus 8 Bank Holidays

• Flexi-care benefits: Tastecard, Gym Membership, Cycle2Work, Holiday Trading (buy or sell up to 4 days), Health cash plan.