Senior Administrator- Norwich - Purcell

Purcell

Verified Company

Norwich, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Purcell is an award-winning employee-owned architectural and heritage consultancy practice with a strong commitment to quality.

We have staff of approximately 250 talented architects, designers, heritage consultants and surveyors across 14 offices in the UK, Hong Kong and Australia.

Together, we work on some of the finest buildings from meticulous heritage and conservation schemes to bold contemporary design.

We offer a rewarding and supportive environment for personal and professional development and our employee-owned ethos allows everyone to have a voice and be empowered.

We believe in creating an equitable and inclusive culture, founded on our values, which celebrates knowledge sharing and our successes, to build an inspiring work environment.

Role Outline

This is an exciting opportunity to provide administration assistance to Purcell's Norwich Studio and the wider East region and be a part of a World Architecture Top 100 practice renowned for our excellence in architecture and heritage consultancy.

This is an interesting and challenging role that would suit a confident, numerate and professional individual who enjoys using their initiative and who has a 'can do' working style.

The role covers a wide remit of all aspects of office and project administration.

The role requires an excellent all-round understanding of business processes and the ability to be adaptable and collaborative with excellent multitasking, communication and organisational skills.

Our benefits include agile and flexible working (3 days in office, 2 days working from home), with core working hours of 10am-4pm, a bonus scheme and many more benefits, including bike2work scheme.

We provide a strong culture of growth with many opportunities for training and development.

Role Responsibilities

Support Lead Persons and Regional Studio Manager with fee and resource management using our internal project management software (Rapport)
Support Lead Persons and Regional Studio Manager with monthly project reviews
Understand and assist with keeping internal databases up to date.
Support on implementing and maintaining business processes and procedures
Office Management: Ordering stationary, coordinating maintenance and local office suppliers
Maintaining local office health and safety records
Be an integral part of the East Region Support Team
Document production for the East Region; minutes, certificates, letters etc.
Maintain quality assurance procedures and adhering to company policies.
Communicate with people at all levels including prestigious clients (both current and potential), consultants, contractors, suppliers and other offices.

Experience and Qualifications

Proven experience in Microsoft Office programmes (Word, Advanced Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
Intermediate/Advanced
Experience in managing resources, logistics or similar
Experience with implementing new processes
Willingness to learn and utilise new systems
Good with numbers and mathematically competent
Experience of dealing with people at all levels in person, on the telephone and by using electronic means
Experience of meeting deadlines and working in a pressurised environment
Very high standards of accuracy and presentation
Excellent organisational skills and able to multitask
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
Cooperative and collaborative team member
Able to work proactively on own initiative and prioritise workload.
Enthusiasm for developing work skills and job specific knowledge for self and team
Attention to detail
Able to turn hand to just about anything and must enjoy challenges
Some knowledge of the architecture/construction industry _(desirable)_

Our benefits package includes agile, flexible and hybrid working, annual leave increasing with long service, life assurance, study sponsorship with paid study leave, sabbaticals, employee assistance programme, season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, subscription fees, company day out and a volunteering scheme.

We also provide a collaborative culture of knowledge sharing with many opportunities for training and development.

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