Senior Project Administrator - London, United Kingdom - HDR

HDR

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Senior Project Administrator

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About Us
At HDR, we specialize in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services.

While we are most well-known for adding beauty and structure to communities through high-performance buildings and smart infrastructure, we provide much more than that.

We create an unshakable foundation for progress because our multidisciplinary teams also include scientists, economists, builders, analysts and artists. That's why we believe diversity is our greatest strength. HDR is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer.

We believe that the way we work can add meaning and value to the world. That ideas inspire positive change. That colouring outside the lines can illuminate fresh perspectives. And that small details yield important realizations. Above all, we believe that collaboration is the best way forward.

As a Senior Project Administrator, you will be part of an organisation that is 100-percent employee owned, that supports and creates many opportunities for you to advance, succeed and fulfil your career aspirations.

Primary Objectives
To provide an effective, efficient, and professional support service to the Critical Commissioning Management Team and project staff. Assist the company in the delivery of its key objectives in compliance with the quality management systems.

Advise senior management team of changing resource requirements by accurately and fully maintaining staff planning tools, currently The Staff Chart (SC).
Changing requirements include over or under utilisation of individual engineers resulting in a need for recruitment or redeployment.
To support project teams in the execution of their work though management and delivery of administrative processes.
Assist the company in the delivery of its key objectives in compliance with the quality management systems.
To provide an effective, efficient and professional support service to all internal and external customers, whilst maintaining high levels of quality and service.
Ensuring a smooth and efficient flow of information, manage business correspondence, maintaining confidentiality at all times.
Supervise other Project Administrators in the Commercial team.

Key Responsibilities

Add new opportunities to SC using Fee spreadsheet information from bids.
Liaise with Account Leads and Principal Project Managers on a weekly basis to update individual projects requirements highlight any resulting issues of utilisation.
Convert pipeline projects to Firm order and update resource timeline.
Schedule weekly resource review meetings
Present Staff Chart highlighting movements and new requirements.
Record actions from meeting and update chart accordingly
Train and coach new Project Administrators in use of company systems and processes
Supervise the PA team in production of monthly client cost reports.
Liaise with Finance team for monthly billing, project forecast updates and status change.
Provide staff utilisation reports.
Assist in preparation of cost reports.
Ensure that all documentation produced is formatted to the required template.
Assist with actions from project Meetings, attend and take minutes at other meetings, when required.
Assist with the management of the travel and accommodation booking process for staff.
Provide support in the delivery of key objectives in compliance with the quality management systems.
Assist with the development and implementation of administrative systems where required.
Responding to customer queries.
Diary management
Assist in organisation of events, meetings and hospitality as required.
Manage internal and external customers and 3rd party suppliers in a professional manner as well as organising meetings with clients and internal staff members.
Research information as required ahead of meetings.
Prepare and collate documentation as required.
Organise and manage the production of agendas, management information and minutes within a timely manner.
Providing hands on administrative support for team members.
Ad hoc duties to support the delivery teams as and when required.

Assist and Lead the Project Administrator with the following, undertaking these responsibilities in his/her absence:

Ensure that all documentation produced is formatted to the required template.
Assist with initial BID preparation.
Project set up on SharePoint.
Update Group Sales report
Maintain client contacts in EBS CRM
Assist with actions from monthly Board Meetings
Answer incoming calls and greeting visitors where required.
Assist in the structure and updating of both hard and soft copy filing. Ensuring that all documentation is readily available and current.
Provide support in the delivery of key objectives in compliance with the quality management systems.
Assist with the development and implementation of administrative