Technical Secretary - Coalville, United Kingdom - M-EC Consulting Development Engineers

M-EC Consulting Development Engineers

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Coalville, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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A permanent position, with a competitive salary and excellent benefits package
M-EC is a privately-owned, multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental consultancy operating nationally. We serve both private and public sector clients, including residential, commercial, industrial, retail, leisure, education and healthcare.
We are seeking a Technical Secretary to join our expanding team based in our Leicestershire office.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a driven and passionate individual to support our administration team in providing vital support for our technical disciplines and the wider business operations.

If you are looking for an exciting opportunity to progress your career and to help to shape a growing team, then M-EC could be the perfect move for you

About the role:

Secretary/Technical Administrator will be based in the Leicester office, working with all technical teams;
Assisting to achieve continuous efficiency and quality improvements within the Leicester office;
Project administration including client liaison and reporting, coordination of technical work, budgeting and invoicing;
Submission of designs for third party approvals and proactive communication with clients, authorities and other agencies, to ensure projects are completed to deadlines and budgets;
Liaison and cooperative working with all staff and colleagues in other offices;
General company administration support, including receptionist duties;
Working within all offices as and when required, working additional hours if necessary, to deliver all responsibilities and to attend meetings/events.

Key responsibilities:

Preparation of correspondence and reports, printing, scanning and documenting;
Proactive communication with clients, other staff members and statutory bodies including Building Control, NHBC, Planning Authorities, Highway Authorities, Environment Agency, Statutory Undertakers etc.;
Internal administrative processes for client, supplier and project management, printing, staff personal expense claims;
Company performance reports for Directors and other senior staff;
Preparation of and issue of sales invoices;
Diary and calendar organisation;
Purchasing of products and services required by the company;
Taking telephone messages and monitoring responses to ensure calls are returned promptly;
Ensure office is kept neat and tidy and that all staff maintain their working areas;
Undertake any other duties required by the Company for which you are skilled and able to undertake to ensure the smooth running of the business.

Key skills, experience and attributes required:

Previous experience of corresponding professionally with external organisations;
Demonstrable relevant experience as a secretary or administrator;
Excellent written and verbal skills, particularly report writing and client liaison;
Excellent Microsoft Office skills (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook);
Must be able to work both independently and as part of a team. This will also involve working with various disciplines and offices within M-EC and external organisations;
Selfmotivated individual with desire to not only work within the team but also have ambition to help it grow and develop. Mentoring/supervision of trainee staff to develop their knowledge and skills.
Hold full clean driving licence and have own private car with insurance for business use.

Your benefits will include:

Core benefits include 25 days' annual leave, plus a day off for your birthday, a company pension scheme, private medical insurance, life assurance, EAP scheme, and a paid annual professional institution membership fee.

If you feel that you have the skills and attributes for this exciting opportunity, then we would like to hear from you.