Personal Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Professional Hires

Professional Hires

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

This is an exciting opportunity for a Personal Assistant to join our organisation and provide support a key member of the Sir Robert McAlpine Board.

Why join us?

For 154 years Sir Robert McAlpine has worked at the forefront of the construction world - gaining a reputation for engineering excellence and the respectful, honourable way of doing what we do.

Our achievements through the decades are down to the people we employ and the opportunities we give them to succeed.

With so many stand-out projects and opportunities ahead, now is the perfect time to join our family-owned business, and proudly build Britain's future heritage with us.

The Personal Assistant role
This role will involve PA duties to an executive board member, who also holds other external board appointments.

This position will be based in London, but may require occasional travel to other UK locations. There is opportunity for some flexible working.

Tasks will include extensive diary management, booking travel and accommodation, arranging itineraries, booking and preparing for meetings, proactive inbox management and prioritisation

General ad hoc duties

Communication is key, there will be a requirement to liaise with clients, consultants and colleagues.

Your Profile
Applicants will need to be accurate, highly efficient and proactive individuals. As would be expected for this role, attention to detail, trust and confidentiality are a prerequisite.

You will have:
- experience of supporting Board level roles
- a positive, approachable personality and proactive approach to work
- a high level of English grammar and vocabulary
- excellent team work skills as you will be working in collaboration with the other PA's
- excellent document production skills - advanced Word user
- excellent IT skills in Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI
- good research skills - primarily online
- the ability to work autonomously, prioritise the workload and meet tight deadlines in a busy environment
- an interest in understanding and learning about the business

Rewards
We're ready to invest in you and your future, and offer wide-ranging, performance-related progression opportunities. Our competitive rewards packages feature flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities.

Sir Robert McAlpine is focused on being a truly inclusive employer, even if you don't meet every single requirement, we'd still love to hear from you.

Especially if you're part of a group that is under-represented in Construction. Our goal is for Sir Robert McAlpine to proportionally represent the diversity of the working population in society.

As a family-run business with strong family values, our aim is to ensure that Sir Robert McAlpine is a supportive, empowering and inclusive environment for every member of our team.