Business Support Assistant - Leicester, United Kingdom - Pick Everard

Pick Everard
Pick Everard
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Leicester, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Our Opportunity:

***- Do you have excellent organisational and communication skills?
Do you want to be part of a dynamic, growing business?

We are looking for an exceptional individual to join us as a Business Support Assistant at Pick Everard's Leicester and Nottingham offices.

This is a great opportunity to enhance your skills and enhance your career journey within a national construction consultancy.


You will be responsible for providing a range of administrative, clerical and technical support to the office teams in Leicester and Nottingham.

Alongside this you will be responsible for meeting and greeting external and internal clients to the office, providing a warm, professional greeting on their arrival.


Key Responsibilities:


  • Support and assist office staff with administrative requests when required
  • Support and assist office staff and other PAs/Assistants when required
  • Ensuring the visitor experience within the London office is to the standards expected by the Practice
  • Answering the telephone and covering the switchboard as and when required
  • Ensuring the office/reception/meeting rooms/ break out areas are kept tidy
  • Billing for the regional office Manchester and other offices as required
  • Prepare and issue invoices in a timely manner as part of a managed team, assisting other teams as and when required
  • Ensure the noticeboards are managed and kept up to date
  • Support and assist office teams with IT/meeting room matters (testing AV systems at the start of the day, providing refreshments to attendees
  • Support and assist office teams with administrative support and book travel, accommodation and car hire support through the system
  • Supporting the implementation and maintenance of office administration processes
  • First point of contact for building related issues
  • H&S / Fire Marshall / First Aider / Fire Extinguishers / Swipes / Access / cleaners etc
  • If you are looking to become part of a collaborative culture and team ethos environment, then we would love to hear from you.
  • This role is based in both Leicester and Nottingham. Your time will be split between both offices; In Leicester for 3 days of the week, and in Nottingham for 2 days of the week.
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Please note: Interviews will be taking place at our Leicester office week commencing 14th August 2023.

About You:

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Key Requirements:
  • Excellent ability to take notes and meeting minutes
  • Knowledge of the importance of confidentiality
  • Excellent telephone manner and communication skills
  • At least 5 GCSE's at C level or above (or equivalent) including English and Maths
  • Experience in a similar role is desirable
  • Excellent ability in MS Office software (Word, Excel and Powerpoint) and other appropriate packages


  • Secretarial qualifications

  • RSA or equivalent is desirable
  • Multitasking ability
  • Good timekeeping and punctuality
  • Selfmotivated and proactive
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Enthusiastic and proactive with the ability to be a key part of wider team

About Us:

***At Pick Everard, we work together to make the extraordinary a reality. We are looking for exceptional new talent to be a part of our journey as we move forward through our ambitious five-year Business Plan.


We are an independent award-winning property and construction consultancy firm, operating within the industry, providing complete integrated service delivery to help our clients deliver better solutions across real estate, infrastructure and the natural environment.


We are at the forefront of the industry and enjoy a culture that is centered around being creative, professional, compassionate, client-oriented and fun.


Our recent successes include:

  • Listed as an NCE100 Consultancy and AJ100 Practice
  • Named a Top 150 Consultancy by Building Magazine
  • Recognised as a leading Financial Times Consultancy
  • Winners of the Association of Consulting Engineers (ACE) Awards, Best Business Performance of the Year
  • Large Consultancy
  • Winners at the RICS Awards
  • Infrastructure category
  • An Investors in People and Investors in Excellence accredited business
  • Winners at the Enterprising Women Awards


Through our remarkable history we have already established the sound principles of success and we have the vision and ambition to be even better, as we move forward into a very bright future.

We're growing and we need more experts onboard.

Join us and we will provide you with an inspiring environment in which you'll be able to drive real progress and impact in your career.


To learn more about why it is good to work here please visit our website and follow us on social media.

Be part of it.


Remuneration and Benefits:


We value and promote a positive work-life balance and encourage every member of our team to get involved with charity, sports, community, and company events.

Providing a balanced, enjoyable career is important to us, and we work hard to make sure everyone feels a valued part of our organisation.

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