Construction Secretary

Role overview

• ID: 2024-6254
• Entity: Vistry
• Region: Vistry South Central Midlands
• Department: Build
• Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time
• Job Location: Coleshill, West Midlands
• Date Posted: 01.10.2024

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Construction Secretary to join our team at Vistry South Central Midlands, at our Coleshill office. As our Construction Secretary you will be responsible for providing secretarial and administrative support to ensure the smooth running of the Construction department and developments.

• Let’s cut to the chase, what’s in it for you...
  • Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
  • Agile working possible 
  • Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Private Healthcare
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Competitive contributory pension scheme
  • Life assurance – 4 x your annual salary
  • Share incentive schemes
  • Employee rewards portal with many more benefits...
• In return, what we would like from you...
  • Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality
  • Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent in Maths and English
  • Experience of working in an office environment
  • Good knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
  • Able to work with a high degree of accuracy
  • Excellent organizational skills and able to prioritise workload to achieve deadlines
  • Ability to communicate with colleagues of varying seniority
  • Be able to work well as part of a team and able to use own initiative when required
  • Willingness to learn and develop skills and knowledge
• More about the Construction Secretary role...
  • Collate weekly time sheet data on master spreadsheet, and check all timesheets have been sent to the payroll department within agreed timescales
  • Collate daily labour figures for all sites
  • Process incoming and outgoing post
  • Produce letters, reports, memos as required using Microsoft Office packages
  • Answer the telephone, record and distribute messages accordingly
  • Process and deal with invoices in a timely manner
  • Provide support to all site-based personnel to ensure the smooth running of the developments
  • Order PPE, workwear and stationery items
  • Arrange and support meetings and events, and arrange accommodation as required
  • Maintain an accurate and efficient filing and archive system
  • Assist with administering sickness and holiday absence and report to the payroll department as required
  • Support in maintaining the department training matrix
  • Be familiar with the Company’s health, safety and environmental policy

Finally, let’s tell you a bit more about us...

We’re Vistry Group, the UK’s leading provider of affordable mixed-tenure homes. Our core values of integrity, caring, and quality shape all we do; our partnership-led approach helps us build sustainable communities where they’re needed most.

You’re probably familiar with our unmatched portfolio of brands: Linden Homes, Bovis Homes and Countryside Homes. We also have Vistry Works, our timber frame manufacturing operation, and Vistry Services, our support functions. Together, we build more than homes, so there’s nowhere better to build your career. We’re proud that our culture sees everyone treated fairly and respectfully, with diversity and inclusion a top priority and reasonable adjustments provided during the application process. Join us in making Vistry.

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Benefits

Agile Working

Offers a flexible way of working.

Annual Leave

Enjoy 28 days’ holiday plus all UK Bank Holidays. There are options to carry leave forwards and buy up to 5 days.

Pension with Legal & General

Eligible employees are auto-enrolled. You contribute 4%, we contribute 6%. Salary Sacrifice and options to increase contributions available.

Volunteer Days

With 2 paid volunteer days a year, you can give back to communities and charities.

Why Vistry

Joining Vistry is just the start of building your perfect career. In return for your passion and skills, we invest in your future, providing all the support and training you need to thrive in your career and realise your potential. Our work is rewarding in itself, but we also offer a range of financial, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits, plus plenty of recognition incentives. We value you and everything you help us build as we make Vistry together.