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Office and Contracts Administrator -REF JF1840

Jackie Frost T/A Rural Recruitment
Posted 8 hours ago, valid for 14 days
Location

Bures, Essex CO8 5HS

Salary

£30,000 - £33,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • An exciting opportunity is available for a full-time Office & Contracts Administrator at a highly successful Landscape Construction Company on the Suffolk/Essex border.
  • The role requires at least 2 years of experience in business or office administration, with a salary range of £30,000-£33,000 per annum depending on experience.
  • Key responsibilities include providing administrative support to Project Managers, managing filing systems, and ensuring compliance with Health & Safety legislation.
  • Candidates should possess strong communication skills, attention to detail, and proficiency in Excel and Outlook, along with at least 5 GCSEs A-C.
  • The position offers a Monday to Friday schedule, a competitive salary, and the opportunity for career growth within the company.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Office & Contracts Administrator to join this highly successful, multi award winning Landscape Construction Company, located on the Suffolk / Essex border.

Previous winners at Chelsea Flower Show. This is a company who have earned a reputation for offering first class quality and service with many prestigious commercial and domestic projects completed and currently in progress. The company is forward thinking, professional and growing year on year.

What you will do:

  • All aspects of administrative support to the Office & Project Managers for the successful delivery of Landscape Schemes.
  • Answering incoming calls, dealing with them professionally and transferring to appropriate person or taking a message
  • Managing filing systems in accordance with company practice and contracts
  • Ad-hoc administrations tasks
  • Ordering various materials and equipment needed for jobs with guidance from Project Managers
  • Aiding the team to ensure all compliance is met in accordance with Health & Safety Legislation
  • Prepare relevant paperwork for Teams on site & assist with any project based tasks as required
  • Vehicle & plant machinery management, use of tracking software and ensuring all vehicles/machinery are maintained and compliant
  • Unpacking deliveries, and keeping office tidy
  • Checking off deliveries into yard when required
  • Ensure administration is up to date for Plant health compliance
  • General office upkeep
  • Email management
  • Document management
  • Answering to Senior Contracts Administrator & Project Managers.

Your skills:

  • Reliable, punctual, and a polite, with a professional manner
  • Proactive, able to prioritise and manage workload
  • Previous experience of working in business/office administration and numerically good
  • A positive, can-do attitude and a team player
  • Organised, efficient person who can work under pressure in a calm manner
  • Forward thinking and a confident communicator
  • Excellent communication skills and strong attention to detail
  • Able to build positive working relationships with suppliers contacts and site Teams
  • Fully computer literate particularly in Excel & Outlook, CRM Platform
  • At least 5 GCSE’s A-C, A Level preferable
  • An interest in Horticulture would be a great advantage

Hours will be Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm

In return for your skills, hard work and positive attitude, we can offer:

  • An industry competitive salary, £30,000-33,000 per annum (depending on experience)
  • Pension with Nest
  • An exciting environment with the opportunity to grow within the company

Please send your CV and covering letter to apply

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.