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Role - Business Support Specialist
Location - Alexander House, Sunderland
Pay rate - 13.99 per hour
Full time
About the role
Our client is responsible for delivering the UK strategy in renewables and managing all the related activities on behalf of the Shareholders. Hence, our client is responsible for developing, constructing, and operating the Shareholders' renewable assets in the UK. Our client currently operates circa 1 GW (33 onshore and 2 offshore wind farms) and has almost 4 GW in planning and development. In addition, our client develops a large portfolio of projects at various stages of development and of different technologies (e.g. solar and battery technology). In managing its business, our client acquires and disposes of projects and/or portfolios with the objective of delivering continuous and sustainable growth and value to its Shareholders. Our client's objective is to grow from circa 1 GW generation to 6 GW generation over the next decade and to play a pivotal role in the net zero carbon emissions target for the UK.
The role of the Business Support Specialist will support the onshore asset operations team with day-to-day administrative activities.
Role Responsibilities
Administration support including but not limited to:
- Management of various internal spreadsheet and action trackers including associated document Control
- Support with preparing monthly and quarterly reporting requirements ensuring all reporting materials are available in a timely manner ahead of all scheduled reviews
- Facilitating detailed minutes and actions including accurate and timely preparation and circulation of meeting minutes and associated materials
- Collaboration with team members to capture, evaluate and prioritise continuous improvement requirements
- Supporting the delivery of better value and greater efficiency through the identification and elimination of unnecessary complexity within business processes and identify better ways of working
- Establish and monitor business support KPI's
- Support with identifying optimal arrangements and making travel bookings using the company travel provider
- Providing document management support to asset operations team
- Supporting accurate business planning forecasting and cost control across the whole portfolio
Knowledge and experience
- Experience of delivering Business Support in a complex organisation.
- Demonstrates excellent communication, presentation, and written skills.
- Experience of working in a complex and fast-moving environment, ideally in the renewables or energy industry.
Functional / technical skills
- Excellent interpersonal and persuasion skills, including the ability to adapt communications to suit the audience (e.g. for senior or technical specialist colleagues).
- Ability to operate within a project matrix team made up of both technical and non-technical members demonstrating strong proactive organisational skills.
- Ability to resolve problems, adapt to change and deliver quality administrative support.
- Demonstrates excellent communication, presentation, and written skills.
