Administrator

Role overview

• ID: 2024-6624
• Entity: Vistry
• Region: Vistry Manchester & Cheshire East
• Department: Land & Planning
• Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time
• Job Location: Warrington, Cheshire
• Date Posted: 29.11.2024

We have an exciting opportunity for a Land & Planning Administrator to join our team within Vistry Manchester & Cheshire East, at our Warrington office. As our Land & Planning Administrator, you will provide administrative and secretarial support for the Land & Planning Team. You will need to be experienced in an administrative capacity, with good IT and word processing skills. You will be expected to manage a multitude of technical information, requiring good organisational skills. Full training will be given for all aspects of the specific duties.

We are pleased to say, this role could accommodate agile working arrangements in accordance with Vistry’s Agile Working Policy and subject to business need.

• Let’s cut to the chase, what’s in it for you...
  • Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
  • Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
  • Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
  • 2 Volunteering days per annum
  • Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
  • Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
  • Share save and 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
  • A good general level of education, with a high standard of English Language and numeracy skills
  • Previous experience in a similar role
  • Excellent administrative skills
  • Good organisational skills to provide support to the technical department across the various roles of the team.
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Ability to multi-task and work under pressure
  • Able to work accurately with data, to include updating of excel spreadsheets
  • Good level of IT literacy with experience of Outlook, Excel & Word
  • Good time management and organizational skills
  • Positive outlook
  • Strong communication skills

  Desirable...

  • Previous experience working for a residential developer in the housing building industry
  • Knowledge of COINS systems
• More about the Land & Planning Administrator role...
  • To assist with the management of diaries and arranging meetings for the Director and team where required, and to take and issue accurate minutes of meetings.
  • To assist in the preparation of bids for new land opportunities and contracting tender submissions.
  • Assist with the processing and logging of Purchase Orders & Invoicing.
  • Keeping files up to date within a framework system.
  • Administer document hosting systems including quality control checks.
  • Assist with submitting information to authorities such as LA Planning.
  • Maintain an accurate and efficient filing and archive system.
  • Input project data onto the COINS system.
  • Assist the Director with administering and reporting sickness and holiday absence and report to the HR and Payroll departments as required, and support with Director expense submissions.
  • General admin support for Land & Planning Team including answering the telephone, copying and distributing documents, and producing letters and documents using Microsoft Office packages.

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

We build more than homes, we’re making Vistry. Being a responsible developer and award-winning employer means we live each day through our ethos - doing the right thing. Our behaviours reflect this, as well as our values of integrity, caring and quality. Shaping all we do; they empowerus to develop sustainable communities across affordable and private housing. We work in a partnership-led way, and you’ll recognise our renowned brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Together with Vistry Works, our manufacturing operation,â¯and the functional support of Vistry Services, we’re a proud UK Green Building Council member, UK top five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating, and winner of many awards including Top Employer, Global Top Inspiring Workplaces, and Best for Talent Attraction and Outreach. 

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.