Administration Assistant

1 week ago


Wakefield, United Kingdom SOCOTEC UK Limited Full time

**ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT**

To support our ambitious growth plans, we have a great opportunity to join our Building and Real Estate Division. SOCOTEC is the market-leading independent provider of Building Control, and we pride ourselves on being the experts and leading authority on building controls within the industry.

Here at Socotec Building Control we understand that we deliver excellence to our customers by having the very best people. We are committed to personal and professional development and you will be supported and mentored at every step of your journey with us. You will join a large team of industry leading, expert professionals and get exposure to some of the best opportunities and challenges available.

The tasks you will undertake will include (but are not limited to):

- To keep project and other reports up-to-date as required
- To undertake routine filing of correspondence, minutes, invoices, and other items in a logical and accessible format (including archiving)
- Respond to telephone calls in a timely manner. Welcome the caller and re-direct as quickly as possible
- Take messages as necessary and re-direct in a timely manner or locate personnel if requested
- To deal with customers courteously and efficiently in a way that reinforces and harmonises the company and customer relationships
- To provide other administration assistance, e.g. distribution of post, photocopying
- Prepare outgoing post ensuring it is correctly franked ready for collection/delivery to Post Office daily
- Maintain stationery and other essential office supplies
- Maintain a positive team environment to promote the overall interests of the company without regard to sectional or divisional boundaries
- Comply with health and safety regulations
- To undertake other duties, within the competency of the post holder, as may be reasonably required from time to time, including assisting other remote offices with their admin duties

To be successful in this role, you will be able to demonstrate:

- Administration experience
- Working in conjunction with remote offices
- Proficient with Microsoft Office
- Effective communication skills
- Adaptable
- Experience of working within tight deadlines

Why SOCOTEC?

Here at SOCOTEC UK, we have over 2,000 colleagues across our divisions delivering world-class services to our customers. We provide an unrivalled range of testing, inspection, and certification services throughout the UK, and we deliver excellence to our customers by recruiting and retaining the very best industry talent. As a Graduate Fire Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in providing these services.

We offer transversal career pathways as well as linear pathways, and we will support you in attaining a portfolio career in one place. Not to mention the possibility of working locally, nationally, or globally, in the office or remotely. We are committed to your personal and professional development, and you will be supported in every step of your journey with us. #YouGrowWeGrow
- Building a safer and more sustainable world is the core mission we set out to achieve at SOCOTEC, it is at the heart of everything that we do. We are committed to acting as a key player in society, investing in innovative solutions to ensure social and environmental concerns are at the forefront of all our business operations._



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