Operational Support/administrator

3 weeks ago


Chester, United Kingdom Colas Ltd Full time

**Job Introduction**:
**Main Responsibility**:
As an Operational Support you will be responsible for supporting schedulers/planners with daily duties, obtaining utility drawings for programmed & reactive work, supporting senior management team, work closely with other departments and client, enforce right first time & value for money approach. You will be responsible for providing administrative support to the operations team, this includes tasks such as obtaining utility drawings, supporting planning team with scheduling & permitting, scheduling meetings, maintaining records, and creating reports. You will assist with implementing new processes and systems, help ensure that new processes and systems are implemented smoothly and that any issues are identified and addressed quickly. You will coordinate with other departments, work closely with other departments to ensure that the organization’s processes and systems are integrated and running efficiently. You will continuously monitoring and improving processes look to foster innovation and ways of working. You will maintain / develop good relations with all stakeholders including clients, managers, supervisors & operatives, ensure all company procedures are understood and adhered to, effective time management between duties and undertake all appropriate duties as assigned by your line manager.

**Package Description**:
As well as a highly competitive salary, Colas offers some great benefits with this role, including:

- A generous pension contribution
- Life assurance cover (x4 basic salary)
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (with the option to buy/sell more)
- Flexible working policy
- Opportunity to study towards a professional qualification fully funded
- Ongoing training and personal/professional development
- Discounts on car leasing, holidays, cinema tickets, restaurants and much more through our online employee benefits portal

**About the Company**:
Colas Ltd are a UK subsidiary of the global Colas Group, which operates in over 50 countries worldwide and employs over 55,000 people including over 1500 in the UK across multiple sites. We are specialists in highways construction and have been involved in large scale UK and international construction projects within the highways, airfields and marine sectors as well as offering highways maintenance services and manufacturing our own innovative surfacing products. We hold a ‘Gold Investor in People’ award for continuously developing and rewarding our employees, offering excellent career potential.

Colas is fully committed to promoting equality and diversity and maintaining a culture of fairness, transparency and respect for all employees, clients, communities, suppliers, contractors and other stakeholders. Colas aims to be inclusive, meet diverse needs and promote awareness and ownership in the workplace and the communities in which we serve.

Colas values the strength and differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation and believes that by harnessing these differences, we will foster a productive environment where equity and mutual respect are intrinsic, where talents are being fully utilised and organisational goals are met.
- **Salary **£19,500 to £25,000 per annum
- **Frequency **Monthly
- **Job Reference **colas/TP/14260/765
- **Contract Type **Permanent
- **Closing Date **14 September, 2023
- **Job Category **Operational Specialists
- **Business Unit **Contracting North
- **Location **Chester, United Kingdom
- **Posted on **14 August, 2023



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