Business Admin Apprentice

Job Introduction
Colas are responsible for the eight-year Maintenance & Response contract for National Highways Area 9. The contract covers around 2,300 miles of Strategic Road Network within Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, and Shropshire, as well as parts of Gloucestershire, Derbyshire, and Leicestershire. We deliver cyclical maintenance, reactive maintenance, incident response, severe weather response and minor works in a region that has five strategically critical motorway interchange junctions, as well as being at the heart of the new HS2 network. Area 9 is a critical transport hub enabling customer journeys across the UK.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Business Administrator Apprentice to join our Area 9 team at Colas Ltd based at our Strenstham Depot. Your role as a Business Admin Apprentice will involve providing administrative support to the operations and management team. You will be responsible to produce data and analytical reports to support the operational delivery of the Area 9 Contract including recording and monitoring reporting of all key performance indicators.

Main Responsibilities
As a Business Admin Apprentice you will providing office support, this includes customer and employee support. Some of the main responsibilities for this role are: You will keep well-organised files and records of business activity, you will keep computer databases up to date, you will be required to interact with clients either on the phone or in person, you will take phone messages and pass them on to the relevant person, you will communicate with materials suppliers and vendors, you will complete invoicing, you will collect and input company data, you will learn about the company’s mission and available products/services, you will prepare documents by printing, copying and binding, you will be responsible for ordering from suppliers and preparing meeting rooms by setting up chairs and getting refreshments. To carry out other appropriate duties as assigned by the line manager. To ensure that all operations carried out within our area of responsibility are undertaken with full regard for the safety of visitors, other members of staff and yourself. Ensure all activities are undertaken with due regard for the environment, to prevent pollution, comply with legal and corporate requirements and minimise environmental impact. Ensure all activities are undertaken with due regard for the environment, to prevent pollution, comply with legal and corporate requirements and minimise environmental impact.

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.

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