Project Assistant

1 month ago


Wrexham Wales, Wales, United Kingdom Ipsum Full time

Project Assistant​

Wrexham

Your New Role

To support the Project Managers with all administrative duties and to ensure all works are compliant with respect to Project Delivery.​

Principal Accountabilities:

  • Accurately process information​
  • Ensure deadlines are met​
  • Participate in attaining and maintaining company certification systems​
  • Suggest corrective actions to any non-compliance​
  • Client interfaces - receive projects via Alfresco and raise Ipsum job on database​
  • Liaise with Project Manager(s) to issue for quoting and oversee the PO process​
  • Assist the Project Managers in preparing quotations​
  • Sub contact liaison and potential raising of purchase orders​
  • Preparation, production, and quality checking of work packs​
  • Commercial support to the Project Managers and the Commercial department​
  • Performance monitoring of the work programme to ensure efficient delivery of the plans.​
  • Reporting of process management data​
  • Supporting with customer interactions – Carding preparations and submitting letters
  • ​Ensure deadlines are met​

About You

Essential Qualifications/Skills/Experience

  • Secondary education minimum GCSE’S or equivalent in Math's and English.​
  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.​


Desirable Qualifications/Skills/Experience

  • Previous administrative experience is preferable​
  • Experience of Streetworks noticing and hiring of plant, preferred but not essential.​


Skills & Personal Qualities

  • The ability to remain calm under pressure.​
  • Excellent communication skills.​
  • A desire and personal pride to make improvements.​
  • Self-motivation and ability to work on own initiative.​
  • A strong customer focus.​
  • An ability to identify where their assistance will help colleagues.​

Our Benefits

We value our people and offer a comprehensive range of employee benefits, including:​

  • Career Development: Professional qualifications and accreditation​
  • Health & Wellbeing Benefits:
  • Employee Assistance Programme with mental health support and access to counselling​
  • Access to 24/7 virtual GP​
  • Occupational Health support​
  • Tax-Efficient Benefits via Salary Exchange (Salary Sacrifice):
  • Cycle to Work​
  • Group Personal Pension Scheme​
  • Employee Discount Scheme: Discounts on hundreds of retailers, including supermarkets, mobile phone/broadband providers, gym memberships, and more​
  • Social Committees: Established local social committees with a calendar of regular social events​
  • Life Assurance Cover
  • Flexible Working
  • Long Service Awards
  • Volunteer Opportunities: Opportunities to volunteer and make a difference through local community projects and initiatives​

Your New Company

The UK’s utility sector is ever evolving and expanding to meet increasing customer requirements. At Ipsum, our vision is to be the leading customer service-focused provider of specialist utility and infrastructure solutions, operating on both public and private networks. We are looking for someone passionate about the industry and supporting our teams in delivering essential services 24/7/365, making a real difference to local people and communities.​

At Ipsum, we are committed to supporting and developing our people to achieve their full potential. As a fast-growing and ambitious business, we offer opportunities to acquire a wide range of skills and gain broad and varied experience to help you progress in your career. Our investment in our people enhances our expertise and flexibility, enabling us to deliver the highest standard of service to our customers.


Ipsum is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. Please review our Privacy Policy Privacy Policy - Ipsum before applying to this advert to know more about how we store and manage your personal data under GDPR regulations


Recruitment Agencies - Ipsum does not accept 3rd party candidate applications from Recruitment Agencies and as such does not recognise any speculative CVs or T&Cs that are sent to any Ipsum employee.


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