Project Administrator

Project administratorStarting salary from £26,029Up to 5% bonus12 month fixed term contract40 hours per weekLeeds - Thorpe Park

We have an exciting new opportunity to join us as our new Project Administratorworking in our Project management office. You will be supporting one of our most important programmes of work (GD3) where you work alongside the team helping organise and track activity in line with the future planning of the business.

The role will involve a real mix of administration and co-ordination, working with internal and external stakeholders to deliver a first-class service. This an amazing opportunity for someone who enjoys working proactively, thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to be involved in a variety of activities.

Your key accountabilities and responsibilities will include• Updating and tracking the plan for the programme of work including identifying any issues or risks • Arranging meetings and workshops for different managers, stakeholders, and teams • Collating and tracking outputs and actions from workshops and project meetings • Tracking and storing documentation securely in various systems including SharePoint and Excel• Using SAP system to support with purchasing requests, ensuring compliance with NGN policies • Producing communication documents, sharing, and storing these effectively

What we are looking for• Experience or exposure working in an administration role• Proactive attitude with a keen interest to be involved and understand the project deliverables• Excellent communication skills both verbal & written• IT skills including Microsoft Excel and Word• Knowledge and experience of SharePoint and SAP would be advantageous• Ability to prioritise multiple tasks and work to deadlines with a keen focus on quality and attention to detail• Be a team player with a 'can do' attitude

What we offer you• A competitive salary of £26,029.00 per annum• 12 month fixed term contract 40 hours per week• Up to 5% bonus (dependent upon achievement of set targets)• 25 days annual leave (plus recognised bank holidays and 2 half days over the Christmas period)• SSP for first 7 calendar days then occupational sick pay• A generous stakeholder 5/10 pension scheme• Free onsite parking• Flexible benefits and salary sacrifice options from discounts on a variety of UK attractions, gym membership, restaurant discounts, experience days and exclusive NGN discounts and much more!• An array of fantastic family- friendly policies such as 6 weeks' paternity leave (for eligible employees) and 6 months' full pay for employees on maternity leave (for eligible employees), as well as shared parental leave and many more

We are Northern Gas Networks. We deliver gas to 2.7 million homes and businesses in the Northeast, Northern Cumbria and much of Yorkshire. That's around 6.7million individual customers. We don't generate or sell the gas, but we transport it to homes and businesses in our region through a vast network of underground pipes. In fact, we own and maintain more than 37,000km of gas pipes - enough to stretch from Leeds to Sydney and back again. We cover large cities like Newcastle, Sunderland, Leeds, York, Hull, and Bradford, and our work extends to rural areas like North Yorkshire and Cumbria.

Our Values are at the heart of what we do. In addition to your key responsibilities, you will incorporate these into the daily life of your role. We are Trailblazing, Empowered, Heartfelt, Community Focused, Intellectually Curious and most of all we are Happy!

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion culture at NGN is embedded in everything that we do. We will be delighted to hear from a diverse range of applicants, so we can continue to grow our great team of people. We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant, helping ex-services personnel back into employment, as well as being members of WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) and we are committed to delivering our 'Opportunity Action Plan' having signed the Social Mobility Pledge campaign, whereby we will establish our business as a 'force for good' in the communities that we serve.

Next Steps. Please apply by clicking apply and uploading your CV. We love to see how your experience and skills are transferable to this role so please ensure these are all included in your application. Once the advert has closed, we will be contact within one week to let you know if you have progressed to the next stage. We are looking to hold interviews for this role throughout March and April and we look forward to receiving your application for the role. Please be advised that this vacancy may close early dependent on the amount of applications that we receive.

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