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SalaryWe have a great opportunity for an experienced Project Administrator to join our development located on Gas Lane, Bristol for a fixed term contract until August 25.
The site is located at the corner of Gas Lane and Freestone Road, within the Bristol Central Area and the Bristol Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone. Once complete the project will deliver 260 high-quality, purpose-built student beds, with ancillary spaces and 237 sqm of commercial space. This will be arranged within a single building, over 5 and 6 storeys, finished in brick and aluminium.
As a Project Administrator you will be responsible for providing administrative support to the Construction Directors, Project Managers and Site Managers to ensure that all interactions both internal and external are positive and productive. Based on site, the role includes a variety of activities including administrative duties, general site appearance maintenance, visitor organisation and communications. The post holder will be responsible for maintaining accurate administrative records so that information is easily accessible to people who need access to it, creating and maintaining the subcontractor directory, attending site meetings, and taking accurate minutes as required and assisting with the management of stationary supplies on site.
About you
Due to the size of this development, we'll need you to have previous administrator experience. This opportunity would suit someone who has previous administrative experience and enjoys a hands-on role where every day is different. This role requires a range of skills and strengths from, time-management, administration and record keeping to people-focussed skills such as customer service, communication and relationship building. Excellent communication skills are a must for this role as you’ll be liaising with many people both externally and internally. Candidates who are familiar with document control systems are preferred.
If this sounds like you, we’d like to hear from you!
What we can offer you
Watkin Jones’ success to date has been based on our emphasis on building relationships of trust, our customer focus, and our forward-thinking structure. Our intention is to create the future of living, which to us means high quality rental homes, community focus and sustainably driven development.
We have an in-house Learning & Development team to support you with personal and professional development including vocational qualifications, as well as, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing after 2 years’ service by 1 day up to a max of 29 days per annum), discretionary bonus, a healthcare cash plan, discounted gym memberships, exclusive shopping discounts and a contributory pension scheme.
About Us
Watkin Jones Group is the UK’s leading developer, builder, and manager of residential for rent homes, with 52,000+ homes developed and in-build across 135 schemes. Our operating arm, Fresh, manages over 22,000 units across 64 schemes, reflecting approximately £1.7bn of assets under management, giving us unique and unrivalled insight into what tenants and investors desire.
Our company was established in 1791 and has been building homes since 1927. More recently, we listed on the AIM market in 2016, and have a current market cap of c.£250m. In FY2022 we generated gross revenue of £407m and a Gross Profit of £67m. Our position in the market is based on a ‘capital light’ model, where we typically work with institutional forward funders.
