Senior Administrator

January 24, 2023 | Comments Off on Senior Administrator

We're looking for a Senior Administrator to join our Housing Maintenance team based in Loughton. Within this role, you can enjoy access to our Green Car Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme, our Smart Spending app and even more.

Location: Loughton - office based

Contract: Permanent, full time

Responsibilities

As a Senior Administrator, you'll be working with Kier Places Housing Maintenance team, supporting the business with value-adding administration to support Performance Excellence objectives and office management in Loughton.

Your day to day will include:

  • Acting as office manager for the Kier Places Loughton office, responsible for health and safety in the office, maintaining relationships with other building users and dealing with deliveries to the office
  • Supporting the Kier Places Housing Maintenance senior leadership team with the management of specific projects and events working with colleagues from marketing, communications, business development and operations.
  • Provide administration support for Project Lifecycle Management objectives including ensuring folders and RAID logs are in place for all projects and are being maintained.
  • Organising inductions for new starters and staff who move into management roles bringing together input from Operations, SHE, HR, IT, Business Development and other colleagues.
What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Administrator is great for you if:

  • You have previous office management experience and have an administration background with a proactive approach to work
  • You have basic project management experience with excellent attention to detail
  • You have proficient IT skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at to discuss and arrange these.

We're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

  • new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance, and more
  • Access to our Green Car Scheme
  • Kier Rewards giving you access to our discount shopping site with offers available from over 800 retailers
  • Matched pension up to 7.5%
  • Access to a 24/7 GP
And so much more! You can read the full details of all our benefits on our website.

Who is Kier?

As a leading UK infrastructure services, construction and property group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We take pride in bringing specialist knowledge, sector leading experience and fresh thinking to all that we do.

We are collaborative, trusted, and focused, and we will empower you to achieve your career goals, and listen to your thoughts, ideas and challenges.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives. You can see more about our .

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
Closing Date: 23 February 2023

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.