Business Support Assistant

SNC-Lavalin; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consultancy seeks a Business Support Assistant to provide essential administrative support across various teams. In this role, you'll manage travel arrangements, organize meetings, and maintain documentation, all while working in a fast-paced environment. If you're detail-oriented, proactive, and have experience with global teams, we'd love to hear from you.

Benefits

Flexible holidays

Health & wellbeing benefits

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Experience working with global teams.
• Ability to prioritize workload and manage multiple tasks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage travel arrangements and complex international travel.
• Organize meetings, workshops, and webinars.
• Support invoice and purchase order administration.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Organizational skills

Proactive

Confidentiality

Time management

Education

Relevant experience in a similar position

Tools

Microsoft Suite

Job description

Job Description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised Business Support Assistant (BSA) who will provide administrative support to the Marketing, Communications and Digital teams.As BSA you will be responsible for performing an array of administrative functions requiring confidentiality, initiative and sound decision making. The ability to interact with staff at all levels in a fast-paced environment, sometimes under pressure, remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful, and efficient. You should demonstrate experience in handling administrative support related tasks with minimal supervision.

The successful applicant shall be based in either our London, Derby or Birmingham offices.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

This includes the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Managing travel arrangements, including complex international travel, visas, rail, car hire and hotels for the MarComms and Digital SLT.
• Booking desk space in various offices, car parking.
• Support the compliance of business processes (e.g. timesheets, mandatory training etc,).
• Organise meetings, workshops including booking refreshments and lunches.
• Produce relevant supporting documentation for meetings and workshops.
• Support the organisation of internal and external webinars / conferences.
• Invoice and purchase order administration.
• Managing filing system and document control.
• Occasional report running.
• Support with supplier set up / invoice coding / similar.
• Monthly update / chase of annual leave trackers.
• Tracking & coordination of tasks for teams’ new joiners/leavers.
• General administration duties, such as merchandise ordering, event logistics, group travel and hotel
• bookings and managing distribution lists.

Requirements:

• Experience working with global teams.
• Proactive with excellent attention to detail, with the ability to produce quality documentation.
• Able to work well under pressure and prioritise workload, while managing multiple tasks.
• Professional and confident manner.
• Can be trusted to always maintain confidentiality.
• Organised and efficient.
• Ability to communicate in a concise manner (oral and written) at all levels within the organisation, and to liaise with senior personnel.
• Flexible, approachable, and willing to pitch in with all tasks and step away from routine when the pressure is on.
• Positive proactive approach.
• Ability to communicate in a concise manner (oral and written) at all levels within the organisation, and to liaise with senior personnel.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and MS Teams).
• Good time management skills with ability to work to deadlines.
• Relevant experience in a similar position.
• Hybrid working, with minimum three days in the office.

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More about us:

AtkinsRéalis is a leading global consultancy with over 100 years of design and engineering expertise. With us, you'll be surrounded by the skills, knowledge and support to help you succeed. Together, we can deliver projects which have a positive, sustainable impact on the world.

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Additional Information:

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

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