Office Administrator

SOCOTEC UK Limited; Guildford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the built environment is seeking an Office Administrator to enhance their Building Pathology acquisition team. The role involves report management, communication with surveyors, and administration tasks. The successful candidate will possess strong organisational and IT skills in a dynamic environment, contributing to SOCOTEC's commitment to quality service.

Benefits

25 days holidays

Employee recognition schemes

Enhanced company pension

Family friendly support

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Administrator or relevant office role.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Managing and tracking survey report production.
• Formatting reports to company standard.
• Supporting the management of survey report output.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication

IT skills

Problem-solving

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

This is an office-based role, based at our Netley House office, Guildford. It can be a full-time or part-time role depending on preference. We are also open to flexible working hours.

We have an amazing opportunity to appoint a new Office Administrator for our Building Pathology acquisition, playing a vital role in helping our business succeed. Due to the growth of SOCOTEC UK, we have recently acquired a new addition to our company, Hutton & Rostron. This exciting step forward means we are expanding our teams further and we will have more colleagues to wear the SOCOTEC badge with pride. We want someone who can contribute to this success.

About H&R

Hutton & Rostron are a renowned team of independent building professional and building surveyors, specialising in investigating problems in building, building materials and building occupancy. With a strong commitment to innovation, customer service, and regulatory expertise, they have built an exceptional reputation as a trusted partner in the built environment.

This role requires you to have good communication and interpersonal skills and instil organisation into the workplace. Additionally, it is important you can work independently as well as in a team.

The tasks you will undertake will include (but are not limited to):

• Managing and tracking survey report production, including liaising with the Surveyors to ensure timely and efficient report production and proofing
• Formatting reports to company standard
• Supporting the management of survey report output
• Keyboarding support - reports, proposal letters, emails, invoices (using Excel), other general correspondence
• Review and support the implementation of new systems
• Assist in arranging internal and external meetings
• Managing inboxes and distributing emails
• Managing and updating the office calendar
• Arrange domestic travel and accommodation
• Supporting with credit control
• Keeping a record of all tasks with relevant job numbers and time taken on personal, electric timesheet programme (using Xero)
• Supporting the Directors with written communications

To be successful in the role, you will be able to demonstrate:

• Proven experience as an Administrator, or other relevant office support role
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills
• Strong written and oral communication
• Effective communication with both internal and external stakeholders
• Very good IT skills including being Microsoft Office proficient including Excel, Power Point and Word
• Problem-solving attitude with an eye for detail
• Ability to work as part of a close team

What’s in it for you?

As well as a competitive salary, we can offer you a wide range of benefits including 25 days holidays, an electric car scheme (where applicable), employee recognition schemes, family friendly support, employee benefits and discounts app, employee assistance programmes, and enhanced company pension.

Why SOCOTEC?

Here at SOCOTEC UK, we have over 2,000 colleagues across our divisions delivering world-class services to our customers. We provide an unrivalled range of testing, inspection, and certification services throughout the UK, and we deliver excellence to our customers by recruiting and retaining the very best industry talent.

We offer transversal career pathways as well as linear pathways, and we will support you in attaining a portfolio career in one place. Not to mention the possibility of working locally, nationally, or globally, in the office or remotely. We are committed to your personal and professional development, and you will be supported in every step of your journey with us. #YouGrowWeGrow

Think you’ve got what it takes to add value to our success? We would love to hear from you and look forward to receiving your application.

Building a safer and more sustainable world is the core mission we set out to achieve at SOCOTEC, it is at the heart of everything that we do. We are committed to acting as a key player in society, investing in innovative solutions to ensure social and environmental concerns are at the forefront of all of our business operations.