Office Manager

Kier Group plc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in Greater London is seeking an Office Manager to oversee daily office operations, manage administration procedures, and liaise with Group IT. The successful candidate will be proactive, with experience in a similar role, excellent communication skills, and strong IT abilities especially in Microsoft Office. This position offers a friendly and professional team environment, along with various benefits tailored to employee needs.

Benefits

Tailored benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar office management position.
• Ability to manage time-sensitive tasks effectively.
• Strong communication skills for building relationships.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day running of the office.
• Guide the administration team on general welfare.
• Coordinate IT equipment ordering for staff.

Skills

Office management experience

Proactive time management

Excellent communication

IT proficiency in Microsoft Office

Stakeholder management

Job description

Do you enjoy managing a great team of individuals? As Office Manager, you'll be working within the Chiswell Street office team, responsible for overseeing the day to day running of the office. You will be responsible for administration procedures and co-ordinating the duties of the Administration team. Your day to day will include:

• Offering guidance and assistance to the administration team, while implementing and maintaining the general welfare of the office and administrative systems,
• Liaising with Group IT and ordering IT equipment for new starters and existing staff,
• Managing the booking of inductions & new start "first days", booking in of visitors to site (gate passes/PPE etc),
• Organising meetings, team events and conferences, and booking transportation and accommodation,
• Preparing/coordination of presentations and reports and KPI's.

What are we looking for? This role of Office Manager is great for you if you:

• Have worked within a similar position,
• Are proactive and can manage time sensitive delivery of diary management for Senior Leaders,
• Take pride in building strong stakeholder relationships, through clear communication and delivering to expectations,
• Have excellent IT skills, including with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Powerpoint),
• Can ensure compliance with company policies, procedures and data protection requirements are always followed,
• Will be the champion of a positive office culture and model behaviours, aligned with our core values and behaviours.

Would you like to work within a friendly and professional team environment? Then we would like to hear from you! We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

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 initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.