Operational Administrator

Anglian Water Services; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water utility company in Chelmsford is seeking an Operational Team Administrator to support Water Recycling Operations. Your role will include scheduling meetings, maintaining safety records, and providing essential administrative support. The ideal candidate will have secretarial experience, excellent IT skills, and strong communication abilities. This position offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, including private health care and a generous pension scheme. If you are organized and detail-oriented, apply now!

Benefits

Private health care

Virtual GP service

Generous pension scheme

Life cover

25 days annual leave

Excellent family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Proven experience in secretarial or administrative roles.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office 365 suite.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential administrative support to operational teams.
• Plan and schedule meetings, ensuring all arrangements are made.
• Maintain health and safety records for team members.
• Monitor training needs and expiration of certifications.
• Ensure compliance with GDPR for data collection.

Skills

Secretarial and/or administrative experience

Excellent IT skills – experience in MS Office 365

Ability to meet strict deadlines

Strong communication skills – both verbal and written

Attention to detail

Flexible approach to work

Job description

Operational Team Administrator - Water Recycling

Salary : £27,000 - full time, 37 hours per week

Permanent

Location : Basildon, Chelmsford, Tilbury, Brentwood

We offer a wide range of benefits including private health care, Virtual GP service for you and your household. Generous pension scheme – we double-match your contributions, up to 6% giving you 18% combined contribution

For a greater career just add water!

Water Recycling is at the heart of our operations. The key services that we are responsible for are delivered by our in-house, highly skilled workforce. We collect and treat the water that customers have used, returning it to the environment via rivers and coastal outlets. Our network includes 76,000 kilometres of sewers which feed over 1,000 water recycling centres. Would you like to be part of a team who is responsible for the safe and sustainable operation and maintenance of our water recycling assets?

What will you be doing?

We are seeking a proactive and organized Operational Team Administrator to join our Water Recycling Operations team. You will play a vital role in supporting our operational teams by providing essential administrative assistance, ensuring smooth operations within the catchment area. Your role will involve a range of tasks, from meeting coordination to safety record maintenance and operational site administration.

Duties will include :

• Accurate planning, scheduling and recording of all meetings (meeting rooms, record minutes, arrange refreshments, organising invitations and communicating with attendees)
• Managing meeting diaries, scheduling 1 : 2 : 1 meetings and monthly team meetings with efficiency and effectiveness in mind
• Maintaining health and safety records for all team members
• Keeping a record of gaps and / or training that is due to expire
• Ensuring that all data collection and retention is in line with GDPR regulations
• Ordering PPE, tools and equipment and stationery for team members

What does it take to be an Operational Team Administrator?

• Secretarial and / or administrative experience
• Excellent IT skills – experience in MS Office 365
• Ability to meet strict deadlines
• Strong communication skills – both verbal and written
• Attention to detail
• Flexible approach to work

As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to :

• Personal private health care
• Virtual GP for you and your household
• Life cover- 8 x annual salary paid to dependents
• 25 days annual leave – rising with length of service

Flexible working dependent on your role

• Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%

Bonus scheme

Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for Maternity / Adoption leave

Why Anglian Water?

Here at Anglian Water, we are striving to do the right thing for our people, customers and our environment. Our culture involves collaborative, innovative and inspiring work putting people at the heart of our business, and we truly love what we do! We believe that equal opportunities mean inclusion, diversity and fair treatment for all.

If you are an organized, detail-oriented individual with a passion for providing excellent administrative support, we encourage you to apply for this position. Please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing your experience and suitability for the role.

Closing Date : 14 / 12

Interviews likely to take place prior to Christmas

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