Operational Performance Business Admin Apprentice

Marlborough Highways; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A dynamic civil engineering company in Chelmsford is offering an exciting opportunity for an Operational Performance Business Admin Apprentice. You will gain hands-on experience in a busy office while completing your Business Administrator Level 3 apprenticeship. Responsibilities include organising meetings, updating reports, and ensuring accurate information. Ideal candidates will be detail-focused, organised, and confident in using Microsoft Office. The role offers access to numerous benefits and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Access to 24/7 GP Service

MyMedicash Plan

Retail Discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Reward and Recognition Programme

Private Pension

Death in Service Cover

Learning and Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Keen to start a career in an office role and complete a Business Administrator Level 3 apprenticeship.
• Confident using Microsoft Office (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel) and willing to learn new systems.
• Careful and accurate, with strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Organising meetings and writing meeting notes.
• Updating monthly reports using PowerPoint and Excel.
• Transferring information from internal systems into reporting files.
• Double-checking information to spot errors and flagging them for correction.

Skills

Organised

Attention to detail

Confident using Microsoft Office

Clear written communication

Education

Completion of Business Administrator Level 3 apprenticeship

Tools

Microsoft Office (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel)

Job description

Description

Operational Performance Business Admin Apprentice

Location : Chelmsford

Contract : Apprenticeship – Business Administrator Level 3

Salary : £12.21 per hour (National Living Wage)

Are you organised, detail-focused, and ready to kick-start your career in business administration? We’re offering an exciting opportunity for an Operational Performance Business Admin Apprentice to join our Performance team.

This role is perfect for someone looking to gain hands‑on experience in a busy office environment while completing a Business Administrator Level 3 apprenticeship. You’ll play a key part in helping us deliver accurate monthly reports to our clients, supporting meetings, and keeping our systems and trackers up to date.

What You’ll Be Doing Day‑to‑Day

• Organising meetings & writing meeting notes
• Updating monthly reports using PowerPoint and Excel
• Transferring information from internal systems into reporting files
• Assisting the team to keep within agreed timeframes
• Double‑checking information to spot errors and flagging them for correction
• Adhoc digital filing and organising documentation
• Keeping trackers up to date with good news, feedback, and actions

Person Specification

Essential

• Keen to start a career in an office role and complete a Business Administrator Level 3 apprenticeship
• Confident using Microsoft Office (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel) and willing to learn new systems
• Careful and accurate, with strong attention to detail
• Clear written communication skills for summarising information
• Organised and reliable, with a professional approach
• Trustworthy with sensitive information

Desirable

• Some prior admin experience (college, work placement, or similar)
• Familiarity with creating meeting minutes / actions
• Interest in highways, operations, performance reporting, H&S, sustainability, or commercial reporting
• Experience using databases or pulling reports (training provided)

Benefits

• Access to 24 / 7 GP Service
• MyMedicash Plan
• Retail Discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Reward and Recognition Programme
• Private Pension
• Death in Service Cover
• Learning and Development Opportunities

Marlborough is a dynamic, independent civil engineering company with 30 years’ experience in every aspect of traditional and contemporary civil engineering work.

We have a pool of over 480 multi‑skilled, longstanding staff, and our own dedicated in‑house Project Managers. Members of our leadership team get involved from day one and are always on‑hand to provide exceptional customer care.

We are a multi‑discipline contractor, specialising in full‑service highway and public space maintenance, improvement and construction; delivering services to London Boroughs, Local Authorities and the supply chain.

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