Operations Assistant (Energy & Natural Resources)

Turner & Townsend; Wideopen; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Opportunities for career growth

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in the UK is seeking an Operations Assistant for their Natural Resources team. This role involves supporting the finance and operations team, contributing to the smooth running of operations, and providing assistance through timely reporting. The ideal candidate will have a degree or proven experience, strong analytical skills, and a proactive mindset. This full-time position promotes a flexible work environment and offers opportunities for career growth.

Qualifications

• Degree-educated or with previous proven experience.
• Analytical, capable of distilling data into beneficial management information.
• Proactive, able to meet deadlines and manage workload.

Responsibilities

• Support finance and operations team for day-to-day smooth running.
• Assist operational team with timely and accurate reporting.
• Act as the first contact for resources needing assistance.

Skills

Analytical mind

Proactive mindset

Team player

Good communication skills

Problem-solving mindset

Education

Degree or proven experience

Job description

Operations Assistant (Energy & Natural Resources)

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At Turner & Townsend our award‑winning Controls & Performance team is focused on driving innovation, enhancing our client’s integrated controls capability, improving performance, and delivering better programme outcomes. We have a growing national team of over 600 Controls & Performance professionals, providing opportunities to grow your knowledge and career through a vast pool of experience and support from our career pathways.

Learn more about us at: https://www.turnerandtownsend.com/en/about-us/our-purpose-and-values/

Why Turner & Townsend?

Our award‑winning Controls & Performance team is focused on driving innovation, enhancing our client’s integrated controls capability, improving performance, and delivering better programme outcomes. We have a growing national team of over 600 Controls & Performance professionals, providing opportunities to draw from a vast pool of experience and support your career growth through our career pathways.

Learn more about us at: https://www.turnerandtownsend.com/en/about-us/our-purpose-and-values/

Job Description

We are currently seeking a personable, enthusiastic, and energetic Operations Assistant to join our Natural Resources team. The role is based out of our Edinburgh office, where we practise flexible/agile working.

You will be working in the Natural Resources team with a remit to help drive the operational performance of the team and underpin our growth with sound processes and control of Management Information (MI).

Responsibilities

• Support the finance and operations team, contributing to the smooth running of day‑to‑day finance and operations including WBS and invoicing.
• Provide assistance to the operational team through provision of timely and accurate reporting to support invoicing deadlines.
• Ensure that evidence provided with invoicing is compliant.
• Assist Cost Centre with ad‑lib administration tasks – timesheets, expenses, etc.
• Assist with security applications.
• Book travel for Senior Leadership team.
• Collate and analyse expenditure information to ensure maximum revenue is collected.
• Act as the first port of call for resources to request assistance across all live commissions and ensure the business keeps corporate and business systems updated.
• Work with the management team and other interfacing teams to ensure the smooth running of the business unit.
• Ensure the business accurately forecasts income and manages costs.

Qualifications

• Degree‑educated or with previous proven experience.
• Analytical mind, capable of distilling down data from corporate systems into beneficial MI and analysis to draw out business insights.
• A proactive and process‑driven mindset; able to meet deadlines and manage own workload with multiple deadlines.
• A team player with good communication skills to liaise with everyone in the business unit and present to senior management.
• A can‑do attitude and problem‑solving mind‑set to develop solutions to issues.
• An ability to keep a number of work streams moving and multi‑task.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Recruitment Policy

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e‑mail accounts are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Consulting
• Construction, Civil Engineering, and Business Consulting and Services