Project Assistant

Ian Williams Ltd; North Devon; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK property services company in North Devon is seeking a Project Assistant to join their Commercial team. This role focuses on coordinating project activities, ensuring adherence to timelines and budgets, and maintaining documentation. The ideal candidate should be organised, possess strong IT skills, and have experience in a financial or analytical environment. The position offers hybrid working arrangements and various benefits, including pension contributions and paid holidays.

Benefits

Employer pension contribution of up to 5%

31 days paid holiday

Annual pay reviews

Life Insurance

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Training and development opportunities

Trade discounts

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a financial, commercial or analytical environment is advantageous.
• Excellent IT skills, particularly in MS Excel.
• Strong numeracy and literacy skills with excellent communication ability.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and organise project/task activities to ensure adherence to timelines and budgets.
• Organise and maintain project/task documentation.
• Facilitate collaboration and communication among team members.
• Track project/task timelines and proactively address issues.
• Generate insightful reports on project/task progress and performance.

Skills

Organisation, planning and time management

Effective and confident communication

Proactive problem solving

Deadline focused

Tools

MS Office suite

Excel

Job description

Templer Homebuild has an exciting opportunity for a Project Assistant to join its dedicated Commercial team in Newton Abbot. This role would suit an analytical and inquisitive person who thrives within an environment that is focused on delivering the best value for money possible.

The role of the Project Administrator is to coordinate and organise project/task activities to ensure adherence to timelines and budgets.

The position is office based Monday to Thursday, with Friday working from home.

Benefits

• Employer pension contribution of up to 5%
• 31 days paid holiday (including bank holidays), with the option to buy up to 5 days or sell up to 3 days per year
• Annual pay reviews
• Life Insurance
• Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
• Training and development opportunities
• Trade discounts from our preferred suppliers for you and your friends and family
• Access to the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity for health and wellbeing support, including free legal and financial advice

Project Assistant Role

Key Skills

• Organisation, planning and time management
• Effective and confident communication
• Proactive problem solving
• Deadline focused

Role Tasks

• Coordinate and organise project/task activities to ensure adherence to timelines and budgets
• Organise and maintain project/task documentation
• Facilitate collaboration and communication among team members and stakeholders
• Track project/task timelines and proactively address issues
• Act as the primary contact for project/task related communications
• Assist in optimising resources to meet project/task requirements
• Generate insightful reports on project/task progress and performance
• Uphold quality standards by conducting regular checks on project/task deliverables, ensuring alignment with internal procedures and best practice

Requirements

• Previous experience in a financial, commercial or analytical environment is advantageous
• Excellent IT skills, including MS Office suite and particularly Excel
• Tenacious, thorough and curious, with a passion for precision and efficiency
• Strong numeracy and literacy skills, with excellent communication and rapport building aptitude

About Templer HomeBuild

We are an exciting venture with the security and stability of a subsidiary of Teign Housing, benefitting from the expertise of one of the UK’s leading property services companies. We deliver a comprehensive and responsive repairs service—including gas servicing and repairs—as well as a host of additional property services such as planned maintenance, voids management, cyclical painting solutions, and appliance testing and repairs.

We are passionate about people and firmly believe that our success will be maintained by offering a great place to work, the right benefits, and opportunities for career development and personal fulfilment.

We reserve the right to shortlist prior to the closing date based on application volumes.

Diversity and Equality

Templer HomeBuild is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is more than a commitment at Templer HomeBuild—it is the foundation of what we do. We are fully focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity and all other characteristics that make us different.

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