Resourcing Assistant

Murphy Geospatial, a Woolpert Company; Watford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A geospatial solutions firm in Watford is seeking a Resourcing Assistant to support project resource planning and scheduling. The role demands excellent organizational skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include maintaining stock levels and supporting surveyors. Candidates must have previous admin experience and a valid UK manual driver's license.

Benefits

Competitive basic package plus benefits

Company Vehicle/Car Allowance

Access to company Healthcare/Dental Scheme

Hybrid working opportunities

Annual salary review

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role/Admin role.
• Land survey and survey equipment experience desired but not essential.
• Right to work in the UK.
• Valid UK Manual Drivers Licence.

Responsibilities

• Maintain stock levels and conduct stock takes.
• Support vehicle hiring and maintenance.
• Assist surveyors with training on equipment.
• Develop systems to track equipment location and use.
• Manage resources helpdesk ticketing system.
• Assist with office maintenance and tidiness.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Time management

Analytical skills

Job description

Would you like to be part of our winning team?

Are you passionate about delivering positive client outcomes?

Want a role with constant opportunity for upskilling and progression?

Then Murphy Geospatial is the company for you!

About Us

Murphy Geospatial is part of Woolpert, a premier architecture, engineering, geospatial (AEG) and consulting firm with over 2,000 employees and over 60 offices on five continents. Woolpert is a Global Top 100 Geospatial Company, a Top 100 ENR Global Design firm and has earned seven Great Place to Work certifications.

Murphy Geospatial captures, collates, verifies and governs geospatial data, enabling our clients to make informed decisions across the project lifecycle. Proven geospatial solutions through design, construction and inuse phases of projects across six key sectors; Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Energy, Utilities, Property and Natural Environment.

Founded in 1983, our highly developed workflows have been refined through the delivery of over 27,000 projects over 40 years. The Murphy Geospatial and Woolpert union enables numerous career growth and training opportunities within the business.

The Opportunity:

We’re looking for a Resourcing Assistant to join our busy team at our Watford Head Office. This is a great chance for a highly organised individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to build a career in the geospatial or construction sector.

In this role, you’ll work closely with our survey departments across the UK, supporting project resource planning, scheduling, and general coordination, while providing key support to the UK Resources Manager.

What will I be doing in my new role?

• Maintaining of stock levels, including PPE and equipment, and carrying out stock takes where required.
• Supporting with hiring of vehicles, and survey equipment, and ensuring vehicle maintenance, and servicing is monitored for each vehicle and kept up to date to ensure vehicle safety.
• Support with all aspects involving survey equipment, including assisting surveyors where needed for training etc
• Develop systems to track company equipment location and its utilisation.
• Ensuring survey equipment is in working order and calibrated as per manufacturer standards.
• Assisting when required, with any office refurbishments, renovations, or ad hoc works, and follow up with work to ensure it is satisfactory.
• Support the setup and ongoing management of the resources helpdesk ticketing system, ensuring all tickets are prioritised and dealt with in a timely manner.
• Support the UK Resource Manager on putting together simple business case reports for larger expenditure of general equipment.
• Work with the UK Resource Manager to improve the track resource based KPI’s to ensure continuous improvement of resource management.
• Assist with equipment sharing with other Departments (Scanners/Levels/Total Stations)
• Daily/Weekly meetings with the UK Resource Manager to discuss and prioritise the Department requirements/workload
• Check post room, and sort post, preparing of packages for shipment, arranging couriers etc
• Assist with Office maintenance, oversee office tidiness, oversee kitchen tidiness, PAT testing, ensure fire extinguishers are in date, Oversee with the UK Resource Manager that all the Certificates are up to date.
• COSSH 1: Oversee the store empty cans of spray paint, store used batteries
• COSSH 2: Book and manage recycling

Requirements of the role:

• Previous experience in a similar role/ Admin role
• Land survey, and survey equipment experience desired but not essential
• Right to work in the UK
• Valid UK Manual Drivers Licence

What key attributes do I need?

• Highly organised, able to time manage and prioritise a complex, varied workload effectively
• Very strong communication and influencing skills, in person and in writing
• The ability to lead and work with others in teams and projects
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong decision-maker
• Strong organisation and Attention to detail
• Provides first class customer service (internal and external clients)

Employee Benefits:

• Competitive basic package plus benefits
• Company Vehicle/Car Allowance (Role dependent)
• Access to company Healthcare/ Dental Scheme after 6 months’ service
• Allowance payments when working away
• Education assistance and career development
• Access to auto enrolment Pension Scheme
• Hybrid working opportunities (Role dependent)
• Annual salary review
• Early Friday finish
• Referral Bonus
• Service Awards
• Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
• Death in Service Scheme
• Employee Assistance Program; Including Wellbeing
• Cycle to work scheme
• Relocation support (Role dependent)
• Companywide Social Events

Why build your career with Murphy Geospatial?

• Widely Recognised: We are widely recognised as one of the most experienced, professional, innovative, and technologically proficient surveying companies today.
• Cutting Edge Technologies: we use only the very latest technological equipment.
• Support network: We pride ourselves on our excellent support network of employees and management who are always eager to help each other.
• Equality & Opportunity: We are fully committed to a policy of equality of opportunity in our employment practices.
• Breadth of Experience: We branch across all sectors of industry giving our staff opportunities to gain a broad base of knowledge and experience.
• Learning & Growth: We support and develop our people to enhance their technical and personal competencies towards the achievement of their ambitions.
• Exclusive Clients: We are proud to work with a broad spectrum of exclusive clients.

Murphy Geospatial HR Philosophy

Our people are a critical part of our success and represent the value of Murphy Geospatial through their actions and decisions every day. We believe focusing on recruiting the best people and investing in their development helps us to create an environment where staff are engaged and committed, leading to higher levels of staff and client satisfaction.

Murphy Geospatial are proud to be an employer of equal opportunities. We encourage people with different beliefs, abilities, backgrounds and relevant life experiences to apply to our vacancies.

To all agencies: Please refrain from contacting any employee of Murphy Geospatial about this requisition. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of Murphy Geospatial’s application process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid, unless such agencies were engaged by Murphy Geospatial’s Talent Acquisition Team for this requisition and a valid agreement is in place.