Administrator (Construction)

From the commitment we pour into our homes, to the belief we bring to supporting amazing careers, a role at Persimmon is a springboard for Building Your New Possible. Discover new opportunities to grow, learn new skills and release your potential.

We’re Persimmon Homes, a FTSE 100 listed company and a leading UK house builder serving local communities across the UK and delivering around 10,000 homes a year. We have 29 operating businesses in England, Wales and Scotland, three house-building brands and three off-site manufacturing facilities.

We’re looking for people like you, and this could be your opportunity to start Building Your New Possible.

What is the role?

This is an exciting opportunity for Construction Administrator to join the Construction Team. This role typically reports to the Construction Director.

The purpose of this role is to work closely alongside the office based construction department and assist the site management team. This is an onsite role where you will work between more than one development to support Site Managers and Contacts Managers with admin.

The role will include:

• Coordinating site office activities and operations to secure efficiency and compliance to company procedures
• Calling off and dynamically managing materials for delivery, maintaining an easily referenced system for the site management team, involving monitoring deliveries received and controlling stock levels.
• Liaising with customers and customer care department for appointments and organisation and completion of key stage customer journey processes.
• Liaising with sales department to control and call of finishing touch orders with relevant contractors/suppliers.
• Dealing with telephone and email enquiries
• Creating and maintaining filing systems, organising and storing paperwork, documents and computer based information, with an objective of a paper reduced system.
• Maintaining up to date construction drawings in compliance with latest drawing register
• Letter writing and assisting with diary entries for site management.
• Preparation of quotes, invoices, pay less notices, contra charges, H&S compliance notices and any relevant paperwork for Management

What experience, qualifications and skills are we looking for?

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience within a similar role is essential
• Fully conversant with Microsoft Package, including Excel and Word

What’s in it for you?

The Salary & Benefits package

• Salary competitive (DOE)
• Contributory pension
• Life cover
• Bonus

When you join us, the future is yours to explore. You can realise your full potential through industry-leading training and clearly signposted career paths. Persimmon is where hard graft and team spirit means real variety, satisfaction and rewards. A place where you can be at your best, and even go beyond what you thought you were capable of. If this sounds like the place for you, apply today and start Building Your New Possible.

Persimmon are Proud Sponsors of Team GB

No Agencies please – Persimmon will not accept speculative CVs as a means of introduction

Persimmon is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

If you have any questions about the job or application process please contact us at talentacquisition@persimmonhomes.com