Office Manager / PA to Regional Director

Do you want to be part of a successful, dynamic, forward-thinking business? Do you have a proactive approach and enjoy an engaging fast-paced role?

We have a great opportunity for you to begin your Story journey in this new role, supporting the Regional Director, at an exciting time of growth in our highly successful, family-owned, civil engineering business.

The role will initially be located in Birmingham City Centre with planned relocation out of the city from around July 2025.

Key Responsibilities;

Support Regional Director
Responsible for day to day office administration at the Birmingham Office
Provide professional, effective and efficient 'front of house' service at Birmingham for Story visitors, customers and colleagues
Ensure effective relationship management
Provide administration support to colleagues that is efficient and effective as required

Experience in providing professional secretarial support at senior levels
Excellent IT skills, expanding through to MS Office and Outlook
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Experience of office management and managing multiple priorities
Ability to work on own initiative
Excellent organisation and planning skills
Ability to work as part of a team and build good working relationships quickly
Experience of minute taking
Experience of diary management
Why Story Contracting?

Story Contracting is a privately-owned, award-winning infrastructure company who is financially secure and agile with a wide range of public, private and third sector clients who enjoy working with our talented and committed team. Our track record for delivery on time and to budget, safely and reliably, has meant repeat business from our clients, which is reflected in our motto of 'Do It Right!'

Our values are at the heart of everything we do - the way we work and the behaviours we display. We believe that this is what makes Story Contracting and our people exceptional.

GROUNDED - Everyone is equal at Story. We are down to earth and treat each other with respect.

HARDWORKING - We all pull our weight and work hard for each other.

PROUD - We are proud of our safety, our projects, our people, our clients and the success we create together.

FAMILY - We nurture, train, develop and keep our people safe, just like a family. We are inclusive and do the right thing for the business and its people.

TRUSTED - What we say is what we do. Our clients, our people and our communities trust us to do it right.

WINNERS - We are hungry for success and want to be the best performing contractor for our clients, our people and our communities.

Every Story Matters

We are proud to be a place where everyone can be part of the Story!

As part of our pledge to eliminate discrimination and encourage diversity among our Story Team, our 'Every Story' policy ensures all employees are a part of a diverse environment and always feel included.

All applicants will receive careful consideration for employment regardless of who you are, where you come from or what you believe in.

At Story Contracting, we invest in our people. We provide award-winning training and development opportunities for all employees to help you get to where you want to be in your career.

In addition to a competitive salary and pension, we show we care about our people by offering a health cash plan and wellbeing support to keep you fit and well - inside and outside of work.

We care about our communities too and offer our employees two paid for volunteering days each year to spend as a team or individually.