PA to Managing Director

Building a sustainable tomorrow

The Transpennine Route Upgrade Project (TRU) is a circa £2 billion multi-disciplinary project upgrading the existing railway route between Manchester and Leeds through the Pennines. It is the largest rail and infrastructure project in the north of England.

Working on the TransPennine Route Upgrade from offices in Manchester, Huddersfield and Batley, the purpose of the role is to provide organisational and administrative support to the project.

Your mission

This is a newly created role, supporting the Alliance Managing Director and the wider team. This is a full-time office-based role, working for a friendly company where progression opportunities are available. You'll play a key role in supporting, prioritising, and providing administrative support to the Managing Director by carrying out a range of administrative duties, including notetaking, travel, and diary management. Excellent organisation skills, time management, and the ability to prioritise a busy workload will all be
essential.

Who are we looking for?

Essential Skills

• Be an excellent communicator with internal and external stakeholders.


• Be highly organised with meticulous attention to detail.


• Have a proactive approach to day-to-day responsibilities and be a keen problem solver.


• Have great IT skills and be confident with Microsoft products.


• Be a great team player and have a can-do attitude.


• Experienced at managing a robust filing system in various locations, including ProjectWise and SharePoint


• Comfortable using my own initiative to progress tasks


• Ability to multitask alongside strong organisation skills


• Excellent management skills and the ability to manage a workload with regular tasks and ad hoc requirements


• Good communication skills (verbal and written)


• Experience working within a team and working independently


• Experience in minute-taking, action management, and supporting senior-level meetings.


Desirable Skills:

• Design, facilitate, and lead engagement activities for a large team.


• Experience working in a construction environment.


What's in it for you?

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, In addition to an attractive salary and benefits package, we support further personal, professional, technical and leadership development

Who are we?

People are at the heart of what we do at BAM. We recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial. We're on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

Be you! Join us today, so we can achieve amazing things together and build a sustainable tomorrow.

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• Be an excellent communicator with internal and external stakeholders.


• Be highly organised with meticulous attention to detail.


• Have a proactive approach to day-to-day responsibilities and be a keen problem solver.


• Have great IT skills and be confident with Microsoft products.


• Be a great team player and have a can-do attitude.


• Experienced at managing a robust filing system in various locations, including ProjectWise and SharePoint


• Comfortable using my own initiative to progress tasks


• Ability to multitask alongside strong organisation skills


• Excellent management skills and the ability to manage a workload with regular tasks and ad hoc requirements


• Good communication skills (verbal and written)


• Experience working within a team and working independently


• Experience in minute-taking, action management, and supporting senior-level meetings.


Desirable Skills:

• Design, facilitate, and lead engagement activities for a large team.


• Experience working in a construction environment.
  
  The Transpennine Route Upgrade Project (TRU) is a circa £2 billion multi-disciplinary project upgrading the existing railway route between Manchester and Leeds through the Pennines. It is the largest rail and infrastructure project in the north of England., People are at the heart of what we do at BAM. We recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial. We're on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.


Be you! Join us today, so we can achieve amazing things together and build a sustainable tomorrow.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, In addition to an attractive salary and benefits package, we support further personal, professional, technical and leadership development