Job Description
Your new company
A respected and growing housing development business with a strong reputation for quality, innovation, and customer care. Joining a friendly and supportive technical team, you'll be part of a company that values professionalism, accuracy and collaboration, helping to shape developments that become exceptional homes.
Your new role
Reporting into the Commercial Director and working alongside Finance, Marketing, Sales, Planning, Surveyors and Contractors, you will provide administrative support, ensuring developments are registered correctly, documentation is accurate, and projects progress smoothly from initial setup through to completion and handover.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing registration of new developments and submitting relevant applications.
- Uploading site reports, insurance certificates and maintaining up-to-date project information.
- Coordinating contractors, collecting commissioning certificates and overseeing collection of photo evidence ahead of handovers.
- Handling early-stage site administration, including openreach applications, street-naming requests, etc.
- Assisting with compiling drawings and documents for planning applications and subsequent submissions.
- Preparing technical handover packages for the construction team.
- Distributing service drawings and maintaining a live drawing register.
- Collating weekly site paperwork, including site diaries and technical queries
- Managing electronic and hard-copy filing systems, ensuring records are consistent and easy to retrieve
- Supporting general office duties to help the wider team operate smoothly
This is a full-time role but reduced hours will be considered (e.g. school hours).
What you'll need to succeed
You'll thrive in this role if you are highly organised, proactive, and confident working both independently and as part of a team. You will bring:
- Strong IT skills across Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- The ability to prioritise tasks and manage your own workload effectively
- Previous office experience and a confident, friendly telephone manner
- Strong time-management skills and a self-motivated approach
- Desirable: Experience in construction, housebuilding, or home sales is beneficial, but not essential. Full training and documented procedures will support your onboarding.
What you'll get in return
- Competitive salary and holiday entitlement
- Enhanced contribution pension scheme
- A supportive and welcoming working environment
- Free onsite parking
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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