This is an exciting opportunity to join the Major Projects team at Thames Water, as we continue to invest in improving the environment and creating a more sustainable water system. This role will provide support to the Thames Valley Project Management team through the delivery of specific activities across a broad range of functions, from financial, commercial, construction, project management, reporting and admin support.

This is a key role, with responsibility for keeping the team organised and running smoothly. Working alongside the Senior Project Management team, in an often fast-paced delivery environment, to track, collate and dispense information that enables efficient project delivery.

What you’ll be doing as a Project Administrator – 9 months Maternity Cover

• Project and office administration.
• Coordinate activities across the team, provide & deliver reports, presentations & analysis of data to support meetings.
• Provide support functions across the Delivery Office through the continual delivery of effective reports and support processes.
• Support delivery through progress tracking and reporting.
• Arrange and facilitate meetings, taking minutes and follow up on actions.
• Raising purchase orders and assisting with the buying and payment team.
• Ensure compliance with internal processes and procedures.
• Support the delivery of excellent customer service and continuous improvement.
• Provide onboarding processes for new starters.
• Assist with Health and Safety reporting and safety training activities across the team.

• To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need are:
• Experience working within a delivery-focused team.
• Good understanding of project delivery processes.
• A self-starter with a methodical and analytical approach.
• Excellent communicator externally and internally. (Written, verbal, presentation skills)
• Open and honest style, with an excellent telephone manner and customer service skills.
• Ability to mentor & transfer skills to others.
• Good understanding of customer expectations and our customer base.
• Working knowledge and Intermediate level of Office IT Systems. (including MS Office (Excel, Word), MS Outlook E-mail)
• Problem solving, decision making in relation to planning tasks.
• Database administration experience, including data entry and basic reporting.
• Additional skills and experiences would be great to have/bring:
• SAP / CRM experience would be ideal.

• Competitive salary from £35,265 to £38,265 per annum, depending on experience.
• Annual Leave - 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with the length of service. (plus bank holidays)
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.