Operations Support Officer/Admin – Construction Services

What’s involved with this role:

Temporary Operations Support Officer/Admin – Construction Services

Job Ref: Berneslai 0009 797B / 1

Pay Rate: £13.10 per hour PAYE

Hours per week: 35-37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours

Role Length: This opening assignment is for 4-5 months

City: Barnsley, South Yorkshire

The role will be mainly office based with some opportunity for home working.

Basic DBS disclosure required for this role

The role will include working as part of a team to carry out general admin and clerical duties such as inputting timesheets, ordering materials and processing works instruction to contractors.

Key Responsibilities:

To assist in the delivery of the Berneslai Homes Delivery Plan, the HRA Business Plan and the Berneslai Homes Stock Maintenance Performance Management Plan.
To assist in the development and implementation of service improvements with the objective of increasing effectiveness, efficiency and eliminating waste.
Contribute to Construction Services achieving Best Value, including fundamental best value reviews and performance plans.
Assist in the production of reports for Operational Managers on installation, repairs and maintenance, job costs.
Ensure that Berneslai Homes Financial regulations and standing orders are complied with.
Assist in resolving queries and enquiries from tenants, clients, customers and stakeholders.
Prepare correspondence relating to customers.
Assist in the collation of information for incorporation into final accounts and valuations.
Process material and equipment requisitions.
Ensure that the maintenance and calibration of gas, and solid fuel CAT and testing equipment is carried out.

Qualifications:

Educated to NVQ level 3 or equivalent, OR ability to demonstrate relevant experience in a similar field.

Skills & Experience:

Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role.
Experience of working in a Construction, Engineering, Maintenance or Manufacturing environment.
Experience of providing technical support to operational management, including an understanding of procedures used to improve service delivery.
Substantial knowledge of the issues relating to the delivery of services within Construction, Repairs and Maintenance.
An awareness of Financial Regulations in relation to procurement rules.
Able to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the service.
An understanding and commitment to equality and diversity in the workplace.
Proven ability to use IT packages including standard Microsoft Office software.

Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.

Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

Clients are generally looking for candidates who are local to, or who can commute easily to the place of work. It will help your application if your CV states, in broad terms, where you reside – there is no need for a full address.

Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobs@tclrec.com by quoting the job reference and exact job title.

To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would ask that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, not as a PDF.

If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension, you will be working at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than umbrella pay terms. We do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.

Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles.

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Job Ref: Berneslai 0009 797B / 1

Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

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