The Project Administrator is the entry role to the Project Management Academy here at Interaction, where you'll join our Pre-Con/Academy Team, within our training pathway to becoming a Pre-Contracts or Contracts Manager.
The role
You will initially form part of the estimating team, to produce and prepare detailed cost plans alongside the Projects Team, as well as supporting the Contracts Team with negotiation and procurement. Once your are confident and competent in project financial administration, you will have exposure to and involvement in a variety of roles, including on site delivery, contracts management, client care, consultancy, and sales, to build a robust understanding of the wider business picture, before progressing through the Project Management pathway with the goal of delivering your own projects.
Interaction nurtures diversity through inclusive practices. We will consider all qualified applications for this position, regardless of their age, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disabilities or other characteristics.
Minimum skills or attributes
- Excellent grasp of numbers and mathematics.
- Able to work under own initiative and take responsibility for own actions & performance.
- Passion, energy, enthusiasm, desire to learn & drive for results.
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, innovative thinking & attention to detail.
- Ability to make informed decisions under pressure.
- Ability to manage workload and diary, adjust planned work and react with project demands. Able to multitask and work on multiple projects simultaneously.
- Excellent verbal & written communication skills, including in copywriting, presentation of documents and technical information, tailored to different requirements and personalities.
- Ability & confidence to have challenging conversations and influence positive results.
- Ability to establish credibility and have stature.
- Known to embrace technology and lead by example.
- Ability to build rapport with internal and external stakeholders.
- Excellent spreadsheet skills.
Qualifications required
- A degree or equivalent in a construction, maths or science based subject.
Assessment details
- Initial 15 minute introduction call to determine alignment with Interaction values
- 60 minute in person financial/numbers based excel spreadsheet assessment
- 45 minute in person interview (if successful following excel assessment)
Please note, it is critical to your success as a project manager with us that you are comfortable working with numbers on a daily basis, and have some understanding of how to use Microsoft Excel, which is why we include this in the assessment process.
Timings
- Interviews: January/February
- Start Date: March
