Fantastic opportunity to join Willmott Dixon – delivering Stockport’s new Interchange
Willmott Dixon, the construction company behind the new Stockport Interchange, are looking for a Business Administration Apprentice to join their Construction North team based at the prestigious flagship project in Stockport.
This is an exciting opportunity to join this well-established privately-owned construction company, responsible for delivering one of Stockport’s key regeneration schemes in the town centre.
As a Business Administration Apprentice, you will join their friendly team working in a site office where you will have the opportunity to build your experience and confidence in the workplace whilst gaining a formal business administration qualification.
The successful candidate can look forward to varied duties including:
- Answering the telephone with a professional and confident manner
- Providing administrative support to the team
- Document control and assisting with construction drawings (full training will be given)
- Supporting the senior site administrator with monthly data recording
- Ensuring all information on notice boards is up to date with assistance from the site team
- Assisting with site newsletters
- Supporting site preparations for visitors
- Preparing refreshments for onsite meetings
- Assisting with daily site inductions
- Dealing with any email enquiries such as information on post, booking meetings etc.
Essential and Desirable Criteria
This position would suit someone looking to return to work after a career break or someone looking to gain employment in their first job which will offer valuable work experience in a busy office environment leading to a vocational qualification. Good literacy and numeracy skills, along with being computer literate in Microsoft word and excel are preferable.
Willmott Dixon are looking for candidates who are driven and can demonstrate enthusiasm, exceptional commitment and willingness to learn. Communication skills will be important as well as the ability to work within a fast-paced exciting environment.
Willmott Dixon are looking for people who
- Are honest and trustworthy
- Consistently exceed expectations
- Take ownership of tasks and see things through
- Meet deadlines
- Go the extra mile
- Respect and value other ideas
What you can expect from Willmott Dixon
Willmott Dixon provide an inclusive and flexible working environment for people to thrive in. They are happy to support agile working wherever possible and are a proud member of the Disability Confident Scheme.
A little about Willmott Dixon
With 170 years of rich history, Willmott Dixon’s purpose beyond profit is to deliver brilliant buildings, transform lives, strengthen communities, and enhance the environment so our world is fit for future generations.
“Ensuring that we add lasting value to the neighbourhoods we work in; our values, people, innovation, partnerships and focus on sustainability has allowed us to build a successful and trusted privately owned business where our people can thrive.
“Construction is changing and we are at the forefront of that change. Pioneering new ways to build, innovating the way construction is viewed and establishing ourselves as one of the top employers in any industry. It truly is an amazing company in one of the most exciting industries with a vast array of professional career paths.”
Willmott Dixon has just been awarded No 1 in the Best “Big” Companies (2022) to work for and already holds the Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2022 and is the first major contractor and developer to win a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development.
