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The Team & Focus of the Role
Our Infrastructure Services team continue to go from strength to strength and as such, we have an exciting opportunity for a Project Assistant to come and join our team based in Bury St Edmunds.
At Fisher German our customers and clients are at the heart of what we do. Our Infrastructure Services division assists in delivering projects for the UK on behalf of clients across a range of different sectors including electricity, gas, water, fibre optics, oil, and renewables.
This role would suit an individual who is a motivated self-starter and really thrives working in fast paced environments with strong interpersonal skills and a desire to provide great service both to internal colleagues and external clients. We are a busy team who are delivering multiple complex projects to several different clients, all of whom have different processes and expectations
This is a permanent, full-time position (Mon-Fri), based in our Bury St Edmunds office within our hybrid working policy.
In return, beyond your base salary you will be included in:
- A discretionary bonus scheme
- A generous holiday scheme which commences at 25 days with a sliding scale up to 30 days plus an additional day for your birthday, and additional days to cover the festive period!
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
- An online money saving portal
- Death In Service cover, alongside access to an Employee Assistance Programme which includes health appoints for you and your family
- Volunteering Leave equating to 2 days per year (pro rata if you’re part-time)
Duties will include:
- Liaising with landowners and external stakeholders
- Communicating with Clients and responding to requests
- Liaising with other contractors and external organisations
- Co-ordinating and sending Land Access Requests
- Manage and respond to project enquiries (calls, emails, post)
- Keeping records of financial transactions
- Preparation of documents: notices, licences, meeting minutes, maintain databases and documentation tracking
- Manage returned documentation, consents
- Work with GIS teams to create plans
The successful candidate will have...
- Have excellent organisational skills, and is confident working to deadlines
- Clear and professional communication styles, both written and verbal
- Experience of project management would be advantageous
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Be confident with using Microsoft Office, with proficient IT skills
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Can manage own workload, prioritising tasks as appropriate
- Works well as part of a team
Why Fisher German?
We’ve been around for a while, but it doesn’t mean we are behind the times! Across our office network we offer a hybrid working approach to help our colleagues design their working day to suit their diaries. Some days you might be in the office enjoying a collaborative team day, and other days might see you focussing on project work at home. Wherever you choose to work, you’ll be part of a social and digitally connected workforce with the chance to get involved in a variety of activities, like sports events, pop-up bars, BBQs, CPD days, live leadership updates on Zoom, picnics in the park and lots more.
What’s not to love? We work hard but we also have lots of fun! If that sounds like something you would enjoy, then please get in touch.
We have a history going back as far as 1830 but have been Fisher German since 2000. We operate UK wide advising and managing a range of client portfolios with national visibility across all the 12-property market sectors; agriculture, commercial, education, green energy & sustainability, healthcare, minerals & waste, public sector, residential, rural, telecoms, third sector and utilities and infrastructure.
Bring Yourself to Work
It’s simple really, we are passionate about what we do, and we want you to be driven to succeed with us. For this to happen, you need to feel supported and included which is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer.
