Technical Administrator

Mott MacDonald

We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. 
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities. 

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs. 

We are proud to be a one of Glassdoor’s top employers to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a Top Inclusive Company in the UK.

Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence. 

About the business unit:
The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally.

About the role:

The Power, Process and Nuclear Division of the Energy Unit is looking to appoint a Technical Administrator to support the administration of large multi discipline projects in our Nuclear and / or Defence sectors.

Our portfolio of work continues to grow and we have a number of opportunities in the pipeline which offer exciting roles and responsibilities.  This role will support the growth of the existing teams as part of our expansion plans. You will be working with Resource Managers, Project Managers, Discipline Leads and others to help administer and track significant volumes of information on large projects. You may have to liaise with partner organisations and organise and present internal meetings with Senior Project Leadership.

Typical responsibilities subject to project or client requirements:

• Providing technical delivery support to designated project(s) or programme(s) of work, subject to the specific requirements of the individual programme, you’ll produce, develop, facilitate, coordinate and monitor a range of programme support schedules and administration across the project lifecycle. 
• Typical responsibilities (subject to specific programme requirements):
• Maintain resource, training and SQEP registers on daily basis.
• Arrange and minute meetings between internal stakeholders both on MS Teams and in-person. Deputise for programme support leads in chairing meetings where required.
• Assist in the sourcing from within the company or recruitment of external resource for the programmes.
• Arrange and facilitate programme onboarding including liaison with IT, Security Vetting, HR, Training etc
• Undertake document control activities including the upload and download of deliverables to client document and information management systems or internal Sharepoint system.
• Liaise with other programme support functions such as Project Controls, Social Value Team and Digital Support in the administration of the projects and programmes
• Establish areas of administrative process improvements and implement these enhancements to increase output
• Collaborate with other Technical Administrators to create a community where knowledge and processes sharing is encouraged

In order to undertake these duties, it is anticipated that you will have demonstrable experience of working on multi-disciplinary projects and be accustomed to work working in collaborative teams. You will also be able to show strong IT skills and organisational strengths to complement working with diverse groups of people.

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

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Equality, diversity, and inclusion 

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working 

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

 Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

 Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

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