Personal Assistant

The Vacancy

Personal Assistant to the Executive Managing Director – Construction Division

Are you an exceptional organiser with a passion for making things happen behind the scenes? Join us as an office based Personal Assistant to our Executive Managing Director and play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth running of our Construction division.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a complex diary, ensuring efficient scheduling and prioritisation.
• Handle incoming calls and emails with professionalism and discretion.
• Anticipate needs, take ownership of tasks, and deliver on requests proactively.
• Organise travel arrangements and itineraries, and on occasion travel.
• Take accurate minutes during meetings and distribute promptly.
• Prepare, edit, and format correspondence, reports, and presentations.
• Collate and submit expenses in a timely manner.

About You:

• Proven experience as a Personal Assistant supporting at C-suite.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills with tact and diplomacy when liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and ensure smooth diary coordination.
• Confident in using Microsoft Office and other relevant tools.

Ready to make an impact? Apply now by clicking on the link below, and we look forward to hearing from you! Our Offices are based in NW1, and we offer a range of benefits including Pension, and Healthcare.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.