Administrator

This is not your standard admin job. There’s a lot more to it.

Richards Consulting Engineers is a growing structural and civil engineering consultancy with teams across Christchurch, Auckland, Wellington and Queenstown.

Our engineers are good at what they do. Behind them is a small admin team that keeps a surprising number of moving parts moving — and we're looking for another great person to join them.

This is one of those admin roles where no two days are quite the same.

You might start the morning organising site visits, answer a client call halfway through, prepare engineering documentation, help coordinate a recruitment interview, update a job in the system, chase up something an engineer needs, then finish the day helping with a social media post.

Priorities change. Phones ring. Engineers need things. Clients need answers.

You'll need to be someone who enjoys that.

What you'll get involved in

You'll work as part of our Christchurch based admin team, sharing the load and helping wherever it's needed. Your day could include:

• general office administration, phones and client enquiries
• preparing proposals, reports and other project documentation
• setting up jobs and keeping our systems and information accurate
• arranging site visits, meetings, training and staff activities
• helping coordinate workflow and draftee resourcing
• supporting recruitment — including our graduate recruitment programme
• helping with social media and other marketing activity
• keeping the office running smoothly
• all while keeping an eye on system and process improvement

We all have our own areas of responsibility however the the admin team works closely together, covers for each other and pitches in when things get busy.

What are we looking for?

Technical admin skills matter, but how you work with people matters just as much.

We're looking for someone who is humble, kind and easy to work with. Someone who's happy to learn, comfortable picking up something new and confident enough to ask questions or speak up when they think there's a better way.

You'll need excellent attention to detail — some of the documents we produce don't leave much room for error — and you'll be comfortable working in an environment where priorities can change pretty quickly.

You'll also need to enjoy working with engineers. We've got plenty of young and graduate engineers in the business, so patience, a sense of humour and the ability to build good relationships will take you a long way.

You'll probably be someone who:

• likes being busy and can keep your head when several things land at once
• notices the little things other people miss
• is proactive rather than waiting to be told what to do
• enjoys making systems and processes work better
• is naturally helpful and service-minded
• can have a laugh while still getting the job done
• genuinely enjoys being part of a team.

Previous administration experience would be great, particularly in professional services, but we're just as interested in finding the right person for the team.

What's in it for you?

A genuinely varied role in a growing business.  You'll work closely with the people running the business and with our engineers, and you'll get exposure to far more than traditional office administration.

Most importantly, you'll be joining an admin team that works well together.

If you're accurate, adaptable, good with people and the kind of person who sees something that needs doing and gets on with it — we'd like to hear from you.