Executive Assistant, Permanent, London, £40,000-£50,000
COO and Co-owner of successful and growing building subcontractor needs highly capable and proactive EA. This is a permanent role, working in their very nice London office Monday to Friday; hours are 8:00am-5:00pm. You will have a high level of commercial awareness and be a key player in a fast moving environment, acting as the COO’s right hand person and this is a great career step.
Responsibilities include:
- Managing the COO’s time, priorities and commitments
- Inbox management, correspondence drafting and gatekeeping
- Preparing for meetings (briefings, papers, agendas, actions)
- Following up and chasing action points
- Research projects (commercial, strategic, regulatory or market-based)
- Drafting reports, board papers and briefing notes
- Supporting selected internal projects
- Maintaining digital filing and version management
- Interpreting architectural and construction drawings when needed and understanding and using construction terminology
- Liaising with architects, consultants, contractors and internal technical teams
You will need:
- EA or PA experience with Project Support
- Degree level or equivalent experience
- Strong written communication skills, thrives on responsibility and can work with minimal supervision
- Excellent IT skills (MS Office / Google Workspace; confidence with spreadsheets, presentations and document management)
- Strong organisational and project management capability
- Initiative, common sense and emotional intelligence
If you have experience in construction, architecture, engineering or the wider built environment that would be a plus, as would the ability to read and understand architectural or technical drawings. Experience supporting Senior Leadership or Business owners would be preferred.