Personal Assistant

Aztec West, Bristol - with flexibility of working from home, minimum 3 days a week in the office.

Are you an enthusiastic Personal Assistant looking to take the next step in your career? Do you have strong organisational skills with a talent for communication and relationship management? Are you someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, eager to tackle new challenges and seize opportunities for growth every day?

The Opportunity

EDF EPR Engineering UK (EPR-E) is tasked with delivering the design for several nuclear island (NI) buildings, systems, and equipment contracts for the Hinkley Point C EPR Project. This involves working through an integrated team, supporting HPC construction and commissioning efforts, and preparing design replication feasibility and engineering activities for the Sizewell C Project. As a result, a Technical Directorate is being established to oversee the engineering disciplines and technical expertise needed to successfully deliver these projects through EPR-E’s integrated teams.

We are seeking two experienced French-speaking Personal Assistants (PA) to offer comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to French /English Executive Directors. In this role, you will need strong secretarial skills and a proactive approach to managing a complex and varied workload.

Pay, benefits and culture

Alongside a starting salary of £35,000 to £45,000, and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.

We’re talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.

At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.

Here, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.  

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.

We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.

What you’ll be doing

You will be managing diaries and arranging travel and directing incoming calls, visitors, and emails along with maintaining files, records and calendars.

In this role, you’ll be utilising business software applications (outlook, word processing, presentations, and spreadsheets) to prepare correspondence, presentations, agendas, and minutes.

You’ll be proactively prioritising and preparing materials for Executive Directors to ensure their work is effectively planned with all necessary resources.

You will be obtaining and disseminating information to and from senior management and external representatives.

Who you are

You'll be highly organised with a flexible and methodical approach, fluent in both French and English, and possess strong verbal and written communication skills.

You'll be capable of working independently, taking proactive initiatives, and contributing to a positive work environment as a team player.

We seek someone who is adaptable, able to multitask, and experienced in providing team support while managing confidentiality with discretion.

Proficiency in general administrative tasks, including Microsoft Office and Outlook, is essential, and a basic understanding of property services activities and terminology is beneficial. Previous experience in the energy sector or working in France is also advantageous.

If this sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you!

Closing date for applications: 17th September 2024

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