Project Management Assistant and Lab Administrator

2 days ago

Tauranga, New Zealand CMW Full time

CMW is a trans-Tasman Geotechnical Consultancy with 10 offices and over 200 employees throughout Australia and New Zealand. Our projects cover construction and civil engineering from larger long-term national roading projects to smaller residential developments.

CMW has maintained year on year growth since establishing in 2012 and the Tauranga office is looking to bring in a Project Management Assistant (PMA) and Lab Administrator to assist the busy project managers and field staff.

The Tauranga office is an established team of 25-30 (depending on the time of the year) who invest heavily in building a connected and supportive team. There’s a weekly morning tea roster, a bowls team, social committee, tea committee, flexible working, and plenty of social gatherings. As well as belonging to a close Tauranga team, you’ll have the support and backing of a larger international company - all invested in the same goal of fostering an energised workforce that delivers exceptional geotechnical advice.

**Responsibilities**
- Primary role is to support and undertake activities related to the delivery of projects including.
- Laboratory administration, data entry, management and document control on behalf of engineers.
- Format documents, including Word, Excel, Power Point, PDF.
- Photocopying, scanning and binding on behalf of engineers.
- Assist the Geotechnical Team with sub-contractor coordination, management including tracking PO’s on behalf of the PM’s;
- Tracking of project deliverables against schedules.
- Assist with the completion of project related quality documentation.
- Assist and support the Office Manager & team leaders in relation to quality and health and safety documentation.
- Assist the Office Manager & HSE Rep with HSE auditing; and
- Co-ordination of office events and meetings
- Minute taking for the Office Manager and Project Managers
- Any other reasonable tasks as directed by the Office Manager

**Qualification/Experience**

No formal qualifications are needed for this role; however, a strong knowledge of MS Office is required.

Experience or interest in Geotechnical Engineering is advantageous.

**Personal Attributes**
- Organised and able to able to prioritise tasks
- Hard working, energetic, sociable and well presented
- Personally committed to workplace safety
- Enthusiasm for innovative and practical solutions
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong team player
- Clear, confident and articulate communicator
- Ability to ‘think on your feet’
- Able to meet deadlines and self-organise
- Strong organisational skills with high attention to detail
- Ability to multi-task, problem solve and work in a fast-paced office environment.

**Benefits**
- Additional Day Leave on Birthday
- Provision of minimum of 50 hours Training / CPD per year
- Provision of mobile phone (include personal use)
- Provision of quality laptop
- Continued education support
- Regular morning teas
- Entry to approved sports events / memberships
- A CMW mid-winter activity weekend
- Membership to our social club & regular social functions
- Weekly Friday drinks
- Involvement with Environmental initiatives during work hours
- Opportunities to work across offices and countries (role dependent)
- 37.5-hour work week with the potential for some flexible working
- 20 days annual leave
- CMW sports teams
- Weekly office fruit box
- Career opportunities and support to progress within the company
- Annual $500 well-being budget

and that’s just the beginning.

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