Responsible for supporting the procurement and coordination of resources and materials for the office, workshop, laboratory and site operations team, to ensure that we are able to execute our operations effectively and profitably, and that we are delivering an effective service to our clients.

To maintain supply databases and KPI's. To validate supplier compliance using our SCAD (supply chain database) system, and provide sites and estimating with specifications and product/service information as required.

The key function of the role will be to support, liaise, and negotiate by telephone and email with other departments, sites and external suppliers for securing best deals. Other key tasks include:

• Process requisitions in accordance with established procedures and raise purchase orders.
• Generate and process general purchase orders to suppliers.
• Generate and process external plant hire orders and off hire when requested by site.
• Order external transport, in liaison with depot/site requirements and working with transport suppliers to secure back loads where possible.
• Supply Chain database management - documentation, certification, approvals, vetting, ratings, compliance, KPI performance reporting.
• General Admin duties - filing, typing, photocopying, scanning, working with spreadsheets and data entry.
• Adhere to Soil Engineering Work Procedures and to consult more important decisions or discuss suggestions with an appropriate person.

The role will involve working in our office, based in Beeston, Leeds.

Working in a small team, you will be a good communicator, enthusiastic, well organised and able to work effectively under pressure, with strong IT skills.

Usual working hours are Monday to Friday 08:00 – 17:00 (40 hours per week)

We offer hybrid working, a competitive salary and a generous benefits package.

Soil Engineering is committed to equal opportunities in employment with the aim of ensuring that everyone who applies to work for us receives fair treatment. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or belief and pregnancy/maternity.

The successful candidate will need admin experience in a busy office environment, as well as great organisation, communication and team-working skills. Previous Procurement experience is desirable.

Strong IT skills, excel knowledge is essential but also including Microsoft office/word. Oracle based software / construction software experience preferable.

Good understanding of written & spoken English and good standard of letter writing.

Workload varies from general routine jobs to tasks carrying responsibility and requiring good planning and organisation, use of one's own initiative and reasoning.  

Good customer-service focus and a professional approach.

Essential to provide support to others as and when required, therefore flexibility and good organisation necessary.

You will need to maintain confidentiality at all times and ensure everything work done is compliant with our business strategy and procedures.

The following qualities/experience are required:

• Secretarial and/or administrative experience
• Highly organised and able to work on own initiative
• Strong communicator
• Excellent team working skills, and able to build relationships at all levels
• Ability to work well under pressure and to tight timescales
• Very strong customer focus
• Excellent typing speed and IT skills including Microsoft Office
• Flexibility to carry out duties not part of their normal remit in the interests of the team.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Positive outlook and a ‘can do’ approach.
•  Both a team player and able to work alone.

When you join the world’s largest specialist geotechnical contractor, you’re part of an international community of over 10,000 experts, based in 31 countries around the world. You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to prestigious, ground-breaking projects, using the very latest tools and technology to solve complex problems, constantly learn new skills and take your career in any direction.

At Soil Engineering Geoservices, our highly skilled team provide leading geotechnical expertise through ground investigation, drilling and grouting, and geotechnical testing from three bases across the country, capable of undertaking a wide range of investigative and remediation techniques. Our experience over 60 years of business allows us to undertake both land and nearshore marine investigations, works in secure or high risk environments, and a wide range of difficult and restricted access projects.

Supporting our Ground Investigation business, we maintain one of the country’s largest single site Geotechnical Laboratories, UKAS accredited for over 40 test disciplines, which undertakes testing for internal and external projects. The laboratory also maintains our In-Situ testing capability, including CBR and Plate Bearing tests.

A career at Soil Engineering means working with leading experts and continuously building your knowledge as part of a supportive community that takes care of one another.