Projects Assistant
Salary £24,000 pa
About Us
CIRIA is a well-respected, member-based, research organisation which, for 50 years, has been delivering support and best practice guidance to the construction, built environment and infrastructure sectors. CIRIA works with leading clients, consultants, contractors, public sector bodies and academia to encourage and support innovation and performance improvement through collaborative projects, publications, training, networks, events and conferences.
CIRIA’s members include representatives from all parts of the supply chains of the modern built environment, covering building and civil engineering as well as transport and utilities infrastructure. CIRIA is a not for profit organisation with around 40 staff. Further information may be found at www.ciria.org
About the position
Working as part of the research team, Project Assistants support the delivery of CIRIA’s research with the opportunity to:
- Work across all aspects relating to the development and delivery of CIRIA’s activities
- Engage in activities spanning a wide range of technical, process and sustainability topics
- Attend workshops and meetings with senior industry pracitioners providing an excellent insight into the construction industry
- Support project and event development
- Engage in project, event and network delivery
- Work in the preparation of reports and publications
About You
We are seeking a dynamic, self-motivated individual with a genuine interest in becoming involved in construction and the built environment sector.
- Confident communicator with great interpersonal skills
- Good writing, numerate and problem-solving skills
- Highly capable IT user, particularly Word and Excel. Experience with on-line surveys, web page construction, databases and similar applications would be an advantage
- Educated to degree level with a good grade in a topic relevant to construction and the built environment or other earth science / numerate subject. .
- An interest in construction and the built environment
To apply please send your CV (with salary details) with a covering letter outlining what you could bring to the role and how you meet the person specification to [email protected].
A full job description is available here.
Closing date for applications is 31 March 2017.
Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK.
No agencies please.