Administration Assistant/receptionist

Newcastle, AU**About the John Holland and Gamuda Joint Venture**:
The John Holland & Gamuda Joint Venture have been awarded the M1 Pacific Motorway from Black Hill to Tomago within the city of Newcastle and Port Stephens Council local government areas. The major project will provide increased road capacity via the 10km of new dual carriageway, reducing congestion and travel times for residents, improving accessibility for the surrounding road network and improved road safety for all users.

While our competitors talk about what they do, we focus on why we do it. We transform communities to make them easier to move around, more connected and better to live in.

**About the Role**:
As Receptionist you will act as the first point of contact for all company queries whilst providing administrative support across the office. This is key role on a high-profile infrastructure project, where you will provide an effective, efficient, and professional administration/ support service.

**Responsibilities of the role include**:

- Efficiently answer, screen, and forward any incoming phone calls whilst providing generalist information when required.
- Provide customer service to the client, external vendors, subcontractors, and community stakeholders as required.
- Provide administrative support which may include arranging and attending meetings, taking and distributing minutes, and making travel and accommodation arrangements if required.
- Perform administrative tasks such as filing, coping, distributing, and lodging mail requests for the office.

**To be successful in this key role we are looking for**:

- The ability to thrive in a dynamic and busy environment
- An individual to work in an organisation that cares about you and your career development
- An excellent people person with well-developed communication skills

**As part of the team, you help us deliver on our promise to transform lives.**:
Your success is reflected in ours, so we’re committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as different perspectives and ideas will deliver our long-term success.

We want you to be with us for the long-term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.

**What’s in it for you when you join John Holland and Gamuda Joint Venture?**:

- Contribute to the delivery of a large transport infrastructure project that makes a difference to the community
- Be part of a high performing and award-winning team
- Opportunity for success both professionally and personally
- Provision for a career path and career development beyond the project

**We Offer**:
**Competitive remuneration **with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice packaging options available.

**Great leave benefits** including 18 weeks paid parental leave with superannuation and up to an extra 18 weeks of superannuation paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two additional John Holland Days to prioritise health and wellbeing.

**Career progression** underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you’ll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.

**Learning and development opportunities** where you’ll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, and technical and leadership training and development opportunities.

**Inclusion and diversity** is part of how we work and do what we do at John Holland. Our active commitment to being an employer of choice is evident in the delivery of our Gender Equality Strategic Plan supported by our Pride, Celebrate Women, RAP and Grow networks.

**Flexible working that works for you as we know **flexibility means different things to different people. Whether it’s flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts, flexi-work, we’re committed to helping our people work flexibly.

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