Apprentice Administrator

Volkerwessels Uk

The Role

Overview

Provide administrative support to highways traffic management and street lighting contracts.

Key Responsibilities

  • records management
  • data entry
  • inventory management
  • office software
  • meeting coordination
  • correspondence

Tasks

-Managing company correspondence, including phone calls, emails, and packages. -Organising meetings, taking meeting notes and logging actions -Developing and implementing new administrative systems, such as records management. -Performing data entry roles, including updating of records and databases. -Managing filing systems. -Managing inventory of office supplies, including stationery and multimedia equipment to ensure smooth office operations. -Responding to queries that may be raised across the project. -Using a range of office software, including Outlook, Excel and Microsoft Teams

Requirements

  • microsoft office
  • communication
  • gcse
  • accuracy
  • excel
  • detail

What You Bring

-Experience of working with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams) -Excellent communication, literacy and interpersonal skills -GCSE or equivalent at grade 4/C and above in English & Maths -High level of accuracy and attention to detail

The Company

About Volkerwessels Uk

-Operates through five units—VolkerFitzpatrick, VolkerRail, VolkerStevin, VolkerHighways and VolkerLaser—each with deep specialist roots. -Frontline in complex infrastructure: building airports, rail networks, highways, marine works and major civil projects. -Typical projects range from rail signalling upgrades and highway bridges to port development and flood protection schemes. -Known for weaving niche skills—like slipform paving, steel foundations, waterproofing and land reclamation—into integrated delivery. -Headquartered in Hoddesdon, its teams juggle ~250 active sites countrywide, forging engineering solutions at scale. -A standout: VolkerLaser delivers specialist structural repair and waterproofing, a rare niche in UK infrastructure.

Sector Specialisms

Civil Engineering

Rail

Highways

Aviation

Ports

Defence

Energy

Water

Environment

Highways Maintenance

Traffic Management

Electric Vehicle Charge Points

Structural Repairs

Waterproofing

Expansion Joints

Cathodic Protection

Public Realm Improvement

Bridge and Tunnel Protection

Drainage

Road Markings

Street Lighting

Winter Maintenance

Cleaning Services

Security

Fencing and Hoarding

ICT and Ancillary Equipment