Project Support Officer

About the business and the role
SLR Consulting Australia Pty Ltd (SLR) is an international environmental consultancy with a globally recognised reputation for providing high quality tailored services. We provide advice and support on a wide range of strategic and site-specific environmental issues to a diverse and growing base of government, public and private organisations.

Our Advisory and Engineering teams are seeking a dedicated administrative resource to help deliver projects on time and improve efficiencies. Using your skills in both administration and project coordination, you will assist our consulting team to deliver comprehensive, professional, and seamless administration and Project Support. 

This position is located (preferably) in our Melbourne or Sydney offices, however, we encourage candidates across any of our SLR APAC locations, to apply! 
 

Job tasks and responsibilities
Reporting to theService Line Director, you will be joining a team of consultants across the APAC region to help with efficiencies.
Outside of bringing your fantastic self to work, you will also be responsible for:

• Assistance with project administration and workflow management (including financial).
• Supporting consultants with management of sub-consultant and client financial and project management, including project setup in systems such as Deltek Vantagepoint.
• Data entry and basic data analysis.
• Using Deltek and other metrics to ensure project elements are continually monitored (e.g. unbilled WIP reports, invoicing and credit notes on behalf of PM’s).
• Ensuring that authorisation processes, policies and practices are communicated and followed (e.g. Health and Safety, expenses, expenditure, travel, equipment).
• Administrative cross over tasks (bid assistance, Project Assistance (report formatting, style / templates, letters / contracts / printing), taking minutes for meetings and booking training for staff.
• Technical Discipline / Service Line specific assistance (timesheet submissions, meeting facilitation, agenda).

Skills and experience
You will need to have a minimum of 3 - 6 years’ experience in a similar role with proven experience in these areas.  Experience within consulting/ professional services or an interest in an environmental solutions firm will be advantageous. 
The ideal candidate will have:

• Great organisational skills/multitasking abilities;
• Positive attitude with an energetic approach to tasks;
• Exceptional communication skills (written and verbal);
• Proven experience with administration and project coordination;
• Professional presentation and working within a professional environment;
• Ideally experienced in similar industries in government, construction, project management and architecture.

Job benefits and perks
Our culture is unique in that we work together to collaborate on projects to get the best possible outcome for our clients. Whether you’re working in the office, from home or a mix of the two, we recognise that every person is different, and our benefits aim to ensure that we cater for all, including:

• Hybrid work model (in-office & from home) 
• Extra paid purchased leave up to 10 days so you can re-energize, help others, support family, or focus on your own professional development.
• Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents throughout their parenting journey which includes 14 week's primary carer and 6 weeks secondary carer leave. 
• Learning and development which includes a mapped career progression path, study assistance and up to 3 professional memberships subsidized by SLR.
• Employee Assistance Program to support your physical, mental, and social wellbeing.
• Global and regional mobility and recruitment referral bonus for both region and global candidates.
• Other benefits include regular office social events, service anniversary awards, salary sacrificing (novated car lease) and a corporate uniform shop where you get $100 annually to spend.

Cultural fit and shared vision are very important to SLR. We want to grow our team around the right people. If you are practical, client focused and highly motivated – we'd love to hear from you.
We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills, and passion. Please note that interviews are conducted with gender diverse interview panels to the best of our ability.

If you are practical, client focused and highly motivated – we'd love to hear from you.
No agencies please.