Construction Secretary (Maternity Cover)

ITS Construction · Guildford, South East

Construction Secretary (Maternity Cover) at ITS Construction, based in Guildford, South East. This is a contract role.

Salary
Competitive
Location
Guildford, South East
Contract
Contract
Posted
3 weeks ago
Closes
1 Sep 2026
Sector
Payroll

Reference https://itsconstruction.co.uk/job/construction-secretary-maternity-cover/

About the role

  • Candidate required: Construction Secretary (1 year)
  • Start date: Feb 2024
  • Industry: Construction Professionals South
  • Location: Guildford
  • Salary & package dependant on experience: up to £35,000

The role & about the client:

On behalf of our client, ITS (Construction Professionals South) are searching for an experienced Construction Secretary to join a national residential developer based in Guildford. This position will be approx 1 year maternity cover.

  • Assist the Construction Director in producing the monthly health and safety reports and board reports
  • Provide support to all site based personnel to ensure the smooth running of the developments
  • Maintain an accurate and efficient filing and archive system
  • Identify any issues from site personnel and raise with the Contracts Managers
  • Complete weekly time sheets and pass to the Payroll department within agreed timescales
  • Logging of customer defects and updating when required
  • Liaise with Site Managers regarding outstanding customer defects
  • Co-ordinate and produce letters, reports, memos as required using Microsoft Office packages
  • Monitor and update complaints register
  • Process and deal with invoices accordingly, ensuring they are paid within a timely manner
  • Identify any issues from site personnel and raise with the Regional Build Director
  • Deal with all mobile phone related queries for site based employees Provide support to all site based personnel to ensure the smooth running of the developments
  • Arrange and support training courses for the department against the training plan and update training records
  • Administer filing system for fire safety photographic records
  • Order PPE, workwear and stationery items
  • Arrange and support meetings and events, and arrange accommodation as required
  • Holiday cover for reception duties including answering the telephone, record and distribute messages accordingly and process incoming and outgoing post

Essential Qualifications/ experience required/ specific requirements for the role:

  • Previous experience within a Construction Secretary or similar position

Where a range of rate of pay is quoted the level of experience, qualifications & related training required is the minimum required in order to qualify for the lowest rate of pay quoted.

How to apply:

Please send an up-to-date CV in strict confidence or contact me on [phone removed]

Reference: https://itsconstruction.co.uk/job/construction-secretary-maternity-cover/ · Posted 3 weeks ago · Closes 1 Sep 2026 · Listed via ITS Construction

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