About us: WGA is an Australian and New Zealand company like no other – we are owned by the employees, loved by our long-term clients and have deep roots in our communities. With a team of over 700 people, WGA provides a rich, diverse, and empowered workplace, and offers you a chance to work alongside some of the best in the business. WGA offers an outstanding working environment that fosters and supports mutual learning, respect, dignity, cultural openness, and an appreciation of differing perspectives and backgrounds. We strive to offer inspiring career paths and a selection of fantastic employee benefits. If you enjoy a great office environment, excellent flexibility and the long-term benefits that only a private organisation can offer, then WGA might be for you! We deliver tailored design engineering solutions across the Buildings, Transport, Water Infrastructure, Urban Development, Ports and Marine, Energy, Defence and Resources sectors. We empower our engineers to think outside the square and dare to be different. About our approach: We focus upon the core philosophy of delivering excellent engineering solutions for our valued Clients which allows us to create exceptional, long-term opportunities for our talented personnel. Our unique style of project delivery ensures that our people don't have to choose between maintaining hands on Technical and corporate career options, they can have both! About our role: Our Hobart based team need support! It’s a great time to join WGA and our newly established Hobart office and add immediate value, working collaboratively with our Melbourne admin team and our fantastic national admin team. We are seeking an experienced office manager / admin lead to join our team. The role is an important connection for our VIC/TAS region. You’ll be supporting a team of 6 located in Hobart which will expand over time. About you: To be successful in this role, you’ll need to demonstrate • Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills with the ability to build effective and inclusive relationships • Previous experience in an office management / administration / project support role with the ability to work independently and as part of a team • Excellent computer skills and intermediate capability with the Microsoft Office suite of programs • Proven experience in stakeholder engagement – in this role, you’ll work closely with the internal team from undergraduates through to regional managers, and you’ll be an ambassador for our Hobart office • Excellent time management and prioritising skills with the ability to proactively anticipate challenges and drive actions • The ability to exercise sound judgment and find solutions to problems • The ability to work collaboratively with the national admin team About working with us: We believe a diverse workplace fosters unique and progressive ideas and drives our culture of learning and sharing knowledge. Underpinned by our values, we offer an outstanding working environment that fosters mutual learning, respect, dignity, cultural openness and an appreciation of differing perspectives and backgrounds.
