Office Manager

Argee Recruit provides a high quality construction focused service, caring for the requirements of employers and job seekers in Civil Engineering, Building and Commercial disciplines in the professional, technical and supervisory areas of the construction industry.

Over 30 years of Construction Industry experience is available for your benefit. Gained in project and site based conditions, strengthened by recruitment industry skills secured through the provision of permanent, contract or freelance staff to schemes that range from internationally renowned developments to regional and local projects. This experience means we are able to confidently handle your career and staffing requirements for long or short term assignments.
Permanent and contract or freelance positions are available in these categories:

• Contracts and Project Managers
• Commercial Managers, Estimators and Quantity Surveyors at all levels
• Construction Managers, Site Managers, Site Agents and Foremen
• Project and Senior Engineers
• Civil, Setting Out, Site and Trainee Engineers
• Structural Engineers and Technicians
• Temporary works coordinators and Design professionals
• Health, Safety and Environmental staff

Office Manager / PA. Head office role to work for a Property Developer on their new residential development projects. Good communication skills needed, experience with SAGE, HR overview & IT essential. To £45,000 + package. 25 days holiday. To start early 2026.

The role will include a mixture of Office Management, HR and PA duties, Wage and Administrative responsibilities. Also coordinating Aftercare duties and reactive repairs with the Housing Associations. You will be joining a company looking for someone with a positive personality, keen to make a real contribution to the smooth running of the company operations. Location Bromley.

Job role. Office Manager / PA

• To work in a friendly office environment with an established company.
• Ensuring that all reports and submissions are clear and well-presented.
• Working with Housing Associations and in-house handyman on appointments for Aftercare duties, remedial actions and minor repairs, diary management.
• The role involves coordinating with the different people involved.
• The role often involves working to deadlines.
• Looking after the SAGE based pay roll for directly employed staff and workers.

Duties and responsibilities

Policy, Procedure and Communication:

• To ensure that documents are in the right location, they are categorised according to the type of document. This involves checking and approving documents before they are filed.
• Need excellent organisational skills and to be familiar with effective filing. Must have the ability to monitor and evaluate systems and to look for improvements
• Good communication skills are important to be able to co-ordinate the organisations different departments.

Experience and skills

• Previous experience as an Office Manager in a similar environment would be advantageous.
• Typing and IT skills to an appropriate standard are essential in relation to software for digital communication, correspondence, reports, registers, spreadsheets, databases, presentations, other document preparation and control (SAGE, MS Office, Word, PPT, Excel, Access, Word, Document Control Software similar to Asite, Conject)
• An ability to communicate in a fluent and positive manner with other members of the teams, other members of the contractors teams and third parties.
• Organised, capable, friendly and helpful character required.
• Ability to work on own initiative and seek assistance when required
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload to ensure that timescales are met.
• Good contingency planning skills with ability to find quick, innovative and practical solutions
• Able to work collaboratively with others to form strong positive working relationships with colleagues, clients and contractors.
• Demonstrate pride in work, through accurate and timely delivery.

Pay and benefits

PAYE role with a salary of £41,000 to £45,000 with 25 days holiday and pension contributions based on your current skills level and ability to fulfil the role. Self-employed option also available.