Project Admin Assistant- Data Centres

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.​

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.​

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.​

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.​

Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

Turner & Townsend are leaders in professional services to the Data Centre sector globally. Due to the continued success and expansion of our Data Centre business in the Nordics area we are currently recruiting for a Project Assistant to support our Data Centre team on-site in Oulu, Finland. 

This is a unique opportunity to join a team of construction experts and help deliver an exciting project for a major global client.

Responsibilities:

•  Act as a key interface and deliver general project management support to project management teams across day‑to‑day activities and project workflows
• Assist with general project administration, document management and project reporting
• Manage communication with stakeholders and vendors
• Coordinate issuance of contractor badges or contractor visitor badges for site access
• Support vendors and client team with site inductions
• Oversee the onboarding of new team members on-site, ensuring all access, safety, and administrative requirements are met
• Support travel and accommodation arrangements for team members

Qualifications

• At least 3 years’ plus experience preferably in the construction, building, engineering or related sector
• Strong organizational skills, must be able to multi-task efficiently 
• Excellent English skills; Finnish language proficiency will be hugely beneficial
• Affinity for IT systems, ideally with hands‑on experience using document management platforms
• Solid understanding of accounts and invoicing processes
• Ability to handle a broad range of tasks, from routine administrative duties to more complex responsibilities
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all organizational levels
• Reliable, punctual, and comfortable working in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment.
• Adaptable to competing demands and shifting priorities
• Willingness to take ownership of diverse tasks and responsibilities
• Availability for on-site work

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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