London, UK
Italian speaking project administrator
at LEMA UK
LEMA UK is seeking an Italian speaking project administrator to join its team in London.
LEMA UK is the UK branch of one of the leading Italian furniture companies working in the luxury contract market for multi-apartments. The contract division is delivering furniture and joinery packages to a range of high-end residential projects primarily for blue chip companies and developers within the London area.
The ideal candidate will have a basic experience within the furniture industry.
This role will require to support the project management team issuing PO, checking invoices, reading detailed drawings and floor plans, controlling documents via main contractor platforms, liaise with clients and request more information when needed. The candidate will be required to manage independently a range of projects simultaneously. The candidate will be reporting to the head of project management on daily basis.
Skills required: proactiveness, problem solving, organization skills, basic knowledge of the furniture industry. Ability to works with Excel and Outlook, knowledge of CAD is preferable but not fundamental. Great communication skills, the candidate will be required to communicate via email/phone with our clients and suppliers on daily basis. An ability to manage multiple projects at a time and work as a team.
It is fundamental the knowledge of the Italian language due to the frequency and level of correspondence with our Italian suppliers.
Key responsibilities:
- assisting the contract division project management team
- lease with client and Italian suppliers
- substantial involvement during tender stage, pre-construction and construction phases
- producing bill of quantities, schedules and all the relevant documents
- extracting information from architectural drawings and tender packages
- participating to design meetings and workshops
- collaborating with design team on detailing to achieve design intent
- working closely with project and site management team
- reporting to the head of project management
Key skills:
- Italian speaking
- basic technical knowledge of furniture industry
- proven ability to meet deadlines and provide a high-quality proactive service to clients
- good knowledge of Microsoft Office package, particularly Excel
- degree in architecture, product design, interior design or accounting/quantity surveyor
- have a ‘can do’ and flexible attitude
- being able to understand technical drawings and floor plans
- strong organizational and time management skills
- able to multi task/work on multiple projects and clients
- ability to think commercially
- being a real team player
- excellent oral and written communication skills
- be proactive in driving schemes forward
We are looking for someone who is flexible, well organized, willing to take on responsibility, capable of working using their own initiative, able to work with different disciplines and can follow instructions.
Job type: full-time
Permanent location: LEMA Showroom, 183 Kings Road, London SW3 5EB