Personal Assistant & Project Secretary
3 days ago
London
We’re working with a well-established, design-led architectural practice seeking a highly organised and proactive Personal Assistant & Project Secretary to support a Senior Director within the business. This is a key support role in a fast-paced, client-facing environment, combining traditional PA duties with comprehensive project administration. The successful candidate will play a central role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day operation of senior leadership commitments, while also supporting live architectural projects and wider studio administration. The Role You’ll act as the primary point of support for a Senior Director, managing diaries, correspondence and meetings, while also providing high-quality project secretarial support across multiple commissions. The role requires discretion, attention to detail and confidence working with senior stakeholders, clients and consultants. Key responsibilities include: • Managing complex diaries and coordinating meetings across multiple locations and time zones, • Preparing agendas, briefing materials and follow-up actions for meetings, • Acting as the first point of contact for visitors, clients and external contacts, • Managing inboxes, correspondence, reports and project documentation, • Providing full project secretarial support, including document control, filing and issuing information, • Maintaining accurate project and client records across internal systems, • Assisting with fee proposals, bid documentation and prospective project tracking, • Coordinating domestic and international travel, including itineraries and logistics, • Supporting client events, conferences and internal studio activities, • Assisting with expenses, timesheets and general office administrationAbout You, • Proven experience as a PA, Project Secretary or Senior Administrator, ideally within architecture, construction or professional services, • Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities, • Professional, discreet and confident dealing with senior stakeholders and clients, • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including document proof-reading and formatting, • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, • Competent with Microsoft Office and digital document management systems, • Proactive, solution-focused and able to work independently as well as part of a team