Receptionist (Saudi National)

Receptionist (Saudi National)

SNC-Lavalin has been established in the Gulf for over 40 years, having first carried out design and supervision commissions in the Gulf area in 1967. We provide a full range of design, engineering and project management services for buildings, transportation and other infrastructure programmes

Atkins in the Middle East now employs around 2,000 staff serving Gulf clients across all market sectors from offices in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait City, Manama, Muscat, Riyadh, Sharjah.

We now seek to recruit a receptionist to deliver quality service that our clients have come to expect. Working in a multidisciplinary team of building services engineers providing a comprehensive design service to our clients, this is a great opportunity for a design engineer to gain additional and more senior experience within an internationally renowned consultant, affording the opportunity to work on large scale multidisciplinary projects.

Purpose

To assist with the provision of a successful and proactive receptionist for part of the SNC-Lavalin Saudi Arabia, Middle East business.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the reception area and making sure it is free from obstruction and welcoming to clients
• Responsible for answering the switch board. Receiving calls and making sure they are passed to individuals promptly. If these individuals are not available, advising the caller and asking to take a message or call back
• Responsible for sending and receiving all couriers and liaising with courier companies
• Conduct themselves professionally at all time and work seamlessly with ones colleagues
• Distributing documents to contractors i.e. tender documents, obtaining receipt on handover of originals and passing receipted letter back to the person concerned handling the project via the internal distribution system
• Faxing documents for all members of staff as and when requested
• Updating telephone lists and circulating to members of staff

Requirements

• Fluent in Arabic and English
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Hands-on experience with office equipment (e.g. fax machines and printers)
• Professional attitude and appearance
• Solid written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to be resourceful and proactive when issues arise
• Excellent organizational skills
• Customer service attitude
• High school degree or above
• Saudi national