Office Administrator in Fareham

Walcon Marine has been designing, manufacturing and building yacht marinas and pontoon systems for more than 60 years.

From our headquarters in Fareham, we work on projects throughout the UK and internationally, delivering practical engineering solutions for marina operators, waterfront developments and yacht harbours.

We are looking for an organised, proactive and reliable Office Administrator to become an important part of our team.

This is a varied role supporting the day-to-day running of the business and helping colleagues deliver marina projects across the UK and overseas.

If you enjoy being organised, taking ownership and making sure things run smoothly, we'd love to hear from you.

The Role

You'll become a key member of our office team, supporting colleagues across the business and helping ensure our projects and operations run efficiently.

Every day is different.

One day you may be arranging travel for site teams, preparing documents or coordinating meetings.

Another day you might be helping organise an exhibition, welcoming visitors or supporting company communications.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for incoming calls, emails and visitors
• Support the smooth day-to-day running of the office
• Schedule meetings, manage diaries and prepare meeting materials
• Maintain filing systems, company records and project information
• Assist with preparing documents, reports and correspondence
• Support colleagues with day-to-day administration
• Organise travel, accommodation and hotel bookings
• Assist with the organisation of company events, exhibitions and staff activities
• Help ensure the office environment is organised, professional and welcoming
• Provide general administrative support across the business as required
• Help collect photographs and project updates from colleagues
• Assist with simple company communications where required
• Liaise with Walcon's external marketing team when needed

About You

We're looking for someone who is highly organised, professional and eager to learn.

You may already have administration experience, or you may have developed strong organisational skills through office support, customer service, reception, project coordination, logistics, travel coordination or a similar role.

Experience in the marine industry is an advantage but not essential

The successful candidate will have

• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Good attention to detail
• Confidence using Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word and Excel
• A positive, proactive and reliable approach to work
• The ability to manage several tasks and priorities at once
• Confidence communicating with customers, suppliers and colleagues
• A willingness to learn new systems and skills
• A helpful attitude and pride in doing things properly

What we offer

• A varied full-time office-based role within a long-established and respected business
• A supportive and friendly working environment
• The chance to develop useful skills across office administration, project support, events and simple communications
• Support from the Walcon team and our external marketing specialists
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Staff events and training
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