We’re looking for a highly organised and proactive Personal Assistant to provide professional support to 2 senior leaders. Acting as the first point of contact for Directors, you’ll manage busy diaries, coordinate meetings, prepare documents and communications, and keep day-to-day operations running smoothly with efficiency and discretion.
What you’ll be doing as a Personal Assistant
* Proactively manage complex diaries, schedule meetings, and resolve conflicts across multiple senior stakeholders.
* Oversee inboxes, prioritise key actions, draft responses, and ensure timely follow‑up.
* Coordinate travel, accommodation and transport arrangements, and process expenses efficiently.
* Prepare agendas, organise meeting logistics and capture clear notes and action points.
* Support recruitment, onboarding and internal events, including team off‑sites and engagement activities.
* Act as a trusted point of contact, maintaining confidentiality, professionalism and collaboration across the support team.
Base location: Clearwater Court, Reading – Hybrid with minimum 2 days in the office
Working hours: 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday
What you should bring to the role
* Proven experience providing high‑level PA or administrative support to senior leaders.
* Excellent diary management skills across virtual and in‑person settings.
* Strong written and verbal communication with exceptional attention to detail.
* Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
* Collaborative team player who builds strong relationships across all levels.
* Professional, discreet, and proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams.
Desirable
* Experience supporting multiple leaders simultaneously.
* Experience organising internal events or off‑sites.
* Comfortable capturing minutes or informal meeting notes.
What’s in it for you?
* Annual salary £35,000–£45,000, depending on skills and experience.
* 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with length of service (plus bank holidays).
* Performance‑related pay plan linked to company performance measures and targets.
* Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
* Access to a range of benefits for health, wellbeing and finances, including annual health MOTs, physiotherapy, counselling, Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.
Thames Water is the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, dedicated to supplying clean water to over 16 million customers and protecting the environment.
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