Team Administrator

Section Administrator, New Plymouth Infrastructure & Industrial

Become the heart of our 30-person section/team, providing crucial support and fostering a positive team culture.

This opportunity is a permanent role based in our New Plymouth office with the option to be full-time or part-time across five days per week. You will assist the Infrastructure & Industrial team, requiring excellent communication skills and the ability to build and maintain good rapport with team members you interact with remotely and in person.

You will collaborate closely with other business line administrators across New Zealand. We are looking for someone resilient, who works well under pressure, and can provide effective administrative support in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment, enabling the team to excel.

This exciting role offers opportunities to learn, grow, and become a valuable member of the team and national business. You will have the chance to network, learn, and contribute to team goals by coordinating meetings, onboarding new members, and mastering technical systems. If you are a proactive self-starter, this role can provide ongoing growth, challenges, and eventually lead to new opportunities within the Beca group.

Te Whiwhinga Mahi | The opportunity

In this role you will be working in partnership with the Manager for New Plymouth Infrastructure & Industrial.  You will be playing a key support role ensuring the Manager and broader team, are supported in the delivery of their projects.  You will be a key team member, being the ‘go to person’ for all things administration support related, enabling the team to do what they do best. This is an exciting and varied role, where you have the opportunity to learn and grow to become an integral member of the team and regional business.

As you develop your networks and contacts, you can be sure that every day will bring new opportunities to develop, engage and contribute to team goals and successes. Whether it be coordinating meetings, calendars, and events; welcoming and helping to onboard new team members; supporting project bids; learning and championing the technical systems and software tools relied on by the team – you will have your finger on the pulse of team activities, collaborating internally and externally to make things happen!

Ko wai koe | About you

You’re someone who brings energy, warmth, and a great sense of fun to everything you do. You enjoy supporting a high-performing team and take pride in being organised, proactive, and adding real value. You naturally think ahead, adapt easily to changing priorities, and balance pace with calm efficiency.

Approachable and curious, you enjoy connecting with people both in person and virtually, and you’re confident juggling multiple tasks while anticipating what the team needs next. You follow up confidently and positively, helping others meet deadlines by clearly explaining what’s needed and why.

You’re comfortable working with words and numbers and enjoy being an active part of team culture and celebrations—seeing first-hand the impact of your support.

Experience with Microsoft Office 365 is essential, and familiarity with tools such as SharePoint, Dynamics, Miro, Nitro or Bluebeam is helpful. Most importantly, you enjoy learning new systems and becoming a go‑to expert. We welcome applications from diverse backgrounds—if you’re motivated and ready to succeed, we’d love to hear from you.

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we offer

• Experience in an exciting and successful business culture which respects and values all perspectives
• Opportunity to be part of our professional services firm contributing to the fabric of international communities
• Support for learning and development; our people have equal opportunity to build careers reflecting their abilities, passions and potential, where they feel they belong and can be their true and best selves
• Our employee-ownership model, providing equity opportunities to our people
• Encouragement of balance in each aspect of your life – flexibility, wellbeing and personal development

Ko wai mātou | About Us

Beca is one of Asia Pacific’s largest independent advisory, design and engineering consultancies. After a century of operation, we have grown from a family-owned business to one of the most progressive, client-centric professional services consultancies in our region. We have more than 4,000 employees in 25 offices around the world and have delivered projects in more than 70 countries. 

‘Creative people together transforming our world’ is our vision. It reflects our culture, our aspirations and our purpose – to make everyday better. We have four key values supporting our purpose – partnership, tenacity, enjoyment and care – and these sit at the heart of everything we do. They are reflected in the way we work every day with each other and our clients.

Our clients are transforming communities and changing lives. We are the problem-solvers – the thinkers, the creators, the planners and practitioners – who understand the vision of our clients and make things happen! As we progress through our second century, we’re excited about the fresh talent we’re nurturing, the innovative thinking we’re developing and the connections we’re forging. Visit us at www.beca.com

Tono Mai | Apply Now!

Our people set us apart. If you would like to join us, then apply now and play a role in being at the forefront of change towards our next century and help Beca make everyday better across the communities, clients and projects we delivery. Visit us at www.beca.com.