Why choose us?
Choosing to work for SMS means choosing to make a difference. We are changing how businesses and consumers use energy for the better, helping achieve a greener, sustainable, and more affordable energy system for everyone. Through our range of innovative energy solutions, we are delivering the future of smart energy – working closely with private and public sector partners we are playing a critical role in transforming and decarbonising the UK economy by 2050. 
What's in it for you?
- 25 personal holiday days per year (with additional 8 public holidays) increasing to 30 personal days after 5 years of service (includes options to buy and sell)
- Hybrid working options.
- Enhanced Maternity leave. Paternity and Adoption leave.
- 24/7 free and confidential employee assistance service.
- Medicash health plan offers a wide variety of benefits from cashback on everyday healthcare treatments like optical, dental and physio treatments. Discounted gym memberships and free 24/7 online GP.
- Access to our Share Incentive Plan which allows you to become a shareholder in a tax-efficient way and benefit from the success of the company
- Life Insurance (4 x annual salary)
- Pension matching scheme (up to 5% of salary)
- Developing our people is important to us - we support and encourage development by offering internal and external accredited courses, secondments and study support.
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What's the role?
The role is to manage reception; greeting visitors, accepting calls and handling all hotel/transport bookings and any associated administration duties. To ensure that all processes and procedures within the facility are adhered. To be the first point of contact for visitors and to always present a professional image of the business.
This is a part time position consisting of 24 hours per week with a 1 hour Lunch.
Hours are between 8am to 5pm on a Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Key responsibilities:
- Meeting and greeting clients/visitors to the office and announcing them appropriately
- Maintain security by following company procedures and controlling access by issuing access cards/visitor passes when necessary
- Notify company personnel of a visitor’s arrival
- Providing a professional telephone manner when answering calls and transferring to the correct department
- Sorting and distributing all post and ensuring it is given to the correct recipient
- Completing all office checks on a daily basis to ensure high standards are met and everything is in working order
- Ensuring the Reception and meeting rooms are kept tidy at all times
To be considered for this role, we would love you to have:
- GCSE (or equivalent)
- Be Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office packages (specifically Excel)
- Have a clear telephone manner and professional approach
- Be able to organise and be able to prioritise workload
- The ability to communicate clearly both orally and in writing
- Professionalism – Competent, reliable, honest and have a positive attitude
- The ability to work effectively with other employee’s and as part of a team
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