Roads & Highways Team Admin – Flexible Growth

SMEC; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

SMEC is seeking a Team Administrator to join the Roads & Highways group in Adelaide. This role provides essential administrative support to a busy technical team, helping ensure projects, documentation, reporting, and team operations run efficiently.

You will work closely with project teams to coordinate day-to-day activities, maintain project records, support financial processes, and assist with internal and external stakeholder communication in a flexible, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Up to 5 years' experience in an administrative, project support, or team coordination role.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficiency across the Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams.
• The ability to build positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• A proactive and collaborative approach to supporting a high-performing team.

Responsibilities

• Providing administrative support to the Roads & Highways team.
• Managing project documentation, correspondence, and records.
• Assisting with project setup, reporting, and document control activities.
• Supporting invoicing, purchase orders, timesheets, and project administration tasks.
• Coordinating meetings, travel arrangements, and team events.
• Preparing reports, presentations, and other business documents.
• Supporting compliance, quality, and governance requirements.
• Assisting project managers and technical staff with ad hoc administrative requirements.

Skills

Admin experience

Project support

Team coordination

Organisational skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Stakeholder relationships

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

SMEC is seeking a Team Administrator to join the Roads & Highways group in Adelaide. This role provides essential administrative support to a busy technical team, helping ensure projects, documentation, reporting, and team operations run efficiently.

You will work closely with project teams to coordinate day-to-day activities, maintain project records, support financial processes, and assist with internal and external stakeholder communication in a flexible, collaborative environment.