Contracts Administrator

Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD; Claydon; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in the UK is seeking a Contracts Administrator to support Contract Managers and Operations teams. This role involves maintaining document control, preparing job packs, leading client inductions, and scheduling material movements. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and a proactive approach. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to make a real impact in a civil engineering environment.

Benefits

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Performance bonus eligibility up to 15%

Cycle to Work scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong communicator with excellent written accuracy.
• High attention to detail with a proactive mindset.
• Confident working with document control tools.

Responsibilities

• Maintain robust document control.
• Prepare complete job packs for Supervisors.
• Lead operational client inductions.
• Schedule and monitor material movements.
• Build and maintain visual trackers for site issues.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving mindset

Time management

Tools

Excel

SharePoint

Job description

Overview

Position: Contracts Administrator

Location: Ipswich, Suffolk

Salary: £28,000.00 - £30,000.00

An established and successful Civil Engineering contractor are seeking a Contracts Administrator to support their Contract Managers and Operations teams. This is a great fit for someone who enjoys pace, variety and being the organised hub that keeps projects moving-ideal for a capable administrator from construction/highways/infrastructure looking to step into a role with real impact and visibility.

Salary & Benefits

• Salary: £28,000.00 - £30,000.00
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (with buy/sell scheme and service-related increases)
• Performance bonus eligibility up to 15%
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Cycle to Work scheme, saving scheme, birthday bonus & staff social events
• Discount portal & employee referral rewards
• Life assurance & Employee Assistance Programme
• Volunteering opportunities within local communities
• Learning, development, and progression opportunities within a supportive culture

Contracts Administrator Job Overview

• Maintain robust document control
• Prepare complete job packs for Supervisors ahead of mobilisation.
• Lead operational client inductions and issue the required documentation; capture clear minutes and actions from meetings.
• Schedule and monitor material movements to ensure timely, compliant deliveries.
• Build and maintain visual trackers for site issues and produce clear weekly/monthly reports.
• Collate daily site reports; proactively chase, escalate and drive resolution of issues (e.g. missing briefings, plant/vehicle compliance flags).
• Act as the operational hub, providing day-to-day administrative support to Contracts Managers and Operations.
• Ensure compliance data is accurately captured and maintained within in-house systems.
• Update competency/certification logs and manage small-tool hire, on-hire and off-hire.
• Gather and catalogue supplier information (e.g. material rates, delivered tonnage) to support operational decision-making.

Job Requirements

• Strong communicator with excellent written accuracy and phone manner.
• High attention to detail with a proactive, problem-solving mindset.
• Confident working with trackers, logs and document control (Excel/SharePoint or similar).
• Good time management; able to prioritise and keep multiple tasks moving.
• Construction/highways/surfacing experience is advantageous but not essential if you're quick to learn.

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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