Engineering Documentation & Project Support Specialist

Trant Engineering Ltd.; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive salary

Company pension

24 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

Discretionary annual bonus

Free onsite parking

Job summary

Trant Engineering is seeking a Technical Administrator to provide essential administrative and coordination support to engineering, technical, and project teams across water and energy projects. You will ensure information, documentation, and processes are organised, up to date, and compliant to enable efficient project delivery in a regulated infrastructure environment.

The role involves supporting document control, project communication, and compliance activities, with responsibilities

Qualifications

• Experience in an administrative, technical support, or project support role within engineering, construction, or infrastructure environments.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and document management systems.
• Attention to detail and a structured, methodical approach to work.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administrative support to engineering and technical teams across multiple projects.
• Assist engineers and technical leads with the preparation, formatting, and issue of technical documents, reports, and correspondence.
• Maintain records of technical deliverables, approvals, and actions.
• Support document control activities, including document registers, transmittals, and tracking of revisions.
• Ensure technical documents are correctly filed, version-controlled, and accessible in document management systems.
• Liaise with Document Controllers to ensure alignment with document control procedures.
• Act as a point of contact for technical information requests within the project team.
• Support communication between design teams, project teams, site teams, and external stakeholders.
• Attend weekly Document Control Team meetings.
• Assist with tracking technical deliverables against project programmes and milestones.
• Support compliance with company procedures, client requirements, and regulatory obligations.
• Assist with preparation for audits, inspections, and client reviews.
• Maintain trackers, logs, and schedules related to technical activities.
• Support onboarding of new team members with systems, processes, and documentation.
• Provide general administrative support to the project or engineering function as required.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication

Microsoft Office

Document management systems

Attention to detail

Education

Business Administration / Engineering Support degree

Tools

Aconex

Viewpoint

Asite

SharePoint

Job description

Trant Engineering is seeking a Technical Administrator to provide essential administrative and coordination support to engineering, technical, and project teams across water and energy projects. You will ensure information, documentation, and processes are organised, up to date, and compliant to enable efficient project delivery in a regulated infrastructure environment.

The role involves supporting document control, project communication, and compliance activities, with responsibilities