Engineering Technical Administrator

NRL Recruitment; Chorley; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four-day week

Ongoing training

Career development opportunities

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

NRL Recruitment in Chorley is seeking an organised Engineering Technical Administrator to support engineering and business functions. You will maintain records, coordinate meetings, track actions and govern documentation in a technical environment.

This permanent, full-time role offers a four-day week, exposure to continuous improvement, reporting, and training coordination, with opportunities to collaborate across engineering and management teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in administration, coordination, or project support.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate meetings, workshops, reviews and team activities.
• Prepare meeting packs, record actions, and track progress against deadlines.
• Maintain registers, trackers, governance records, and documentation.
• Support document control and information management activities.
• Produce reports, management information, and performance data.
• Assist with internal communications, presentations, and team updates.
• Coordinate onboarding activities and maintain training records.
• Support continuous improvement programmes and lessons learned initiatives.
• Liaise with engineers, managers, and wider business stakeholders to ensure information is accurate, accessible, and up to date.

Skills

Organisational skills

Time management

Excellent written and verbal comms

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Education

Business Administration qualification or equivalent

Tools

SharePoint

Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Teams, PowerPoint)

Job description

Engineering Technical Administrator

Location: Chorley

Hours: Full Time | Monday to Thursday

Type: Permanent

Our client is seeking an organised and proactive Engineering Technical Administrator to join their growing team in Chorley. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced administrator, coordinator, or project support professional looking to work within a technical and engineering-led environment. Supporting engineering and business functions, you will play a key role in ensuring records are maintained, meetings are coordinated, actions are tracked, and governance activities remain on schedule. This is a varied position offering exposure to continuous improvement initiatives, reporting, document control, training coordination, and stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate meetings, workshops, reviews, and team activities.
• Prepare meeting packs, record actions, and track progress against deadlines.
• Maintain registers, trackers, governance records, and documentation.
• Support document control and information management activities.
• Produce and maintain reports, management information, and performance data.
• Assist with internal communications, presentations, and team updates.
• Coordinate onboarding activities and maintain training records.
• Support continuous improvement programmes and lessons learned initiatives.
• Liaise with engineers, managers, and wider business stakeholders to ensure information is accurate, accessible, and up to date.

About You

To be successful, you will have:

• Previous administration, coordination, project support, or technical administration experience.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High levels of accuracy and attention to detail.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Word, Teams and PowerPoint.
• Experience maintaining records, trackers, compliance documentation, or reporting information.
• A proactive approach and the ability to build effective working relationships across all levels of the business.

Desirable Experience

• Experience working within engineering, manufacturing, construction, energy, or other technical environments.
• Exposure to quality, governance, compliance, or management systems.
• Experience using SharePoint or similar document management platforms.
• Experience supporting audits, reporting activities, training administration, or continuous improvement initiatives.
• Business Administration qualification or equivalent experience.

What's On Offer?

• Permanent opportunity with a stable and growing organisation.
• Four-day working week (Monday to Thursday).
• Supportive and collaborative team environment.
• Variety of work across engineering, governance, and business support functions.
• Ongoing training and career development opportunities.
• Opportunity to play a key role supporting critical engineering activities.

The NRL Group connect global companies with the right people to bring engineering projects to life. Supporting contracting companies with energy transition plans and working with our clients to create a cleaner, greener future.

We welcome applications from every walk of life and are committed to diversity within the industries we support, as a certified Inclusive Recruiter and Armed Forces friendly employer.