Lead Gas Contract Administrator - July 2025

ZipRecruiter; Holmfirth; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent housing association seeks a Lead Gas Contract Administrator to manage contract oversight and administrative support for gas-related services. The role involves leading a team, managing processes, and liaising with stakeholders. Candidates should possess strong report writing skills and experience in managing budgets and teams. Competitive salary and benefits are offered for this position based in Stratford, London.

Benefits

Excellent pension plan

28 days Annual Leave

Westfield Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in report writing to senior management.
• Experience in managing a small team.
• Excellent understanding of processing invoices and managing budgets.

Responsibilities

• Manage the provision of contract management for gas and mechanical contracts.
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Act as the lead contract administrator for service and gas contracts.

Skills

Report writing

Team management

Invoice processing

Budget management

Job description

Job DescriptionINTERNAL only vacancy:

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Title: Lead Gas Contract Administrator

Contract Type: (Permanent Full time 35 hours per week

Salary: £35,951 to £39,531per per annum dependant on experience

Grade: 7

Reporting Office: London, Stratford

Persona: Agile (20 - 40% Office Based)

Closing Date: 11th August 2025 at 11pm

Interview Dates: Face to face at our Stratford Office on 14th August

Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more ...

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.

Lead Gas Contract Administrator Role Profile.docx

To manage the provision of contract management to a range of services, for Gas and Mechanical related contracts and to provide administrative support to the Gas team. To use previous experience and skillset to directly manage the administrators within their management remit. To manage the construction and review of the procedures and policies in relation to the job roles and responsibilities of the employee's who are their direct reports.

To report on the performance of the direct reports to management.

To communicate with external and internal stakeholders to ensure they are aware of the movement and progression within the gas team and act as that conduit between external stakeholders and the Administrator roles.

To utilise previous skills and abilities to review processes and policies to ensure they are fit for purpose and improve where possible.

To manage your own and direct reports complaints in a professional and timely manner and act as a representative of the organisation.

To adequately manage and train direct reports to answer enquiries and responses for the Gas team, through delegating enquiries to responding to them within a timely and professional manner.

To act as the lead contract administrator for service and gas contracts, supporting the Gas operational managers with the management of building service-related contracts.

To provide report writing, monitoring, chasing and closing down outstanding actions and engineer variations and to work with the building services team and the compliance team to produce KPIs.

Experience in report writing to senior management, experience in managing a small team and experience in reviewing and constructing processes.

Excellent understanding of processing invoices, raising orders, creating certificates and managing budgets.

We look forward to reviewing your application, and hearing about the genuine experiences and skills you could bring to our organisation. L&Q reserve the right to not accept statements that exceed 500 words.

About L&Q:

We're one of the UK's leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people's health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.

250,000 people call our properties 'home', and we're proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.

At L&Q, people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values and behavioural framework , which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.

L&Q strongly believe a diverse and inclusive workforce is important, and is part of our core values and everyday working practices. We make hiring decisions based on your experiences, skills and merits and we are recognised externally for our commitment to . We are a Stonewall Champion, a Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace. Click here to read more. and at L&Q | L&Q Group

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