Operations & Project Administrator

OP; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

OP is seeking a proactive administrator to support project operations at Farnborough. You will coordinate documentation, scheduling, and reporting across production and installations while maintaining high standards of accuracy and timeliness.

This maternity cover role offers a fixed term of 6 months with potential extension, requiring strong organisation, communication, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Qualifications

• Provide administrative support across production, installations, scheduling, documentation, and process improvement.
• Ensure operational deadlines are met and admin tasks across the Operations Team are completed to a high standard.
• Maternity cover – fixed term contract for 6 months, with potential extension.

Responsibilities

• Provide vital administrative support across project operations including production, installations, scheduling, and documentation.
• Support process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and accuracy across the Operations Team.

Skills

Organisational skills

Administrative abilities

Communication

Attention to detail

Project coordination

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Teamwork

Self-motivation

Tools

Xero

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Our client, an expanding Farnborough-based supplier of modern bespoke lighting products and solutions are looking for a proactive and highly organised professional to provide vital administrative support across various aspects of project operations, including production, installations, scheduling, documentation, and process improvement. This role plays a key part in ensuring operational deadlines are achieved and that administrative responsibilities across the Operations Team are completed accurately and to a high standard.

Personal skills/attributes required:

• Strong organisational and administrative abilities
• Clear and professional communication with cross-functional teams
• Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple streams of documentation simultaneously
• Proactive problem-solving and ownership of project deliverables
• Previous project co-ordination experience, including risk management and stakeholder management is advantageous
• Experience with Xero is preferred
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise effectively
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Keen attention to detail
• Proactive and self-motivated with the ability to use own initiative
• Tech-savvy with proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Flexible and able to work well under pressure

Maternity cover - fixed term contract for 6 months in the first instance - may be extended subsequently.