Planning Administrator

Finlay Jude Associates Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Planning Administrator for their team in North London. This office-based temp-perm role involves managing projects, liaising with clients, and providing administrative support. Candidates should have experience with Microsoft Office and strong communication skills. This is a fantastic opportunity offering career progression and training.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Contribution Pension scheme

Free GP access 24/7

Employee Wellness programme

Free Life Assurance

Staff Discounts

Ongoing career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage and prioritize workload efficiently.
• Confidence in communicating with external teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for customers and field-based colleagues.
• Manage all admin tasks from start to finish.
• Liaise with customers and keep them updated on projects.
• Create jobs on the internal system for Field Technicians.

Skills

Microsoft Office including Excel

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Organisation and time management skills

Confident communication skills

Flexibility and ability to use initiative

Job description

My client is looking to recruit a Planning Administrator to join their busy and fast paced team. The role of Planning Administrator will be fully office based in the North London area (onsite parking is available). This will be a temp-perm role.

Benefits in the role of Planning Administrator

• Flexible working hours Monday - Friday (8 hours per day)
• Contribution Pension scheme
• Free GP access 24/7*
• Employee Wellness / Assistance programme (EAP)
• Free Life Assurance
• Staff Discounts
• Ongoing career development opportunities

On a daily basis, the Planning Administrator will be responsible for providing all‑round support for customers and external, field‑based colleagues for planned work/projects, to ensure everything is running smoothly and on schedule. This is a varied role, split between administration and telephone communication.

Planning Administrator duties

• Creating jobs on the internal system for Field Technicians
• Managing all admin tasks from start to finish to ensure projects are on track
• Ensure all elements of the projects are accurately planned
• Liaise with customers to keep them updated at each stage of the project, handling any queries
• Closing jobs down accurately on the system once successfully completed
• Dealing with inbound calls
• Liaising with third party companies and local authorities to obtain required information as required

Required experience

• Experience with use of Microsoft Office including Excel
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Organisation and time management skills – ability to manage and prioritise your own workload
• Confident communication skills for dealing with external teams / technicians
• Flexibility and ability to use initiative

You must have a desire to learn – this is a fantastic opportunity which offers excellent career progression and a defined career path. Full industry training will be provided.

If you are looking for a fantastic Planning Administrator opportunity and want to work for a forward‑thinking company, then apply now with your current updated CV.

Due to the high volume of applications, we receive we are not always able to reply to all applications. If you haven't heard back from us within 2 weeks, then please accept that your application has been unsuccessful for the role we currently have advertised.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job. Finlay Jude Associates Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.