Project Administrator

J. Murphy & Sons Ltd; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Discretionary annual bonus

Above market rate pension scheme

Life assurance

Health screening

Enhanced sick pay

Maternity/paternity pay and returners’

Wedding bonus

Canteen facilities

Professional development

Retail discounts

Job summary

Murphy is recruiting for a Project Administrator to support the Energy on the Electricity Transmission Project. The role will be based at the Cardiff office with occasional site travel to Llandyfaelog that supports mobilisation and construction phases.

The successful candidate will manage day-to-day admin, coordinate meetings, maintain trackers and assist with project reporting, while working flexibly between office and site as required.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a project administration, project coordination or similar support role.
• Well organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities, actions and deadlines in a busy project environment.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams, with the ability to learn project systems quickly.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administrative and coordination support to the Project Manager and wider project team, maintaining effective project controls and information flow.
• Coordinate meetings, prepare agendas, take minutes and maintain action trackers through to close-out.
• Maintain project trackers and registers, supporting with actions, milestones and project information.
• Assist with the preparation and formatting of reports, presentations and dashboards.

Skills

Project administration

Project coordination

Documentation

Stakeholder coordination

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Teams

Job description

Murphy is recruiting for a Project Administrator to work with Energy on the Electricity Transmission Project. The role will based out of our Cardiff office initially, with site travel required Llandyfaelog.

Our business is well-known for its extensive in-house expertise, experience, and continuous drive to innovate within the industry to create added value for all our customers. Throughout our history we have strived to challenge the norm and incorporate a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to ensure we meet the ever-changing markets and demands. Today we support groundbreaking transmission and distribution projects in four countries - ensuring their energy security for decades to come.

We offer a wide range of services including design, construction and commissioning. We deliver Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) projects serving both regulated and private customers along with technical and engineering solutions within the conventional power and energy transition markets. Our continual drive to innovate, while encouraging sustainability, ensures we remain at the forefront of the industry, and is demonstrated in our long-standing relationships with major energy providers in multiple countries.

Murphy is recruiting for a Project Administrator to work with Energy on the Electricity Transmission Project. The role will based out of our Cardiff office initially, with site travel required Llandyfaelog.

Our business is well-known for its extensive in-house expertise, experience, and continuous drive to innovate within the industry to create added value for all our customers. Throughout our history we have strived to challenge the norm and incorporate a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to ensure we meet the ever-changing markets and demands. Today we support groundbreaking transmission and distribution projects in four countries - ensuring their energy security for decades to come.

We offer a wide range of services including design, construction and commissioning. We deliver Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) projects serving both regulated and private customers along with technical and engineering solutions within the conventional power and energy transition markets. Our continual drive to innovate, while encouraging sustainability, ensures we remain at the forefront of the industry, and is demonstrated in our long-standing relationships with major energy providers in multiple countries.

A day in the life of a Project Administrator:

• Provide day-to-day administrative and coordination support to the Project Manager and wider project team, helping maintain effective project controls and information flow.
• Coordinate meetings, including arranging meetings/workshops, preparing agendas, taking minutes and maintaining clear action trackers through to close-out.
• Maintain key project trackers and registers, supporting the team with actions, deliverables, milestones and other project information.
• Assist with the preparation and formatting of project reports, presentations, meeting packs, correspondence and dashboards.
• Support the Project Manager with routine follow-ups, gathering project information and monitoring outstanding actions to help keep delivery moving.Assist with project processes such as raising requisitions, GRNs, purchase orders, labour/time records and other administrative or financial activities where required.
• Be willing to work flexibly between the project office and site as required, particularly as the project moves into mobilisation and construction.

Still interested? Does this sound like you:

• Previous experience in a project administration, project coordination or similar support role, ideally within construction, civil engineering, infrastructure, utilities or another project-based environment
• Well organised and comfortable managing multiple priorities, actions and deadlines in a busy project environment.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams, with the ability to learn project systems quickly.
• Comfortable working with project information, trackers, registers and document-management systems.

What’s in it for you?

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service
• Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review
• Above market rate contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus
• Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus
• Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations
• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc

About Murphy

Murphy is formally recognised as a sector leading employer, Platinum Investors In People accredited along with reported operating profit up 57% on prior year.

At Murphy, we are incredibly proud of our diverse workforce. Not only do our people represent over 60 different nationalities, but they also represent a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities and ages.

With a forward order book of £5.4bn and £23m Invested in environmentally friendly plant in 2024 there really is #MoretoMurphy

Due to the requirements of the role, in addition to our standard identity and right to work checks, successful candidates will be asked to undertake a basic Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK