Project Administrator

OCU; Leeds; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Project Administrator to join their dynamic team in Leeds. This role is pivotal in coordinating project efforts and supporting operations teams to ensure timely delivery of projects. The ideal candidate will thrive in a proactive environment, engaging with various stakeholders while managing documentation and correspondence efficiently. With a focus on personal development, this position offers the opportunity to grow within a supportive company that values empowerment and success. Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to leading the way in infrastructure engineering.

Qualifications

• Excellent Microsoft Office skills including Word and Excel.
• Ability to positively engage with all levels of seniority.

Responsibilities

• Maintain project action log and liaise with ground workers.
• Control all incoming and outgoing correspondence and project files.
• Ensure general health and safety is maintained.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Proactive attitude

Communication skills

Workload management

Job description

Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.

Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.

We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.

We believe that being successful is a choice.

We choose to be successful.

We are OCU, ‘One Company United’.

2025 is continuing to provide sustainable growth within OCU Group. Due to this continued growth, an opportunity has arisen for a Project Administrator to join OCU Integrum (Part of the OCU Group) in our Leeds, Stourton office.

The Project Administrator will coordinate and assist the efforts of the Operations teams involved in the execution of specified projects, liaising with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure that all project processes and functions are supported to ensure timely and effective delivery.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Maintain project action log including proactive action updates.
• Liaise with ground workers regarding job packs, timesheets, overtime and general queries.
• Ordering plant and material from internal and external suppliers arranging transport if required and liaising with plant desk if repairs/replacements are necessary.
• Control of all Incoming and outgoing correspondence, project files, standards library, design log, and other project related documentation.
• Issue and maintain site start up packs for contracts.
• Prepare documents for close out of contract meetings and submit documents to client as required.
• Arranging services, MOT's and generic fleet queries.
• Liaise with the Plant and Transport department.
• Checking that all vehicles are allocated to the correct contract.
• Ensure general health and safety is maintained and project related administration duties carried out in line with Business Management System as and when required.
• General duties for example: Photocopying and Scanning and any other ad hoc assistance as required by the company.
• Admin focused role supporting the project onsite staff.
• Office based.
  
  

Skills And Experience

• Excellent Microsoft Office skills including Word and Excel.
• Independent and proactive with a positive and can-do attitude.
• Ability to positively and professionally engage with all levels of seniority internally and externally.
• Ability to prioritise own workload and manage expectations.
  
  

Company Information

OCU leads the way in end-to-end infrastructure engineering in the utilities, digital, and energy markets, specialising in safely and efficiently delivering complex client requirements. Our breadth of capabilities and depth of operational capacity, paired with our cutting-edge technology, ensure that we are not just part of the market; we are leading it.

Working directly with many of the country’s leading power, energy transition, water, telecoms and digital clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.