Project Administrator

ZipRecruiter; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy services provider is seeking a Project Administrator for a permanent role in Ipswich. You will coordinate multiple product streams, manage contractor work, and ensure excellent customer service. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, organization, and project experience. The role is hybrid with a salary range of £25,000 - £35,000 DOE.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus depending on performance

Private Healthcare

Discretionary SAYE scheme

Personal accident cover

Group personal pension plan

25 days of holiday plus bank holidays

Reimbursement for one professional membership

Qualifications

• Strong communication abilities for stakeholder relationships.
• Organizational skills for managing daily priorities.
• Experience in project design and implementation.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate product streams and manage product leads.
• Respond to customer queries within 48 hours.
• Manage contractor works for projects.
• Provide contractor management reporting.
• Schedule meetings for customer proposals.
• Monitor project progress and issue proposals timely.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Highly organized

Project experience in process design

Comfortable using Microsoft Office

Tools

Multiple systems/online platforms

Job description

Overview

Project Administrator — Permanent — Ipswich (3 days per week in the office) — £25,000 - £35,000 DOE — 1st October 2025

About the role

As a Project Administrator within the Energy Services team, you’ll support the successful delivery of projects. Day to day you’ll assist in the co-ordination of the different product streams. You’ll be responsible for the loading and reporting of product leads and opportunities with customers. This role will keep you on your toes as you’ll need to record and respond to all customer queries within 48 hours of receipt. Where contractors are required for projects, you’ll manage the contractor works. You’ll incorporate contractor management reporting to ensure Drax delivers excellent customer service, compliance with health and safety and receives value for money from contractors. You’ll schedule internal and external meetings for customer proposals and liaise with colleagues on opportunities. And as you’re responsible for the trackers, you’ll monitor and report on project progress, ensuring that proposals are issued to customers in a consistent and timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate different product streams and load/report product leads and opportunities with customers.
• Record and respond to all customer queries within 48 hours of receipt.
• Manage contractor works where contractors are required for projects.
• Provide contractor management reporting to ensure excellent customer service, HSE compliance, and value for money from contractors.
• Schedule internal and external meetings for customer proposals; liaise with colleagues on opportunities.
• Monitor and report on project progress via trackers; ensure proposals are issued consistently and timely.

What we’re looking for

To be successful in this role you’ll ideally have:

• Excellent communication skills to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage your own daily priorities.
• Ability to draw on past project experience within process design and implementation to enable continuous improvement.
• Comfortable using multiple systems/online platforms including Microsoft Office.

Rewards and benefits

• A discretionary bonus depending on company performance
• Private Healthcare
• SAYE (Sharesave): discretionary scheme from time to time
• Personal accident cover
• Group personal pension plan with up to 10% employer contribution
• Holiday entitlement: 25 days plus bank holidays
• Reimbursement of the cost of annual membership of one relevant professional body

Company commitment

We’re committed to making a tangible impact on the climate challenge we all face. Drax is where your individual purpose can work alongside your career drive. We work as part of a team that shares a passion for doing what’s right for the future. With Drax you can shape your career and a future for to come. Together, we make it happen. We’re committed to fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and respected, regardless of their role. We actively work to better represent the communities we operate in, foster inclusion, and establish fair processes. Through these actions, we build the trust needed for all colleagues at Drax to contribute their perspectives and talents, no matter their background. Find out more about our approach here.

How to apply

Think this role’s for you? Click the ‘apply now’ button to begin your Drax journey. If you want to find out more about Drax, check out our LinkedIn page to see our latest news. If you’d like to have a confidential chat to discuss the role in more detail, please email (email address removed). We reserve the right to close roles early when the particular role and/or location has had sufficient applications.

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