Senior Project Administrator

Balfour Beatty plc; Redcar; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

25 days annual leave

Pension savings schemes

Enhanced maternity/paternity policies

Refer and Earn scheme

Discretionary salary reviews

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc in Redcar and Cleveland is seeking a Senior Project Administrator to support the Net Zero Teesside project. The role focuses on ensuring efficient admin and support operations on the construction site, working with the Project Director and Senior Leadership Team.

You will coordinate meetings, diary management, contractor oversight, and cross-functional admin tasks while maintaining strong safety and compliance standards.

Qualifications

• Devise and maintain efficient office administration processes.
• Develop and maintain site office operations and facilities; ensure compliance with legislation.
• Strong knowledge of Health & Safety and building maintenance requirements.
• Management/supervisory experience.
• Exceptional customer service skills.
• Confident handling interactions at all levels.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage variable workloads.
• Experience procuring and managing service contracts.
• Excellent organisation and time management with attention to detail.
• Ability to react quickly to resolve building critical issues.
• Excellent IT skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Ability to build and maintain good working relationships.
• IOSH Managing Safely (desirable).
• Full clean driving licence (travel required).

Responsibilities

• Support project mobilisation and formation of teams.
• Support Project Director and SLT in day-to-day project operations.
• Support administration requirements of different functions; act as a central hub.
• Maintain ongoing communication with key stakeholders.
• Contractor management across multi-disciplines and local sub-contractors.
• Coordinate and support training of administrative staff.
• Support HR and Finance on site allowances and audit trails.
• Provide cover for the Office Manager to ensure continuity.
• Coordinate meeting arrangements and diary management.
• Handle other tasks as deemed by the Office Manager.

Skills

Health & Safety

Management

Customer Service

Communication

Independence

Procurement

Organisation

Issue resolution

MS Office

Driving licence

Job description

About The Role

Do you want to be at the forefront of one of the world’s most ambitious sustainability initiatives? Balfour Beatty have created iconic buildings and infrastructure all over the world over the past 115 years redefining excellence and setting the industry benchmark with every project. As a result, alongside several consortium partners; Balfour Beatty have been selected by bp (British Petroleum) to construct a first-of-a-kind fully integrated gas-fired power station with carbon capture and storage which is a key driving force behind plans to make Teesside the UK’s first decarbonised industrial cluster. Balfour Beatty is seeking a dynamic Senior Project Administrator to contribute to the Net Zero Teesside (NZT) project based at our site in Redcar and Cleveland. Role Purpose: This role is to act as a Senior Project Administrator with responsibility for efficient operations of our Admin & Support function on the project. This will suit an experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic individual with previous experience of working in a similar role (industry experience or working in a construction/site environment is preferred).

What you'll be doing

• The role will be required to support the project mobilisation and formation of
• You will be required to support our Project Director and Senior Leadership Team in the effective day to day running of project operations and to
• Support Administration Requirements Of Different Functions – With The Admin
• function acting as a central hub for different disciplines.
• Maintain an ongoing and open communication with key stakeholders to
• Contractor management over multi disciplines, monitoring, management of works planned and completed by local subcontractors and group contractors.
• Assist in coordinating and supporting the training of administrative staff to build capability, maintain resilience, and ensure continuity of cross- functional administrative activities.
• Support the HR and Finance Team in site allowance allocations and ensure there is a strong audit trail and tracker.
• Provide cover for the Office Manager during periods of absence to support continuity of office operations.
• Coordinate meeting arrangements and diary management, including scheduling room bookings.
• Any other tasks deemed necessary by the Office Manager to support the continual changes within the project.

Who we're looking for

• Devise and maintain efficient office administration processes to support seamless team operations.
• Develop and maintain processes related to operation of our site offices and facilities; ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, codes of practice and safety requirements.
• Strong knowledge of Health & Safety and building maintenance requirements
• Management/supervisory experience
• Exceptional Customer Service skills
• Must be confident in dealing with people at all levels to achieve required results.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills
• The ability to work independently and successfully manage varying workloads.
• Experience of the procurement/management of service contracts
• Excellent organisation, prioritisation and time management skills and strong attention to detail for meticulous record keeping; providing support working in a fast-paced environment to meet targets and deadlines
• Ability to react quickly to resolve building critical issues
• Excellent IT skills, confident using Microsoft office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Able to develop and maintain good working relationships and cooperation such that issues and problems are overcome promptly.
• IOSH Managing Safely (desirable)
• Full clean driving licence (travel will be required).

Why work for us

Our people are our biggest asset and we focus on recruiting, training and developing the people who can apply innovation to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture these talents, offer a great benefits package in addition to a competitive base salary and continually invest in developing the skills of our people at every level.

Some Of Our Key Benefits Are

• An attractive/negotiated salary;
• Company car;
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays;
• Pension savings schemes;
• Enhanced maternity/paternity and family friendly policies;
• Access to our Refer and Earn scheme;
• Discretionary annual salary reviews.

About Us

Balfour Beatty’s Major Projects business is delivering some of the UK’s most complex and iconic infrastructure projects. Using the latest technology, we’re driving productivity and creating a lasting legacy by delivering sustainable solutions that strengthen communities. From consultancy and design, to all aspects of construction and maintenance. We have the proven expertise to deliver large-scale projects safely and successfully.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion. To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/