Senior Project Administrator

Balfour Beatty's Major Projects; Redcar; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in Redcar seeks a Senior Project Administrator to support project operations and administration functions. The ideal candidate has strong organizational and communication skills, with experience in managing a safe and efficient workspace. Responsibilities include supporting project mobilisation, ensuring compliance, and managing communications with stakeholders. This role offers a competitive salary and generous benefits package.

Benefits

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Company car if applicable

Pension savings schemes

Enhanced maternity/paternity policies

Discretionary annual salary reviews

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Health & Safety and building maintenance requirements.
• Management/supervisory experience is essential.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support project mobilisation and formation of administrative functions.
• Maintain communication with key stakeholders for smooth operations.
• Devise and maintain efficient office administration processes.

Skills

Health & Safety knowledge

Customer service skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Time management

IT skills (Microsoft Office)

Job description

Overview

Reporting to Office Manager - this role is to act as a Senior Project Administrator with responsibility for efficient operations of our Admin & Support function on the project.

Responsibilities

• Support project mobilisation and formation of our administrative function.
• 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.
• Ensure the site office facilities are safe and legally compliant with statutory legislation as well as to provide a safe workspace i.e. fire safety, first aid and welfare provision.
• Maintain an ongoing and open communication with key stakeholders to ensure the smooth operation of all day-to-day facilities services.
• Contractor management over multi-disciplines, monitoring, management of works planned and completed by local subcontractors and group contractors.
• 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 and 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).

About Disability Confident and Diversity

Disability Confident: A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. For more details please visit the official Disability Confident website. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and welcome applicants from all backgrounds who meet the minimum requirements for the role.

About Us and Benefits

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 key benefits include: salary, 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, company car if applicable, pension savings schemes, enhanced maternity/paternity and family-friendly policies, Refer and Earn scheme, discretionary annual salary reviews.