Site Administrator

Confidential; North East; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Confidential is recruiting a Freelance Site Administrator to support the site and project management teams in Durham. The role focuses on day-to-day administration of social housing works, maintaining records, and ensuring documentation is accurate and timely.

You will assist with timesheets, procurement, and project reporting, while liaising with operatives, subcontractors and clients to keep information up to date.

Qualifications

• Experience as Site Administrator, Project Administrator or Document Controller in construction.
• Experience in social housing, repairs and maintenance or planned works is advantageous.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Good IT skills, particularly Excel and Word.
• The ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication skills and a professional approach.
• Experience working within a busy construction or site environment.

Responsibilities

• Providing general administrative support to Site and Project Managers.
• Maintaining accurate project and site records.
• Updating spreadsheets, databases and project documentation.
• Assisting with timesheets, labour records and subcontractor information.
• Raising and processing purchase orders and invoices where required.
• Maintaining health & safety and compliance documentation.
• Assisting with document control and filing.
• Liaising with operatives, subcontractors, clients and internal departments.
• Supporting project reporting and general administration.
• Ensuring information is recorded accurately and issued within required timescales.

Skills

Organisational skills

Administrative skills

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Document control software

Job description

Freelance Site Administrator

Location: Durham
Sector: Social Housing / Repairs & Maintenance
Contract: Freelance
Duration: 5 months +
Rate: Competitive, dependent on experience

We are currently recruiting for a Freelance Site Administrator to join a well-established social housing contractor working across the Durham area.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Site Administrator to provide essential administrative support to the site and operational teams, helping ensure projects are delivered efficiently and all documentation is maintained to a high standard.

The Role

As Site Administrator, you will support the Site and Project Management teams with the day-to-day administration of social housing works.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing general administrative support to Site and Project Managers.
• Maintaining accurate project and site records.
• Updating spreadsheets, databases and project documentation.
• Assisting with timesheets, labour records and subcontractor information.
• Raising and processing purchase orders and invoices where required.
• Maintaining health & safety and compliance documentation.
• Assisting with document control and filing.
• Liaising with operatives, subcontractors, clients and internal departments.
• Supporting project reporting and general administration.
• Ensuring information is recorded accurately and issued within required timescales.

About You

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• Previous experience as a Site Administrator, Project Administrator or Document Controller within the construction industry.
• Experience within social housing, repairs & maintenance or planned works is advantageous.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Good IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel and Word.
• The ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication skills and a professional approach.
• Experience working within a busy construction or site environment.