Modular Construction Project Administrator

ELA Container GmbH; Deutschland; Hybrid; USD 51,381 - 74,217; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Emergency childcare support

Company pension scheme

Remote work up to 60%

Corporate fitness program

Corporate Benefits portal

Company restaurant

Flat hierarchies

Permanent contract

Height-adjustable desks

Bike leasing

Job summary

ELA Container GmbH, a family‑run modular construction specialist, seeks a proactive project administrator to support scheduling, documentation, and flow of information on large projects.

You will maintain project files, logs, and reports; coordinate with internal departments and subcontractors; and handle partial and final invoices using MS Office and ERP systems in a dynamic, international setting.

Qualifications

• Completed commercial training or technical training with further commercial education.
• Initial project management experience in construction, skilled trades, or rental.
• Strong MS Office skills and ERP-system experience.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills; work well under pressure.
• Very good German; English is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support planning and management of modular construction projects from order to handover.
• Monitor delivery dates and coordinate assembly teams and subcontractors.
• Create and maintain project files, logs, acceptance reports, and defect lists.
• Serve as central contact for internal departments and external partners.
• Prepare partial and final invoices and check invoices from subcontractors.

Skills

Project coordination

MS Office proficiency

German language

English language

Structured work style

Education

Commercial or technical training with commercial education

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

1,600 employees in 18 locations around the world with a fleet of 60,000+ circulating containers. Since ELA’s establishment in 1972, our business has continuously been expanding, we are specialists in mobile room solutions. Our family-run company based in Haren (Ems), Germany, is growing at a fast pace and we are actively looking for qualified and dedicated team players to join us locally, internationally and beyond. #LI-DNI ENG

Do you stay on top of things even with complex projects and enjoy organizing? In this role, you’ll support our project management team with the administrative aspects of exciting large-scale projects, coordinate schedules and documentation, and ensure a smooth flow of information. If you work in a structured way, take on responsibility, and enjoy collaborating as part of a team, then we’re a great fit!

Your future role

Support in the planning and management of modular construction projects, from order placement to handover

Monitoring delivery dates for container modules and coordinating assembly teams and subcontractors (e.g., for foundations or interior work)

Creation and maintenance of project files, construction logs, acceptance reports, and defect lists

Central contact person for internal departments and external partners for administrative queries

Preparation of partial and final invoices and checking of incoming invoices from subcontractors

What you bring to the team

Completed commercial training (e.g., industrial clerk m/f/x) or technical training with further commercial education

Initial professional experience in project management, ideally in construction, skilled trades, or rental

EConfident use of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and ideally experience with ERP systems

Organizational skills, structured approach to work, strong communication skills, and ability to work under pressure even during intensive project phases

Very good German, English skills an advantage

Our Benefits – Because You’re Our Priority at ELA

We can help you with emergency childcare.

We can help you with emergency childcare.

We offer you flexible working hours and the opportunity to work flextime.

We offer you flexible working hours and the opportunity to work flextime.

We want you to be optimistic about the future, which is why we support you with our company retirement plans and capital-forming benefits for your financial security.

Company pension scheme

We want you to be optimistic about the future, which is why we support you with our company retirement plans and capital-forming benefits for your financial security.

You have the option to work up to 60% of your week from home.

60% Working from home

You have the option to work up to 60% of your week from home.

Once ELA, always ELA. When you join our company, we want you to be a key member of the team, which is why we’ll offer you a permanent contract.

Once ELA, always ELA. When you join our company, we want you to be a key member of the team, which is why we’ll offer you a permanent contract.

Our company fitness program: for just €30 a month, you can have access to thousands of gyms, swimming pools, and more throughout Germany, including unrestricted digital access.

Corporate fitness

Our company fitness program: for just €30 a month, you can have access to thousands of gyms, swimming pools, and more throughout Germany, including unrestricted digital access.

Our company restaurant provides you with a fresh breakfast every day and delicious lunch options Monday through Thursday.

Company restaurant

Our company restaurant provides you with a fresh breakfast every day and delicious lunch options Monday through Thursday.

We’d like for you to continue developing, which is why we support your personal development with a tailored range of options.

We’d like for you to continue developing, which is why we support your personal development with a tailored range of options.

With us, you can expect flat hierarchies and short decision-making processes.

Flat organization

With us, you can expect flat hierarchies and short decision-making processes.

Your health matters to us, which is why we offer you height-adjustable desks in every office.

Your health matters to us, which is why we offer you height-adjustable desks in every office.

The ELA Corporate Benefits portal offers attractive discounts on more than 1,500 brands from all relevant areas of life.

The ELA Corporate Benefits portal offers attractive discounts on more than 1,500 brands from all relevant areas of life.

We can offer you attractive bike leasing.

Bike leasing

We can offer you attractive bike leasing.

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