Project Administrator (2 years FTC)

Overview

Job Title: Project Administrator (2 years FTC)

Location: Devon

Job Type: Full-Time (40 hours per week)

Salary: £25,500 per annum

This role is hybrid, allowing you to work from home and in the office, with scheduled days throughout month to attend key meetings. Collaboration with remote and on-site teams.

Job Summary

We are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Project Administrator to support the delivery of telecommunications projects. They will assist project managers and engineers with the coordination, documentation, and communication tasks required to ensure the timely and cost-effective completion of projects. This role is ideal for someone with strong organizational skills, a good understanding of telecom infrastructure, and a passion for working in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Support project teams in the planning and execution of telecom infrastructure projects (e.g., fiber rollout, network expansions).
• Track project milestones, schedules, and deliverables to ensure timely execution.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams including engineering, procurement, logistics, and field teams.
• Maintain and update project documentation, including scopes of work, timelines, budgets, reports, and meeting minutes.
• Assist with the preparation and submission of project reports and progress updates to internal and external stakeholders.
• Monitor resource allocation, material delivery, and contractor performance.
• Manage project-related databases and tools (e.g., MS Project, Excel, ERP systems).
• Organize project meetings, take minutes, and follow up on action items.
• Ensure compliance with company standards, client specifications, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide administrative support to the project manager, area build manager and site supervisor as needed.

Key Skills

• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel, Word, Outlook, and Project).
• Familiarity with telecom terminology, infrastructure, and workflows is highly desirable.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing deadlines.

Desirable

• Experience working with field teams or contractors.
• Knowledge of health & safety and compliance standards in telecom projects.

What can Airband Offer you?

• Discretionary Annual Bonus.
• Company Vehicle.
• Overtime pay.
• 25 days of paid leave a year rising to 30 plus bank holidays with service.
• 5% Airband pension plus a minimum 3% employee contribution.
• Customer referral bonus – a thank you for every customer you send our way.
• Hybrid working – a mix of working from home and in the office.
• Free Broadband – If you are in our coverage, you can benefit from free broadband with us! (subject to time served)
• 20% off your monthly line rental on EE’s phone, tablet, SIM only or mobile broadband plans.
• Cycle to work, tech scheme, healthcare and medical insurance. Dental care, and Health cash fund (dependent on the length of service).
• Airshare (employee discount platform) – discounts on everyday shopping, weekly groceries, holidays, the list is endless – save up to £1,000 a year!
• Refer a friend reward scheme – a selection of great rewards to choose from!

Pre-employment checks

Please note that you are required to have the right to work in the UK and we request satisfactory references as part of our recruitment process. A DBS check may be required for a number of our roles, particularly those that are customer-facing. Also, a driving licence may be required for positions that require you to be out in the field as part of the role.

Recruitment agency support is not required at this time.