At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide senior admin support, manage projects, and liaise with stakeholders.
- Company: Join Costain, a leader in smart infrastructure solutions across the UK.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, supportive culture, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with a focus on innovation and collaboration.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on essential projects that improve lives and infrastructure.
- Qualifications: 2+ years of admin experience and strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 22950 - 28050 £ per year.
We are looking for a Senior Administrator to join our busy Team in Manchester / Chester. This role will involve providing senior administrative support to the project Team.
Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company.
We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets:
- future-shaping strategic consultancy;
- consultancy and advisory;
- digital technology solutions;
- asset optimisation;
- complex programme delivery.
Our culture and values underpin everything we do.
Essential English and Maths GCSE Level 5 or equivalent.
Desirable Business Administration NVQ level 3 or equivalent.
Responsibilities include:
- Provide support to senior team members, the wider team and collaborating with other departments.
- Liaising with stakeholders, ensuring positive working relationships are maintained and resolving complaints and enquiries.
- Monitoring active projects and developing measurable performance indicators.
- Managing inbox/diary management and organising meetings, travel and supporting events.
- Creating documents including reports, spreadsheets and presentations as required.
- Being the first point of contact for guests and visitors.
- Generation of meeting minutes.
- PA function to core SLT team.
- Coordinating cross party meetings with client admin team.
- Coordination with sector PAs for leadership diaries.
- Meetings facilitation.
- Support with On and Offboarding of team members.
Knowledge, Skills, Behaviours and Experience
Essential:
- At least 2 years administration experience.
- Microsoft Office.
- Trustworthy.
- Integrity.
- Ability to question and challenge.
- Motivated Team Player.
- Flexible.
- Able to prioritise/time management.
- Communicating clearly, both written and verbal.
- Adaptability.
- Organised.
- Attention to detail.
Desirable:
- Concur.
- EnterpriseOne.
- DocuSign.
- SourceDogg.
- Ability to adapt to new ideas and learn quickly.
- To have an expectation of high standards in the working environment.
Senior Administrator in Warrington employer: Costain
As a leading employer in traffic management, we pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative and innovative work culture that prioritises safety and efficiency. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through continuous training opportunities and support for professional development, ensuring that our team members thrive in their roles. Located in a vibrant area with access to essential resources, we offer a dynamic environment where your contributions directly impact the success of our projects and the safety of the community.
