Project Administrator - Rolling Stock in Derby

Are you an organised, proactive administrator looking to build your career helping to deliver engineering projects? Job title: Project Administrator Job location: Derby Hourly pay rate: £18.91 PAYE / £24.52 Umbrella Shifts: Monday - Friday (37 hours per week) Job Type: Contract role Duration: Minimum of 18 months Start date: ASAP Industries considered: Rail/Rolling Stock, Aerospace, Automotive, Defence, Engineering/Manufacturing, Fleet/Transport, Warehousing/Distribution, Construction/Plant & Equipment, Marine/Shipbuilding, Bus/Coach/Heavy Vehicle Maintenance Disciplines considered: Project Coordinator, Project Support Administrator, Project Assistant, Engineering Project Administrator, Project Controls Administrator, Document Controller, Technical Administrator, Engineering Administrator, Fleet Project Administrator Company Summary: A world-renowned Rolling Stock vehicle manufacturing, service and maintenance company and is the number one provider of rail solutions in the world. This prestigious company is also the largest rolling stock manufacturer and provider in the UK and employs over 70,000 employees in 60 countries worldwide. Role Overview: We are looking for an organised and proactive Project Administrator to support the delivery of an ongoing Rolling Stock project. Working closely with Project Managers, Engineering, Procurement, Quality, suppliers and customers, you will ensure projects are well coordinated and accurately documented. Key Responsibilities: * Provide administrative support to Project Managers and project teams. * Maintain project trackers, action logs, schedules and registers. * Coordinate project meetings, agendas, minutes and actions. * Maintain accurate project and engineering documentation and document registers. * Support document control, configuration management and change control. * Monitor project actions, deliverables and key milestones. * Maintain records relating to quality, non-conformances and corrective actions. * Liaise with customers, suppliers and internal departments. * Prepare project reports, presentations and management information. * Ensure project records comply with company quality and document-control procedures. Essential Skills & Experience * Previous experience in project administration or coordination. * Experience within rolling stock, rail, engineering or manufacturing is desirable. * Excellent organisational and communication skills. * Strong attention to detail. * Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word. * Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines. * Professional and confident when dealing with customers and suppliers. Desirable * Experience with engineering or technical documentation. * Knowledge of rail/rolling stock projects. * Experience with ERP, document-control or project management systems. * Project Management qualification or equivalent experience. Personal Attributes * Organised and methodical. * Proactive and reliable. * Good team player. * Strong attention to detail. * Able to work effectively in a fast-paced, safety-critical environment. * Committed to quality and continuous improvement. Contact Information Email: (url removed) Phone: (phone number removed) PLEASE NOTE ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE ABLE TO PASS A DRUGS AND ALCOHOL TEST BEFORE BEING OFFERED A POSITION (this is standard procedure on Rail depots) Please note due to the volume of applications, we can only commit to contact those candidates we deem suitable for the position. However, we may retain your details and contact you in the future should suitable positions arise