Project Administrator

The Vacancy

About the Role
We are currently recruiting for a Project Administrator to join our team in the West Midlands, supporting planned social housing works for WPS. This is a key office-based role providing administrative support to project and operational teams, ensuring works are delivered efficiently and accurately.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing day-to-day administrative support to project teams
• Assisting with the coordination of planned social housing works
• Maintaining accurate project documentation and records
• Updating trackers, reports and spreadsheets using Excel
• Liaising with internal teams, subcontractors and clients as required
• Supporting programme updates, data input and general office administration

About You

• Previous experience in a construction or built environment setting is highly desirable
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail
• Confident using Excel and Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, etc.)
• Able to manage multiple tasks and work to deadlines
• A proactive, reliable team player with good communication skills

What We Offer

• Stable, full-time, office-based role
• Opportunity to work on long-term planned social housing projects
• Supportive team environment with scope to develop within the business

If you’re well organised, comfortable working in a fast-paced construction environment, and looking for a solid administrative role within social housing works, we’d love to hear from you.

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.