Construction Administrator

Construction Administrator Fixed-Term Contract – 12 Months Keep our construction teams connected, organised and moving forward

We’re looking for an organised, proactive Construction Administrator to join Dandara on a 12-month fixed-term contract, covering maternity leave.

Sitting at the heart of our regional Construction team, this is much more than a general administration role. You’ll help ensure the information, reporting and documentation our teams rely on is accurate, up to date and delivered on time.

Working closely with the Construction Director, Contracts Managers and Site Management teams, you’ll have exposure to projects across the region and play an important part in keeping everything from construction programmes and NHBC reporting to handover documentation and training records on track.

If you enjoy bringing structure to a busy environment, keeping on top of deadlines and making sure nothing gets missed, this could be a great opportunity.

You’ll help maintain the information that allows our Construction team to understand progress across our developments. This will include:

• Maintaining construction information within COINS
  , including weekly progress, programme dates and forecasts

• Preparing regular programme, CML, EU, Non-Mover and Build Risk reports

• Supporting monthly WIP reporting and other recurring reports

• Collating information for weekly Construction management meetings

• Monitoring reporting deadlines and following up outstanding information and actions

You’ll provide important administrative support across our quality and compliance activities, including:

• Preparing and maintaining regular NHBC performance reports

• Supporting the administration of NHBC and Premier Guarantee portals

• Maintaining regional Quality and Health & Safety trackers

• Issuing Quality and H&S Alerts and coordinating close-out actions

• Helping collate and complete development Health & Safety Files

As our developments progress towards completion, you’ll help make sure the necessary records and documentation are in place.

You’ll maintain handover and commissioning certification trackers, support the preparation of O&M Manuals and client handover documentation, and work with site teams to obtain outstanding certificates and information.

You’ll also provide administrative support for PRS and client reporting where required.

You’ll become a central point of support for our regional Construction team, helping coordinate meetings, information and communication.

This will include:

• Coordinating Project Team Meetings and other recurring Construction meetings

• Maintaining the regional Construction Training Matrix

• Supporting training administration

• Assisting with development newsletters and Construction communications

Maintaining departmental trackers, templates, records and filing systems

• Raising and assisting with Purchase Orders through COINS

• Preparing reports, presentations, letters and other documentation

• Providing day-to-day administrative support to the Construction Director, Contracts Managers and Site Management teams

You don’t necessarily need to be a construction expert. What we’re looking for is someone who is highly organised, accurate, dependable and comfortable working in a fast-moving environment.

Ideally, you’ll have:

• Previous administration experience, ideally within construction, house building or a similar environment

• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail

• The ability to manage multiple priorities and recurring deadlines

• Good Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Word, Outlook and Power Point

• Strong written and verbal…