Lead Project Administrator

Posted: 28/05/26 Recruiter: Pertemps Warrington Industrial Reference: 3115122410 Type: Permanent Salary: £29,000 \- £34,000 Annual Location: Runcorn, Cheshire Description: Job Title: Lead Project Administrator

Location: Runcorn, Cheshire

Salary: Up to £34K

Hours: Mon \- Fri 08:30\-16:30hrs

Contract: Permanent

Our client is a UK market leading business, conducting maintenance, installation and emergency services to the Transmission and Distribution industry, operating projects throughout the UK.

As the Lead Project Administrator, you will play a key role supporting operational, commercial, and project teams, ensuring documentation, reporting, and project administration processes are maintained to a high standard.

As the Lead Project Administrator, your duties will be: \-

Commercial \& Communication

• Manage the day\-to\-day operations of the small office team.


• Answer incoming calls and handle general enquiries


• Ordering materials, plant, and consumables for projects and office requirements


• Raise purchase orders and subcontractor orders.


• Issue early warning notices and contractual correspondence to clients where required.


• Help ensure applications, invoices, and supporting documentation are submitted on time.


• Liaise with clients, suppliers, and subcontractors to support prompt payment processes and support the processing of supplier invoices.


• Track outstanding information and follow up actions to support project delivery.


• Act as a key point of contact for internal teams, clients, and subcontractors.


• Build and maintain strong working relationships.

• Provide administration support to the Projects Team across multiple projects.


• Maintain project files, registers, and document control systems ensuring all project documentation is current, accurate, and correctly filed.


• Issue, log, track, and distribute project documentation including technical documents, site reports, RAMS, permits, and client correspondence.


• Support the management of document revisions and ensure controlled documents are distributed to the correct internal teams and subcontractors.

• Must have previous experience within an Office Manager, Senior Administrator, Project Coordinator, Project Administrator, or Document Controller position.


• Experience working within construction, utilities, engineering, infrastructure, or power network industries would be highly advantageous.


• Understanding of project administration, document control, and commercial processes


• Experience maintaining project documentation and working with controlled document systems.


• Strong organisational, communication, and problem\-solving skills


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills


• Confident using Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook


• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a busy project environment.


• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently.


• Professional, proactive, and approachable manner

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