Administration Assistant

Administrator

Wakefield, West Yorkshire (WF1 5PE)

Permanent – Full Time (37 hours per week)

Summary

Up to £26k plus Flexible Benefits

We're looking for an Administrator to play a key role in supporting our Civils Project Manager and Streetworks Manager based at our Wakefield office.

Joining Freedom means becoming part of a dynamic and growing team that’s shaping the future of the energy and infrastructure sectors. We offer a supportive, collaborative environment where your contribution makes a real difference

Some of the key deliverables

• Raising all permits required for works
• Requesting the safe dig packs and uploading onto the system
• Collating the workpacks for the civils teams and ensuring everything is on the system at least 48 hours before the work is due to start
• Maintaining the civils program and ensuring the teams are booked to maximum capacity
• Checking and approving of paperwork upon completion of works to ensure billing is maximised
• Maintain records, manage payments/POs, update CRM and databases, and create job packs for field teams.
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• Previous experience in a similar administrative role.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks with precision and meet deadlines under pressure. Capable of managing fines, charges, and compliance issues to ensure the best possible outcome for the business.
• You’ll be liaising with a range of stakeholders, so excellent communication and relationship-building skills are essential.
• A self-starter who takes ownership of tasks and thrives in a busy environment.
  
  

Next Steps:

As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

About Us:

Freedom are part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

You will be working as part of a team where we are committed to creating a culture where we treat each other fairly and with respect, recognising everyone as an individual.

Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be

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