Administrator

The Vacancy

Join Us as an Administrator on High-Profile, Groundbreaking Projects

Are you ready to make an impact and elevate your career in the construction industry? Wates are on the hunt for a proactive and passionate Administrator to join our renowned Major Projects Team. Based in Northern Home Counties, you’ll be part of a team that delivers some of the region’s most technically complex and innovative projects, shaping the world of tomorrow.

Why Choose Wates?
At Wates, we’re not just building projects; we’re building futures. Our teams thrive on challenging the status quo, pushing boundaries, and driving excellence. If you’re excited by the prospect of supporting cutting-edge construction projects, bringing fresh ideas to the table, and growing with one of the most forward-thinking companies in the industry, this is the role for you.

Your Role as an Administrator:
As a pivotal member of our team, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of our project sites. Your work will empower our engineers and construction teams to deliver at their best. From coordinating day-to-day site activities to maintaining top-tier compliance, you’ll be at the heart of the action.

In this role, you will:
✅ Be the Backbone of the Team: Provide essential support to project and site-based teams, keeping everything running like clockwork.
✅ Drive Operational Excellence: Oversee all administrative activities to ensure the seamless execution of project works.
✅ Ensure Quality & Compliance: Take charge of auditing, maintaining, and training to uphold company standards across all sites.
✅ Champion Health & Safety: Support the team in achieving or surpassing Health and Safety benchmarks.

What Makes This Role Unique?
This isn’t just another admin role—it’s your chance to be part of a high-performing team that’s redefining what’s possible in construction. Your work will directly contribute to the success of landmark projects, giving you a front-row seat to see your efforts transform communities.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme

• Flexible working

• Car Allowance / Company Car *

• Travel covered to any of our sites*

• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…

• One of the best learning and development programmes which is customizable to support your career progression goals. (c.7000 training sessions delivered year to date across the WATES Group)

• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.

(*Subject to role…….)

Ready to Build Your Future?
If you’re ambitious, adaptable, and eager to leave your mark in the construction industry, Wates is the place for you. Let’s create tomorrow together

To find out more about LIFE AT WATES please click on the following link https://www.wates.co.uk/careers/

We are always looking for a variety of new talent to join our teams, to help us grow and innovate as a business. Although you may not have all of the skills listed, many of them may be transferable to other roles within the WATES Group.

If you would like clarity on any of our vacancies or to discuss career opportunities in strict confidence, please contact our In-House Recruitment Team directly via recruitment@wates.co.uk and one of us will get in touch as soon as possible.

As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to equality and are proud to have been recognised for this through a range of accolades including gold accreditation with Investors in People, we are also a Disability Confident employer. Being a family owned, business means we understand and value long term relationships

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.