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Position: Contracts Administrator
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk
Salary: £28,000.00 - £30,000.00
An established and successful Civil Engineering contractor are seeking a Contracts Administrator to support their Contract Managers and Operations teams. This is a great fit for someone who enjoys pace, variety and being the organised hub that keeps projects moving-ideal for a capable administrator from construction/highways/infrastructure looking to step into a role with real impact and visibility.
Contracts Administrator Salary & Benefits
Salary: £28,000.00 - £30,000.00
25 days annual leave + bank holidays (with buy/sell scheme and service-related increases)
Performance bonus eligibility up to 15%
Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
Cycle to Work scheme, saving scheme, birthday bonus & staff social events
Discount portal & employee referral rewards
Life assurance & Employee Assistance Programme
Volunteering opportunities within local communities
Learning, development, and progression opportunities within a supportive culture Contracts Administrator Job Overview
Maintain robust document control
Prepare complete job packs for Supervisors ahead of mobilisation.
Lead operational client inductions and issue the required documentation; capture clear minutes and actions from meetings.
Schedule and monitor material movements to ensure timely, compliant deliveries.
Build and maintain visual trackers for site issues and produce clear weekly/monthly reports.
Collate daily site reports; proactively chase, escalate and drive resolution of issues (e.g. missing briefings, plant/vehicle compliance flags).
Act as the operational hub, providing day-to-day administrative support to Contracts Managers and Operations.
Ensure compliance data is accurately captured and maintained within in-house systems.
Update competency/certification logs and manage small-tool hire, on-hire and off-hire.
Gather and catalogue supplier information (e.g. material rates, delivered tonnage) to support operational decision-making. Contracts Administrator Job Requirements
Strong communicator with excellent written accuracy and phone manner.
High attention to detail with a proactive, problem-solving mindset.
Confident working with trackers, logs and document control (Excel/SharePoint or similar).
Good time management; able to prioritise and keep multiple tasks moving.
Construction/highways/surfacing experience is advantageous but not essential if you're quick to learn.Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.
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