Estates & Facilities Administrator

Reference:
1365818
Sector:
Admin & Clerical
Salary:
£12.71 Per Hour
Town/City:
Bishop's Stortford
Contract Type:
Temporary
Closing Date:
21/10/2026

Estates & Facilities Administrator

Location: Bishop's Stortford area
 
Salary: £12.71 per hour
 
Term: Temporary
 
Hours: 25 hours per week, during core office hours

Temporary Estates & Facilities Administrator required to provide general administrative support within a busy Estates team. Applicants must already hold a current Enhanced DBS.

 
RecruitAbility is looking for an Estates & Facilities Administrator to join a busy and friendly Estates team on a temporary basis. This is a varied administrative role where you will provide day-to-day support to the management team, deal with enquiries and contractors, and help ensure records and systems are kept accurate and up to date.
 
The role is 25 hours per week, worked during core office hours. The original role also notes that occasional flexibility may be required for meetings or events.


The Role of Estates Administrator:

  • Providing general administrative support to the Estates management team and wider department
  • Acting as a first point of contact for internal staff and external contractors
  • Dealing with general reception duties, telephone calls and enquiries
  • Assisting with the Estates helpdesk
  • Updating and maintaining office systems, databases and records
  • Maintaining documentation including certificates, reports and contractor information
  • Assisting with training coordination and team holiday bookings
  • Raising purchase orders and processing invoices
  • Managing stationery and uniform supplies
  • Signing for deliveries and assisting with parcel queries
  • Issuing parking permits and dealing with associated queries
  • Taking minutes at meetings when required

These responsibilities reflect the duties set out in the supplied job description.
To be considered for the role of Estates & Facilities Administrator:

  • You must already hold a current Enhanced DBS
  • Previous administration or office support experience
  • Good IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office including Word and Excel
  • Experience using databases or management information systems would be beneficial
  • Good written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong organisational and time-management skills
  • Ability to prioritise your workload and work accurately under pressure
  • Confident and professional telephone manner
  • Able to work independently as well as part of a team
  • Experience within an estates, facilities or educational environment would be advantageous but is not essential

Skills:  Microsoft Office/database skills, communication, organisation, prioritisation, minute-taking and teamwork as essential skills, with estates/facilities and contractor experience desirable.
 
Estates & Facilities Administrator:

  • £12.71 per hour
  • 25 hours per week
  • Temporary position
  • Friendly team environment
  • Varied administrative role

Please apply online or contact Kelly at RecruitAbility for more information.
 
This vacancy is being advertised by RecruitAbility Ltd. The services advertised by RecruitAbility Ltd are those of an Employment Agency.