Job Description

Location: Exeter

Contract Duration: 6 months minimum

Start Date: ASAP

Working Hours: Standard site hours 8.30am – 5.00pm (40 hours a week)

Salary: £16-£18PH DOE

Hybrid: 3 days office based and 2 days home working.

St David Recruitment are delighted to be supporting a large well established Civil Engineering Company who are involved with a major water project based in Exeter.

We are looking for a capable and proactive Site Administrator to support the Project Manager. You will provide full day-to-day administrative support to ensure smooth operational and business support to the Project Manager.

This role would suit someone with previous experience, who is highly organised, priority plans, works well to tight deadlines, IT-savvy, confident in a busy site environment, and able to use initiative. While document control experience is helpful, this is not a full document controller role.

Key Responsibilities

* General site office administration and support to the project team

* Managing site records, filing systems, and electronic documentation

* Assisting with induction records, training matrices, and compliance paperwork

* Handling correspondence, emails, and phone calls

* Taking minutes

* Supporting commercial and engineering teams with admin tasks as required

* Updating trackers, spreadsheets, and basic reports

* Liaising with subcontractors, suppliers, and head office where necessary

* Maintaining an organised, professional site office environment

About You

* Previous experience in a site administration or construction admin role preferred

* Strong IT skills (Microsoft Office essential)

* Well organised with good attention to detail

* Confident, professional, and able to deal with a range of site personnel

* Proactive, with a positive attitude and common sense

* Comfortable working in a live construction site environment

St David Recruitment Services is an employment business working on behalf of a client