Administrator


Company:	Search Consultancy LTD
Salary:	£13.50 to £15 an hour
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Edinburgh, EH9 1DD
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	21 Sept 2026
Closing date:	21 Oct 2026

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Summary

Administrator

Southside of Edinburgh based | office-based role initially during training | moving to hybrid working (3 days in / 2 days at home)

Full Time role | Monday to Friday | 35 hours per week

Temp role for a minimum of 3 months | potential to be extended & could be made permanent

Pay rate up to £15.00 per hour + holiday pay

Search Consultancy are delighted to be working exclusively with one of our Edinburgh based clients in the housing sector to recruit an experienced Administrator to work in their Repairs team.

This role would ideally suit an Administrator with experience in Repairs, Housing or Property - although first class candidates from other Administration backgrounds will be considered.

Duties involved in this role will include:

Responding to incoming enquiries and correspondence via phone, email or directly through the company's repairs system

Generating work orders to ensure the correct contractors are allocated to carry out necessary repairs

Corresponding with contractors & external parties in the course of your work

Ensuring jobs on the system are properly completed and closed off

Carrying out filing of documentation

Producing & sending out various letters & correspondence as required

Carrying out related Administration duties in line with your role including invoicing for work carried out, ensuring file notes are accurately added to the system & ensuring work orders are authorised

In order to be considered for this role your skills and experience should include:

Extensive previous administration & co-ordination experience - this experience is

ESSENTIAL

Candidates who have specific experience Housing or Property would be at an advantage in this process, although this is by no means essential

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal as you will be dealing with customers, the public and external contacts daily in this role

Excellent organisation & time management skills, with the ability to prioritise & complete a sometimes very busy workload effectively

Solid IT Skills including the full MS Office suite and the ability to pick up new systems quickly

If this is the role for you, apply now!

Please note that only applicants who have the required skills and experience detailed above will be considered for this role.

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age

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