About this role
- Job Title: Estates Administrator
- Location: Watford – Office Based
- Job Type: Temporary 3 months
- Hours: Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
- Salary: £13.79
- Start date: 15/11/2026
Our Watford-based client is seeking an organised and proactive Estates Administrator to support a busy operational team. This role involves managing administration, data, meetings, correspondence and compliance records while ensuring accuracy and efficiency across multiple systems. Ideal for a confident administrator who can provide excellent support and maintain high standards in a professional environment.
Day-to-day of the role
- Provide a professional front-of-house service, welcoming internal and external visitors in a courteous and organised manner.
- Co-ordinate business meetings, including scheduling, venue or digital set-up, refreshments, agenda preparation, minute taking and follow-up of actions.
- Prepare written, verbal and electronic correspondence in collaboration with managers and operational teams.
- Carry out desk-based research to support responses, reports and wider administrative tasks.
- Produce presentations and written reports, formatting information and data to organisational and regulatory standards.
- Progress compliance-related administration by reviewing data and certification, tracking remedial works and ensuring records are updated.
- Process and chase business rates accounts, liaising with local authorities regarding current and backdated payments where required.
- Maintain management information systems, ensuring accurate data input, effective tracking and timely reporting.
- Support finance administration, including invoices, purchase orders, online payments, card transactions and petty cash processes.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Previous experience using MS Office, email, internet-based systems and business applications, including finance systems.
- Ability to provide a confidential, professional and responsive administrative service.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with a range of stakeholders.
- Experience working within a team environment, showing tact, diplomacy and a collaborative approach.
- Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to manage tasks accurately and meet deadlines.
- Confidence producing presentations, reports and statistical information using IT systems.
- Experience liaising with senior external stakeholders and co-ordinating key activities.
- Understanding of the importance of health and safety and diversity policies in day-to-day work.
- DBS Required.