Project Administrator

Job Summary

A Seattle-based construction organization is seeking a highly organized Project Administrator for a temp-to-hire opportunity supporting residential, commercial, and office construction projects. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented professional who enjoys keeping projects organized, documentation accurate, and communication moving between project managers, engineers, vendors, subcontractors, and clients.

The Project Administrator will play a key role in supporting day-to-day project coordination, schedules, documentation, financial tracking, and closeout activities. This is a strong opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, project-driven environment and wants to contribute to successful project delivery while building a long-term career path.

This position is well suited for a proactive administrative professional who enjoys teamwork, supportive leadership, and being a trusted resource for busy project teams. The right candidate will help keep critical details from falling through the cracks and support a positive, collaborative project environment.

Key Responsibilities

- Provide administrative and coordination support to project managers, engineers, and project teams throughout the project lifecycle.
- Set up, maintain, and organize project files, documentation, reports, logs, drawings, specifications, contracts, and closeout records.
- Assist with schedules, deadlines, milestones, meeting coordination, agendas, minutes, follow-up items, and project status updates.
- Support construction documentation processes including submittals, RFIs, change orders, purchase orders, contracts, vendor information, and subcontractor documentation.
- Track project expenses, invoices, purchase orders, billing documentation, and other project-related financial details as needed.
- Coordinate communication between internal teams, clients, vendors, contractors, subcontractors, and other project stakeholders.

Compensation and Benefits

- Salary range: $70,000 to $85,000 per year.
- Job type: Temp-to-hire.
- Location: Seattle, WA.

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Coordinate project documentation, schedules, meetings, action items, and communication for construction and technical project teams.
- Support submittals, RFIs, change orders, purchase orders, contracts, drawings, specifications, and project closeout documentation.
- Maintain accurate project logs, reports, records, tracking systems, and financial documentation.
- Help monitor project progress, deadlines, outstanding items, and potential delays.

- 3 to 5 years of experience in a Project Administrator, Project Coordinator, Project Assistant, Construction Administrator, Engineering Coordinator, or similar role.
- Prior experience supporting construction, engineering, architecture, manufacturing, aerospace, or another technical project-based environment.
- Understanding of project documentation, project lifecycle processes, and the pace of deadline-driven project work.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, competing priorities, deadlines, documents, and stakeholders with accuracy.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively with technical professionals, vendors, contractors, and clients.
- Excellent organization, follow-through, time management, and attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with construction or project management software.
- Familiarity with residential, commercial, or office construction projects.
- Experience tracking project expenses, invoices, purchase orders, billing documentation, or reconciliation details.
- Experience supporting project closeout documentation, warranties, final records, and outstanding item tracking.

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