Admin/ Scheduler

Our client is a well established company that provides tiling and painting services to some of the biggest names in residential and commercial construction in south east Queensland

This is a Administration/ Scheduling role based at their Yatala office. The successful person will be heavily involved in the day-to-day coordination of construction projects and will act as an important communication link between builders/site supervisors and their internal installation/subcontractor teams.

Key responsibilities

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  Answering and making a high volume of phone calls with builders, site supervisors, subcontractors and installation teams
  
  

  
  


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  Acting as a key communication point between builder/site supervisors and our installation teams
  
  

  
  


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  Coordinating project schedules, site bookings, installation dates and follow-up works
  
  

  
  


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  Communicating daily with their subcontractors and installation teams (including Mandarin-speaking ones) to ensure instructions and site requirements are clearly understood
  
  

  
  


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  Monitoring project progress and proactively following up outstanding matters
  
  

  
  


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  Identifying scheduling conflicts, site-readiness issues and other project problems and communicating them quickly to the relevant people
  
  

  
  


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  Maintaining accurate project records and ensuring important information is not missed
  
  

  
  


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  Following up incomplete work, rectification items and outstanding actions until they are closed
  
  

  
  

Requirements

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  Must be fluent, professional spoken and written English, with excellent telephone communication skills and the confidence to communicate directly with builders, site supervisors and trades
  
  

  
  


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  Must be fluent spoken and written Mandarin, as the role requires daily communication with Mandarin-speaking subcontractors, installation teams and colleagues
  
  

  
  


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  Strong logical thinking and problem-solving ability
  
  

  
  


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  Very strong attention to detail and organisational skills
  
  

  
  


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  Ability to handle pressure, competing priorities and a high volume of communication without losing track of outstanding items
  
  

  
  


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  A strong sense of responsibility and ownership
  
  

  
  


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  A proactive working style — someone who follows things up without constantly being reminded
  
  

  
  


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  Proficiency in Microsoft Office and the ability to learn new project management systems quickly
  
  

  
  


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  Permanent residents or Australian citizens with full working rights