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Contract Administrator - Woodbury Salterton - Exeter

25hrs per week over 5 days

Are you Enthusiastic, competent, and motivated with strong communication and organisational skills? Conscientious and detail-oriented person with a proven track record in administration to support the Management Team? Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office or Google Sheets.

If you identify with the above, this role was made for you!

At Glendale, we have a great new opportunity for a contract administrator to support long-term maintenance contracts across Devon, Somerset and Dorset

And most importantly, you will be joining a company that can offer valuable career prospects and believes in investing in its people.

Who are we?

Glendale, a family owned company since 1989,  is a market-leading, technology-focused, respected, environmental services provider. At the forefront of green service provision in the UK Glendale has revenues of over £65m and is proud to say we have been awarded the 2025 Pro Landscape Business Awards Supreme Winner and the BALI Employer Excellence Award Winner for 2025.

Activities throughout the UK include grounds management, arboriculture, landscaping, estate management, vegetation control, woodland management, supply and relocation of plants and semi-mature trees, winter services and the management of sports facilities.

Committed to the environment, Glendale is a Carbon Neutral business that seeks to improve the environment through our activities and go above and beyond to ensure that the planet is not adversely affected by our business. From ensuring local parks and open spaces are maintained to a high standard, to tree safety through our arboricultural teams, to saving mature trees through our Civic Tree business and ensuring sustainable design through our landscape architecture practice. Glendale offered the full range of landscape services from one unique source of professionals.

For more information visit www.glendale-services.co.uk.

The person

  • Enthusiastic, competent and motivated with strong communication and organisational skills

  • Conscientious and detail oriented person with a proven track record in administration in order to support the Management Team.

  • Outstanding customer service skills are an essential requirement.

  • Candidates should have knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office or Google Sheets. Full training will be provided for all of Glendale’s internal systems.

  • Outstanding customer service skills are an essential requirement.

The Opportunity

The main area of responsibility will be to provide general office support within all areas of administration to a busy maintenance team. Duties will include, raising purchase orders and invoicing, inputting of productivity data into a bespoke client database, payroll and personnel administration, equipment issue and maintenance record keeping.

What can Glendale offer you?

  • Competitive salary,

  • 20 days +  bank holiday annual leave

  • Free gym membership for you and a nominated person

  • Employee health cash plan

  • Employee discount portal - discounts on travel bookings, high street vouchers, gift cards, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities and your day to day spending

  • Pension scheme

  • Company sick pay

  • Genuine career progression

  • Continuous professional development

We are proud to be Equal Opportunity employers and are committed to inclusion and diversity

If you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment, as interviews will be held throughout the process. Please note that if you have not received correspondence within 21 days then please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.