Maintenance Contract Administrator
New Plumbing Solutions.com
Office
Northcote, Victoria 3070, Australia
Full Time
New Plumbing Solutions (NPS) is a fast-growing national business and proud two-time winner of the Victorian Training Awards for Apprenticeship Development (2022 & 2023). We're also ranked in the AFR Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies.
From humble beginnings, we’ve grown to a team of over 300 staff, delivering high-quality plumbing services across industry, government, and water authorities — with expanding capabilities in digital metering and smart water tech.
About The Role
NPS seeks a dedicated, and proactive Contract Administrator for our Maintenance Division to oversee multiple contracts. This dynamic role involves managing schedules for field employees in a fast-paced environment.
Your responsibilities will include maintaining project statuses efficiently and scheduling field staff effectively to optimise productivity. Additionally, you will be tasked with meticulous documentation control, overseeing the process from job creation and work order forms to project completion sign-off and handover to accounts.
Main Duties Include:
- Monitoring, controlling, and managing work orders and job requests.
- Daily management of schedules.
- Liaising with clients and plumbers to prioritise and schedule jobs.
- Establish and maintain processes and procedures for scheduling department in consultation with management.
- Ensure all employee and sub-contractor records are maintained accurately and in a timely manner.
- Data entry and reporting.
- Complete jobs-management and invoicing requirements.
- Assisting with the processing of quotations.
- Always ensure maximum office discretion and confidentiality.
- Must have the ability to negotiate and deal with difficult people at times.
About You
We are looking for reliable team player who thrives on getting stuff done by collaborating and working together. If you're proactive, driven, and eager to make a difference, we want you on our team!
Working within a busy team you will need to possess:
- Experience in a similar role performing similar duties is required in this role.
- Specific knowledge of scheduling processes required.
- Committed to providing exceptional customer service across all channels – written, phone and face to face.
- The ability to communicate clearly and concisely, varying communication style depending upon the audience.
- Excellent attention to detail and written skills when communicating with others, internally and externally.
- Ability to apply knowledge in a practical, commercial manner.
- Willingness to assist and support others as required and get on with team members.
- Accomplish objectives effectively within time frame given and carry out administrative duties within portfolio in an efficient and timely manner.
What’S On Offer
NPS is proud of our culture and values. In 2025, we achieved a 94% employee engagement score, with our people telling us they stay because of the supportive teams they work with and the strong sense of connection across the business.
We value our people and celebrate them often — through our Employee of the Month awards, regular newsletter shout-outs, and toolbox talks that bring our field teams together (yes, with breakfast provided!). Our goal is to make sure every team member feels supported, connected and safe.
- Friendly, fast-growing team with strong support from day one
- Genuine career pathways in a growing business
- On the job and structured training programs to develop your skills
- Ongoing job training and support
- Uniform supplied
New Plumbing Solutions are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.
Working with children's check, police check would be advantageous, and you must be able to obtain one if you don't already have one.
NPS is committed to equal employment opportunities and embraces diversity because it makes us stronger. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage women to apply. If this sounds like the opportunity for you, visit www.newplumbing.com.au to learn more about us or simply click Apply.
