Data Administrator

Pertemps are delighted to be working with our public sector client to recruit a Data Administrator on a temporary basis.

Role: Data Administrator
Location: Edinburgh (Bankhead and Seafield – must be able to work in both locations)
Hours: Monday to Friday – 36 hours per week
Pay Rate: £14.51 per hour
Duration: Temporary ongoing
Start Date: Immediate
 
About the Role
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a busy Neighbourhood Environmental Services team, supporting frontline operations through accurate data, systems management, and reporting.
You’ll play a key role in ensuring that operational systems, routes, and customer-facing information are kept accurate and up to date, directly supporting essential services such as waste collection and environmental maintenance.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Managing and updating operational systems including Confirm, RouteSmart and GIS platforms
• Maintaining accurate asset, route and customer data across multiple systems
• Supporting small-scale route and service changes, ensuring all systems reflect updates
• Running ad hoc reports to support service delivery and highlight improvements
• Producing daily route schedules for operational teams
• Processing system updates such as bin deliveries, service requests and closures
• Updating address and location data across systems
• Managing a shared mailbox for system updates and queries
• Liaising with ICT and operational teams to ensure systems remain accurate and effective
• Supporting depot teams by monitoring and responding to service and complaint data

What We’re Looking For
Essential:

• Experience working with data, systems or operational support
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage large volumes of data accurately
• Confident using IT systems, including bespoke databases and reporting tools
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to interpret data and produce meaningful insights or reports
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work across teams
• Ability to manage your own workload and meet deadlines

Desirable:

• Experience within waste, environmental or operational services
• Knowledge of systems such as Confirm, RouteSmart or GIS
• Experience working with routing systems or service optimisation
• Understanding of performance reporting and service improvement processes

Why apply?

• Play a key role in supporting essential frontline environmental services
• Gain valuable experience working with specialist systems and operational data
• Be part of a team focused on service improvement and efficiency
• Develop your skills in a technical, data-driven role within a public sector environment

If you’re detail-oriented, enjoy working with data and systems, and want to make a real operational impact—apply today via this advert.