A station administrator runs the daily cycle of a hub or periphery station (anything considered a station). The job mixes logistics, personnel, maintenance, and diplomacy.
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A station administrator runs the daily cycle of a hub or periphery station. The job mixes logistics, personnel, maintenance, and diplomacy.
They schedule docking and undocking against chain slots, balance storage against incoming manifests, authorize repairs, and adjudicate disputes between crews.
They coordinate with sector committees for inspections and with SEA detachments for security sweeps. Employment is by committee appointment for a fixed term after a record of clean audits in subordinate roles.
The administrator needs to be calm under constant pressure, have fluency with terminal systems, and enough mechanical literacy to understand when an engineer is asking for time versus trying to hide a fault. They spend their day in motion between terminals, bays, and meeting rooms.
The measure of success is simple: No delays. No spills. No unlogged cargo. No people hurt. They manage a living machine and try to keep it from noticing itself.
The role of a station administrator evolved from the wartime quartermaster. During the war, each station or convoy had someone responsible for ration lists, docking logs, and maintenance schedules. These roles were informal and rotated among whoever had the literacy and stamina to do the paperwork. After the CTA standardized trade, it formalized the quartermaster role into a permanent, professional office: the station administrator.