Role: Commercial Assistant – (JPC-80)
Location: Warrington
Sector: Public & Private Sector Consultancy
Salary: £25,000 - £28,000 per annum
Overview:
Our Client is a specialist construction consultancy practice providing commercial services, project management and legal support services across the UK. As a business they pride themselves on offering variety in their roles, employee support, training and mentoring, progression opportunities and a broad range of exciting project to work on.
Our Client is involved in a high profile and prestigious construction projects from inception through to completion. Services include pre-contract services, post-contract services and Final Accounts. This means you get to see the full life cycle of a construction project, but not just from your desk, as they encourage site visits so you can see the projects first-hand.
What does a Commercial Assistant do?
As a Commercial Assistant your role will be to support our Project Managers and Quantity Surveyors with both commercial and project management activities, this includes:
Pre-contract services
* Supporting with tenders and tender documentation
* Organising supply chain quotations
* Reviewing and analysing supply chain quotations
* Preparing master tender documentation
Post-contract services
* Assisting the Project Management team with a variety of activities
* Assisting the Commercial team with procurement
* Management and administering of sub-contractor accounts
* Reviewing project spend and the preparation of budgets
* Tracking project change or variations that occur
Final Accounts
* Assist with the production and agreement of final accounts
* Assist with the preparation of financial reports
* Assist with the preparation of final accounts and claim documents
In the role you will be well supported by a team of Quantity Surveyors and Project Managers who will be on hand to learn from and ask questions to.
What skills and experience do you need?
* You don’t need any construction qualifications, what’s important to us is your enthusiasm, reliability and commitment to your job and the business.
* Good knowledge of Microsoft Office particularly Excel is required, along with good numeracy and organisational skills.
* You will be dealing with suppliers, sub-contractors and clients so being able to communicate effectively and build working relationships is important.
* A full clean driving licence is required.
What training and development will you get at ST1?
Training, development and mentoring is at the heart of ST1’s commitment to progressing new talent and is provided to our whole team.
Benefits
* Competitive salary and pension
* 33 days of annual leave
* Hybrid working
* Company laptop and mobile phone will be provided
* Staff events
* On-site car parking