VolkerRail Major Projects is an expert in collaborative working through joint ventures and alliance schemes. Collaborative working agreements are a proven strategy for delivering large, complex railway projects, and through its strong relationships with other major contractors, VolkerRail Major Projects has helped to deliver several of the biggest rail projects over the last decade.
The SID is a fully integrated team that will bring together the strengths, capabilities, and knowledge of the partners and Network Rail. It will own the renewals work bank, manage it at portfolio level and drive a transition to a production management ethos. The SID is commercially aligned and jointly incentivised creating a ‘share in success’ environment. Business partners within the alliance will generate profit through performance against the Final Determination. The four partners, VolkerFitzpatrick, Octavius, Atkins, and VolkerRail are aligned to the core asset disciplines with the fifth partner, Network Rail Minor Works, being multi- disciplinary for low complexity, low value works.
An opportunity has arisen for a Commercial Assistant to join the Major Projects Business working on the Southern Integrated Delivery project based at Tonbridge.
You will be responsible for:
* Assist in managing subcontract payments, contracts, applications for payment, and timesheets.
* Collate daily/weekly labour, plant, and material information for substantiation purposes.
* Produce month-end data to support turnover and cost transactions for analysis.
* Prepare, file, and maintain the Project Commercial Filing System in accordance with the Commercial Manual.
* Assist in the production of Project Reviews.
* Prepare subcontract final account certificates.
* Input hours into the tracker from timesheets, rosters, and sign-in sheets.
* Process applications for payment and certificates on COINS system.
* Compile raw data for auditors and provide backup for applications (invoices, etc.).
* Assist in preparing journals and KPI hours reports for the Commercial Team.
* Raise Alliance ATRs on Asite platform.
* Address any cost, invoice, or allocation queries.
* Provide additional administration support to the commercial function as required.
About you
* GCSEs in the core subjects including Maths at grade C or equivalent.
* Previous experience of providing administration support to a commercial/finance team is an essential requirement for this role.
* Experience of using databases containing large amounts of data.
* Experience of collating large volumes of data managing and filing hard copy records and summarising the data in varying ways.
* High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
* Excellent communication, numeracy and interpersonal skills.
* Experience of producing work for a team of people juggling competing priorities.
* Proficient in Microsoft office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook).
* Flexible/proactive – can do attitude who shows initiative to support others.
If your past experience doesn’t match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.
Why work with us?
VolkerRail is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.
By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerRail are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.
We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.
We offer a range of benefits, including:
* Competitive salary
* Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
* Pension
* Life Assurance
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
* Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
* Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
* Employee Assistance programme
* Mental health, physical health, and financial support
Fairness, inclusion and respect
We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.
If you need support with your application, please contact us at careers@volkerwessels.co.uk
Additional information
Note for Recruitment Agencies:
Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.
We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed to careers@volkerwessels.co.uk
VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.
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