Commercial Assistant - Expiring soon!
Posted 14/08/2024 by Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD
Commercial Assistant / Contracts Assistant - for our client in Surrey that operate within the Civil Engineering and Construction sector, both commercially, in bespoke domestic projects and in agricultural groundworks. The Commercial Assistant / Contracts Administrator will be assisting the running of fast paced projects such as Fencing, Landscaping and planting, Land drainage, Highways and large ground works projects.
Commercial Assistant / Contracts Administrator will be working closely with Senior Quantity Surveyors and Project Managers the role will be Office based with some site visits so the candidate will have to hold a UK Driving licence. The ideal candidate will have good knowledge of the construction and Civil Engineering with experience of preparing project documentation, contracts and cost information.
Commercial Assistant / Contracts Assistant Position Overview
- Obtaining Cost Information (estimating data, quotations etc.)
- Obtaining, Agreeing, assisting with Procurement and Schedules
- Establishing valuation dates, submitting cost value reconciliations
- Submitting valuations, raising invoices, placing sub-contract orders
- Submitting and agreeing on the final account
- Day to day monitoring of project progress in support of the Contracts Supervisor and Contracts Director
- Assisting Estimating Team
- Visiting sites for both valuations & project progress
- Ability to read drawings/ take offs, project programming
- Scheduling operative's weekly allocations
- Assisting Project Management Team, JCT / Contract administration & review
- Compiling project packs consisting of RAMS & BofQ's, general project information
Commercial Assistant / Contracts Assistant Position Requirements
- Qualifications in a Construction or Civil Engineering discipline (BTech /NVQ / HND/ HNC)
- Experience in Contract admin and in a Commercial role
- Excellent attention to detail, able to gather, interpret and present data to facilitate the preparation of budgets and subsequent valuations
- Knowledge of groundworks and civils and reading drawings and compiling Take-offs would be beneficial
- The ability to thrive under pressure in a fast-paced environment
- The ability to contribute towards the resolution of disputes, problems, and cost issues
- Communication skills, the ability to build effective working relationships both internally and externally
- A good knowledge and ability to work in a varied construction business
- Excel & good I.T. skills preferable
- UK Driving Licence
Commercial Assistant / Contracts Assistant Position Remuneration
- Salary up to £28k - £32k
- 28 days Holiday
- Pension scheme
- Monday - Friday 9-5
- Free onsite parking
Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, and contact you in relation to this application and the services we offer.
- Type:
- Permanent
- Start Date:
- 14/08/2024
- Contract Length:
- N/A
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- Job Reference:
- CF00271140_1723641610
- Job ID:
- 222166760
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