Commercial Administrator

Location Central London, United Kingdom
Category Civil Engineering
Job Type Permanent
Salary £35K - £38K + Package

Description

A leading civil engineering contractor is looking for a Commercial Administrator to join their team. This is a great opportunity for an ambitious Commercial Administrator or trainee Quantity Surveyor to gain excellent hands-on training with a leading tier-one contractor on the prestigious High Speed 2 (HS2) rail project.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to progress a career as a Quantity Surveyor.
This position is being offered on a hybrid working basis with two days per week working at the office in Central London.
The Role

The primary function of the Commercial Administrator will be to support with administrative duties ranging from processing data on the database to producing weekly and monthly reports on specific projects, other responsibilities will include:
• Sub-contractor applications and certifying
• Assisting in preparing client applications including meeting deadlines
• Processing supplier invoices for payment
• Assisting in weekly/Monthly reporting
• Dealing with client commercial queries
• Generating payment runs for sub-contractors


Experience Required
Suitable candidates will have ideally worked as a Commercial Administrator or trainee Quantity Surveyor within the construction sector and will be able to demonstrate:
• Commercial Administration experience
• Strong communication skills
• Great organisational skills and a detail-oriented, accurate approach
• Excellent numeracy and IT skills including an excellent working knowledge of Excel and Word