Commercial Assistant - Derby, United Kingdom - Balfour Beatty

Balfour Beatty

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Derby, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

About the role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a
Commercial Assistant to join our
A&TS business unit to work in
Derby.

Role Purpose

A Commercial Assistant will desirably have some experience of the construction industry and the duties required of the commercial team.

They will support more experienced members of the commercial and operational team in the undertaking of commercial administrative duties such as subcontractor and supplier contract administration, change management and other commercially related administration tasks.

Within BBATS, the emphasis is on the commercial aspects of asset management.

What you'll be doing
As a
Commercial Assistant, your main accountabilities will be as follows:

Cost Engineering

Gather data & carry out research on current construction costs under supervision.
Measure, record & value work supervised in accordance with appropriate rules and procedures.

Planning

Record progress on site and help prepare and maintain records.
Review weekly, monthly, quarterly costs.
Plan commercial activities to meet requirements of programmes.

Estimating

Measure and interpret specifications & drawings
Build up estimates from first principles
Translate measurement from drawings and specifications and prepare Bills of Quantities and Schedules of Rates.

Cost Management

Use the company's ERP System.
Collation of Cost and Value Information.
Preparation of cost and value reconciliation statements.

Procurement

Collect information required to specify procurement requirements.
Record and document information including registration of interest.
Understand the steps / documentation required.

Commercial Management

Collation of cost and value information.
Measurement of works and provide information on subcontractor's performance.
Supports digitalisation.

Development, Recruitment and Retention

Maintain a Personal Development Plan.

Who we're looking for

The following personal qualities and experience are required:

Experience within Commercial.
Experience within Administration.
Attention to detail.
Team player and able to build great relationships with stakeholders.

The following are desirable:

Has a background within construction.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too.

You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life.

Here are some of our key benefits:

Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more

About us
Asset & Technology Solutions provides innovative, safe and sustainable solutions to the Balfour Beatty projects across the UK.

Our wide range of equipment and services includes HGV's, tower and crawler cranes, piling equipment, CCTV and security services, survey services and drones, suction excavators, sweepers, modular accommodation and much more.

Diversity and inclusion

Job Reference:
BBUK08069