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Quotes and Commercial Administrator
May 4, 2022 | Comments Off on Quotes and Commercial Administrator
Commercial and Quotes Administrator
Location: Centenary House, Basingstoke
Business Area: Kier Facilities Management - Public Sector Contracts
Contract: Permanent, full time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Kier Places are recruiting now for a Quotes and Commercial Administrator to join our Facilities Management Commercial team at our Basingstoke office, to work as a member of the quotes / billing / invoicing team to produce accurate Estimates / Quotes and ensuring that work is charged to the client in a timely and presentable manner. Key responsibilities will include producing accurate Estimates and Quotes for Tier 1 and Tier 2 works for our Public Sector contract, the monitoring and reduction of contract work in progress and reporting on contract performance.
Key Responsibilities
In this exciting and varied role, you will provide commercial administrative support to both the Billing and Quotes Team's - this will involve communicating with internal and external customers with the aim of achieving accurate & right-first-time quotes and estimates, reviewing & challenging appropriately for value and transparency and ensuring information is prepared and presented to permit accurate and timely billing of works to our clients.
The Commercial Administrator will review and analyse the cost data for labour, materials, plant and subcontractors to ensure charges are allocated to the correct job number as well as review the job cost information in Oracle and Concept to ensure all works undertaken are correctly charged to our clients. Provide Support to our Quotes Team to review and verify labour & material rates are in line with agreed rates; ensure estimates are produced using Schedule of Rates (SORs) or where appropriate Bespoke Rates, and ensuring appropriate margins are achieved.
You'll also be liaising with the appropriate Quantity Surveyor, Contract Manager or Helpdesk Team to obtain supporting information or technical advice to resolve pricing queries.
This role is a good introduction to the business for someone wishing to start a career in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Contracts.
What do we need from you?
If you have previous experience of billing, finance, quotes, project or commercial administration along with excellent communication skills and Microsoft Excel proficiency - ideally within the Facilities Management industry - this could be the role for you.
This is a great opportunity for someone working towards a Quantity Surveying qualification, or you may have a background as Project Admin, Commercial Admin or in Estimating, but you will need to have excellent communication skills and the ability to liaise effectively at all stakeholder levels.
Who are we?
Welcome to Kier Facilities Management - the team that's putting people into FM, delivering an incredibly wide range of innovative management and maintenance solutions, right across the UK. We're a crucial part of Kier Places, providing hard and soft facilities management to hundreds of Government department sites and public buildings - offering you a role that will challenge and reward you, every single day.
Find out more here about the great we offer our employees.
Be great in a company built on doing good. Join us today as a Quotes Administrator.
Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) Clearance which will take place during your employment but can take multiple weeks/months to complete (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. Take a look here to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these by emailing InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk.
Closing Date: 3rd June 2022
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.