Commercial Assistant

August 10, 2022 | Comments Off on Commercial Assistant

Job Title: Commercial Administrator

Location: Dartford

Permanent, Flexible working is available

The Opportunity:

We have an existing opportunity for a Commercial Administrator to join the Select Plant Hire's part of the business at Laing O'Rourke. The ideal candidate should have commercial background knowledge and is able to take quotes/order/variation information and create applications for issue to customers in a timely manner.

What will the role look like?

  • Production of monthly applications for payment
  • Resolution of site queries with regards to variations
  • Raising manual invoices and inputting apps & certs from applications
  • Pricing of minor site variations on information provided by the Ops teams
  • Processing of subcontractor payments
  • Processing and checking agency payments for depot labour
  • Inputting of month-end accruals
  • Reviewing profit and loss figures with the team
  • Inputting data for monthly contract reviews
  • Placing of subcontractor orders
  • Raising material orders
  • Forecasting - Overseeing/updating trackers, for guarding, CCTV, Hoarding
  • Assisting the Commercial Manager or other members of the team when necessary

What skills & experience are we looking for?

  • Discipline within their role and responsibility
  • Logical and well organised with ability to prioritise
  • Numerate and accurate.
  • Positive response to pressure
  • Technically competent in the commercial administration process
  • Ability to motivate
  • Flexibility to travel
  • Preferable experience with COINS system
  • Experience in using Excel will be advantage

Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.

About us:

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and building projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it.

Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

Diversity & Sustainability:

We value and care about difference at Laing O'Rourke and believe a diverse team drives innovation.

We are a global multicultural business committed to the inclusion of all employees, enabling everyone to feel accepted, respected & valued for being themselves.

We have set out far-reaching global sustainability targets including a commitment to achieve equal numbers of men and women amongst our global staff by 2033.

Additional:

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please get in touch.