Commercial Administrator

October 17, 2022 | Comments Off on Commercial Administrator

We're looking for a Commercial Administrator to join our Telecoms team based in Basingstoke. Within this role, you can enjoy remote working, flexible hours, and the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects of all sizes and complexities.

Location: Basingstoke, Hampshire - Hybrid Working Available, once fully trained

Contract: Permanent, full time

Salary: Up to £25k depending on experience plus benefits

Responsibilities

Reporting into the Managing Quantity Surveyor, the Commercial Administrator has responsibility for the back-office support function, validation, receipting, reconciling, and commercial administration for the contract within the Commercial team of our Telecoms division.

Your day to day will include:

  • Monitor the completion of jobs against the receipt of information daily, escalate to the project manager and delivery manager any event where information is not received within the above timescales
  • Reconcile subcontractor applications against the contractor schedule of rates, track sheet, "as laid" and approved variations; to identify non-conformances to the subcontractor, QS, and construction manager; to coordinate application signatories on the approved document and communicate to subcontractor
  • Gain and maintain a full understanding of all relevant processes and obligations and to propose solutions to issues where appropriate
Who are we looking for?

This role of Commercial Administrator is great for you if:

  • Numerate, organised, methodical and accurate and be able to work to tight deadlines, also be flexible and able to respond to frequently changing circumstances and demands
  • Capability to analyse complex data, to identify non-conformances and recognise trends in this data.
  • Proficient in Excel
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at to discuss and arrange these.

Benefits at Kier

We're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:


  • New and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Green Car Scheme
  • Employee Share Plans
  • Peppy free healthcare app giving you access to clinicians and experts on fertility, pregnancy and baby, menopause, and men's health
  • Additional two days' leave to take part in volunteering activities of your choice
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: https://www.kier.co.uk/reward-and-benefits-summary-c-grades

Who is Kier?

We're made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives: https://www.kier.co.uk/sustainability/

At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

You can see more about our D&I action plan here: https://www.kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf

Closing date: 16 November 2022

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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