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Commercial Administrator
October 26, 2022 | Comments Off on Commercial Administrator
Location: Walsall Office based
Business Area: Housing Maintenance - Walsall Housing Group (whg) contract
Contract: Permanent, full time - flexible hours considered between 35 and 40 hours per week
Kier Places are recruiting now for a Commercial Administrator to join our Housing Maintenance team in Walsall, where your role will be key to supporting the delivery of a planned maintenance & repair solution for our prestigious client. You will be providing administrative support to your colleagues on the contract, the tradesman & operatives, the client, and the residents of the houses managed by the association.
Key Responsibilities
As a Commercial Administrator, we'll look to you to
- Raise jobs from the client and allocate works to Labour resource or Sub Contractor in a timely manner
- To interrogate the job cost information in Oracle and Concept to ensure all works undertaken are correctly charged to our clients
- To liaise with the appropriate Quantity Surveyor, Contract Manager, Quotes Team or Helpdesk Team to obtain supporting information where necessary to enable the production of sales invoices
- To submit monthly applications for work completed to the client in line with the monthly submission due dates
- To manage any client queries and audit requirements arising from the invoices or monthly applications
- To prepare and maintain the WIP Tracker for the purpose of progressing job completions through the department at the earliest opportunity to enable work to be invoiced/applied for in a timely manner
- To analyse the work in progress reports and prepare and review contract performance for consideration by Commercial/Finance/Operations team
- To review loss making jobs to identify trends and produce recommendations to the business to minimise the financial impact to the P&L
The ideal Administrator will be competent in using the Microsoft Office suite - it would be highly advantageous if you've had experience using workplace/work order management system such as our in-house system Concept Evo/FSI Go. You should also have some knowledge of & experience in similar industries to social housing, property/housing maintenance, construction, or property services; and have a customer-focused office administration background
Who are we?
Kier Housing Maintenance (HM) have long standing partnership agreements with housing associations, local authorities and private landlords to conduct responsive repairs and planned maintenance across various sites.
Room to grow. Space to succeed. Join us today as a Commercial Administrator.
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.
You can expect a competitive salary and an outstanding package that includes private healthcare, eligibility to a discretionary bonus plan, a matched pension scheme up to 7.5%, 26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays together with two employee Share Scheme options (Sharesave and Share Incentive Plan).
Some of our other benefits include:
- New and enhanced family friendly policies with 8 weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, and important guidance on the menopause and the support we can offer
- Kier's Green Car Scheme
- 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family, as well as 4x Life Assurance as standard, with the option for Partner Life Assurance cover
- A huge range of deals and discounts at many of your favourite brands
Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (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 to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part