Job Ref: 214847191

Date: 2021-10-07 16:42:11

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About us

VolkerHighways is an integrated highways service provider operating across London and the South of England. Our goal is to deliver the best highways solutions within our industry through efficiency, responsibility and a focus on clients and their customers.

Our services include highways term maintenance, street lighting and electrical services, surfacing, traffic management and public realm infrastructure projects. We also offer Smart City services, through VolkerSmart Technologies.

We help clients to focus on their customers' needs; using highways solutions based on safety, resident and business needs, asset management and asset improvement.

Our repeat business is testament to the valued services we deliver, through a culture of cooperation and partnership. We bring industry best practice and innovation to our clients by taking a leading role in the civil engineering industry and sharing in the expertise of our wider VolkerWessels UK group.

The role

Due to organic growth, we are now looking for a Commercial Administrator to join the team in Slough. The successful candidate will provide an effective administration function for the site, ensuring control of all agreed admin and documentation in a manner consistent with VolkerHighways and Company processes and procedures.

It will be key to ensure the effective use of Workspace as both an information resource and an archiving system.

Key accountabilities

Undertake general commercial responsibilities under the direction of the Senior Quantity Surveyor
Provide administrative support to the Commercial team
Update VH ICT systems, Registers and Reports as directed
Update client ICT systems as directed
Produce site measures and applications for payment
Submit applications for payment and invoices to the Client
Produce Subcontractor Task Orders as directed
Process Subcontractor payments as directed
Assist Operational Managers and other operational staff in the financial and commercial management of works as directed by the Senior Quantity Surveyor
Assist the Senior Quantity Surveyor in the preparation of reports to support the Commercial team
Ensure that financial and commercial management practices are maintained in accordance with company guidelines and procedures
To maintain an up to date awareness of activities and standards within VH's business sectors as they relate to this appointment.
To carry out all duties and responsibilities in a manner that supports the Company Vision
To carry out all duties and responsibilities in a manner that visibly underpins the company's values and beliefs.
To support the Senior Quantity Surveyor in performance measurement, financial and contract management and to assist in the effective monitoring of the systems and procedures during contract delivery.Skills & experience

Previous experience working within Administration
Ability to multi-task and manage a challenging and varied workload
Excellent communication skills – both written and oral at all levels
Ability to be proactive and to use initiative
Fully competent on all Microsoft Office packages, i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel and Powerpoint etcWhat we offer

A competitive salary plus excellent benefits package including healthcare, pension etc.
Family friendly policies in place.Location

Slough, Berkshire

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