Contracts Administrator - Construction

Commercial / Contract Administrator the key abilities / experience:

• Experience working in an office environment for a Construction company (any discipline) would be preferred.
• Previous experience that has provided the candidate with some commercial appreciation / understanding / awareness would be beneficial.
• Someone who can work under their own initiative once they have received the appropriate instruction.
• Very strong organisational and communication (written and verbal) skills.
• Strong numeracy skills.
• Good IT skills including use of MS Office suite (Excel, Word, Outlook).

The role will consist of assisting myself (Paul) and the Commercial Manager (Ash) and it is envisaged that it will include involvement with the following activities (which is not a definitive list) :

• The preparation of tenders / tender submission documents
• Offering general support to the Commercial Manager and QS’ with ad hoc commercial activities
• The organisation / scheduling of contract data i.e. project start dates, completion dates, values, retentions etc
• Assistance with the procurement of Sub-Contractors including the preparation and issuing of enquiry documents / Sub-Contract Orders
• Documentation control / filing  (relating to incoming Client documents – not drawings)
• Monitoring application / invoice submission and payment dates to ensure that the QS’ submit them on time.
• Assistance with the preparation of commercial reports