Administrator

Pertemps TM; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A dynamic construction company in Plymouth is seeking a Commercial Administrator for temporary holiday cover. This role involves managing subcontractor invoices, orders, and providing administrative support to ensure smooth operations during the absence period. The ideal candidate possesses strong organizational skills and experience in an administrative environment. Flexible work arrangements and training will be provided, with weekly pay included.

Benefits

Weekly pay

Holiday included

Training provided

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an administrative or commercial support environment, preferably working with invoices, orders, or subcontractor processes.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Good communication skills to liaise with stakeholders.
• Strong MS Office skills, especially Excel and Outlook.
• Flexible to pick up additional duties.

Responsibilities

• Receive and log all subcontractor invoices and allocate them correctly.
• Raise subcontract orders and ensure documentation is filed.
• Log and redact Sales Extras / Finishing Touches documentation.
• Work with Sales team and Quantity Surveyors.
• Liaise with agency providers regarding workers.
• Provide reception cover as required.

Skills

Administrative experience

Excellent attention to detail

Good communication skills

Strong MS Office skills

Organizational skills

Tools

MS Excel

MS Outlook

Job description

Commercial Administrator

Temporary Holiday cover

27th October 2025 for 3 weeks

Plymouth

About Us

A dynamic and growing construction / property-development company committed to delivering high-quality residential projects across the South West are looking for an Adminisrator to be part of our their commercial team.

This is a temporary role where you’ll support key functions that keep thier subcontractors, sales extras and agency workers running smoothly.

The Role

You will step in as the Commercial Administrato r to cover holiday absence, ensuring continuity of service across several commercial and administrative processes.

In this role you will :

• Receive and log all subcontractor invoices arriving via email; allocate them to the correct Team folder for the relevant Quantity Surveyor.
• Raise subcontract orders and ensure documentation is correctly filed.
• Log and redact Sales Extras / Finishing Touches documentation, then issue them to trades in a timely manner.
• Work with the Sales team and Quantity Surveyors
• Liaise with our agency providers : monitor deployment of agency workers, obtain internal authorisation and prepare orders or contracts
• Provide reception cover as and when required .
• Carry out other administrative duties to include spreadsheets, scanning / filing, general office support.

What We’re Looking For

You will be a confident administrator with strong organisational skills, able to prioritise and keep track of multiple tasks in a busy environment. Specifically :

• Proven experience in an administrative or commercial support environment, preferably working with invoices, orders or agency / subcontractor processes.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Good communication skills — able to liaise with Sales, QS, agency providers, trades and other stakeholders.
• Strong MS Office skills (especially Excel and Outlook) and familiarity with shared drive / Teams folder systems.
• Flexible and adaptable — willing to pick up “other duties” to support the team cover period

Join a A friendly, supportive environment where your contribution will be valued during a key coverage period, this is a temporary role starting Monday 27th October for 3 weeks, training will be provided. Weekly pay and holiday included.

Plesse get in touch with Emma 01392 537018