Commercial Administrator

Wates Group; Skelmersdale; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Wates as a Commercial Administrator in Skelmersdale! This key role focuses on commercial administrative duties, including producing schedules, managing invoices, and supporting team operations. Ideal for organized communicators with interest in the commercial sector, this position offers a chance to develop in a leading company within the construction industry.

Qualifications

• Confident communicator highly organized.
• Experience in commercial/maintenance industry preferred but not essential.
• Understanding of NHF schedule of rates advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Produce and send subcontractor pre-works schedule of rates.
• Create scoping and pricing documents for review.
• Track and resolve post-inspection queries.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Computer Literacy

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Location Suite A6 Allied Business Centre, 1 Potter Place, Skelmersdale WN8 9PW

This is a Full Time/Flexible Working , Permanent vacancy that will close in 16 days at 23:59 BST .

The Vacancy

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Join us at Wates as a Commercial Administrator in our Skelmersdale office! This is an exciting office-based role where you'll be at the heart of our operations, engaging in comprehensive commercial administrative duties and providing vital support to our team across several key contract areas.

Key Responsibilities:

• Produce and send subcontractor pre-works schedule of rates based on supervisors' scope of works.
• Create scoping and pricing documents for review.
• Input variations into client systems.
• Check and process subcontractor applications.
• Release pre-agreed invoices within our financial system.
• Track and resolve post-inspection queries.
• Take new orders, code works from booking sheets, photos, and subcontractor invoices, and pass them to the Quantity Surveyor for final review and client approval.
• Generate invoices for the client and liaise with their payroll department to ensure timely payment.

We are looking for a confident communicator who is highly computer literate (Microsoft suite - Word, Excel, etc.) and extremely organized. While experience in the commercial/maintenance industry is ideal, it is not essential. An understanding of NHF schedule of rates would be advantageous.

Given the nature of this position, a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) will be required at the offer stage. We assess applicants with criminal convictions individually and do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or disclosed offenses. Certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting.

Join us and be a part of a dynamic team where your skills and dedication will make a difference!

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.

Awards

BEST PROJECT

BEST PROJECT

Inside Housing Development Awards

WINNER

WINNER

2022 Construction News Awards Winner

GOLD AWARD

GOLD AWARD

Investors in People 2022

GOLD AWARD

GOLD AWARD

Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site Awards

TOP 50 EMPLOYERS

TOP 50 EMPLOYERS

2022 Top 50 Employers for Women

WINNER