Procurement Assistant

Lawtech Group Ltd; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading principal contractor in cladding remediation is seeking a Procurement Assistant to support the Procurement Manager. The role involves liaising with subcontractors and clients, managing procurement schedules, and ensuring contracts are within budget. Ideal candidates should have strong MS Office skills and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Experience with subcontractors in the construction industry is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support Procurement Manager with subcontractor orders and liaising with stakeholders.
• Update procurement schedule and attend pre-construction meetings.
• Provide project cost analysis against budget.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical approach

Excellent English

General IT

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

MS Outlook

Job description

Role Overview

The role of the Procurement Assistant is to support the Procurement Manager with the creation of subcontractor orders, liaising with subcontractors, clients and site teams as well as assisting with general filing and system administration.

Founded over 20 years, Lawtech have become a leading principal contractor specialising in cladding remediation. We deliver high-quality, compliant, multi-million-pound cladding repatriations & regeneration contracts throughout London and the wider Southeast.

Role Responsibilities

• Liaising with clients, subcontractors, suppliers and stakeholders on proposed works and during the Pre-construction phase.
• Liaise with the Procurement Manager regarding project requirements.
• Updating procurement schedule in-line with programme.
• Daily review meetings Office & Teams – Project Team.
• Liaising with H&S, Design, Technical and Estimating to ensure scope of works and delivering of works is fulfilled.
• Collating Tender packages, scope of works etc.
• Filing all quotation Tender returns.
• Making proposals & collating comparisons, submit to the Team.
• To arrange/lead pre-construction meetings & collate meeting minutes.
• Creating subcontractor orders
• To review all contract documents with commercial & the project team, prior to contracts being sent out (written approval).
• Tracking subcontractor signed contracts.
• Tracking & increasing Subcontractors & Lawtech project team on proposed works and during the Pre-construction phase.
• To attend site during Estimating, pre-construction phases.
• To provide quotations for any additional works required outside initial scope.
• To ensure that all contracts are within budget.
• To provide project by project cost analysis against budget, submit to Estimating, Commercial Team Procurement Manager.
• Taking & logging enquiries.
• Communication with Site Staff & Subcontractors to ensure attendances on site as agreed.
  
  

Skills & Qualifications

• Advanced user MS Excel/Word, Microsoft packages.
• Attention to detail and analytical approach
• Excellent English language skills, dealing with telephone calls, visitors and emails appropriately.
• Ability to drive to the sites if required, with the Procurement Manager
• General IT:
• Competent user MS Excel, Word and Outlook
• Previous experience with Subcontractors & the construction industry (advantage)