Senior Commercial Administrator - Derby

Balfour Beatty; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure company in the UK is seeking a Senior Commercial Administrator to join their Site Services team in Derby. This key support role involves managing commercial documentation, assisting with billing processes, and coordinating information across various operations. The ideal candidate will have strong IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Excel, and a keen attention to detail. This position offers flexibility, benefits including paid leave, and a commitment to professional development.

Benefits

Smart working policy

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Qualifications

• Experience working in commercial roles within construction.
• Ability to manage timesheets and billing processes.
• Experience in preparing financial documentation.

Responsibilities

• Producing documentation for monthly payment applications.
• Coordinating commercial information for new opportunities.
• Supporting the monthly billing process.
• Maintaining accurate commercial records.

Skills

Strong IT literacy

Attention to detail

Knowledge of construction or related sectors

Understanding of commercial processes

Strong communication skills

Team player approach

Tools

Microsoft Excel

SharePoint

Teams

Job description

About the role

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Job Title

Senior Commercial Administrator

Location

Derby

Company

Balfour Beatty Group - ATS

About Us

Balfour Beatty is looking to appoint a Senior Commercial Administrator to join our Asset & Technology Solutions (ATS) business, based from our Derby office.

This is a key support role within our Site Services Commercial Team, working across our Modular, Fire Services and Survey Services businesses.

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Key Responsibilities

• Producing and collating documentation to support monthly applications for payment.
• Supporting operations and procurement teams by coordinating commercial information for gate papers on new opportunities.
• Assisting with the preparation of figures for month‑end accounts.
• Raising and managing requests for information and quotations via the Jaggaer portal.
• Supporting business managers with the monthly billing process.
• Collating evidence to support customer charges.
• Managing timesheet administration.
• Maintaining accurate commercial records and document control.
• Supporting ongoing digitalisation and continuous improvement initiatives within the team.

Who we’re looking for

• Strong IT literacy, with confidence using Microsoft Excel, SharePoint and Teams.
• A tenacious attitude with excellent attention to detail.
• Industry knowledge, ideally within construction, infrastructure or related sectors.
• An understanding of commercial functions and processes.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams.
• A flexible, supportive mindset and a genuine team‑player approach.

Professional and personal development

The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career.

We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development and career opportunities.

We’re proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy. Whether it’s sharpening your technical expertise, improving your personal skills or seeking support to become professionally qualified, our 70:20:10* approach to development means we have a learning approach that suits everyone.

*70% learning on the job, 20% learning from those around you, and 10% formal training courses and learning events.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

Key Benefits

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more.

About Balfour Beatty

Asset & Technology Solutions provides innovative, safe and sustainable solutions to the Balfour Beatty projects across the UK. Our wide range of equipment and services includes HGVs, tower and crawler cranes, piling equipment, CCTV and security services, survey services and drones, suction excavators, sweepers, modular accommodation and much more.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, ENEI, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at [e-mail]