Commercial Assistant
Job Category:
Administration
Contract Partner Company:
Wilson James
Employing Company:
Wilson James
The HPC Jobs Service supports local people into exciting, long-term careers across our Project.
Commercial Assistant
Wilson James
HPC
Permanent
Salary £31,000.00PA
Job Responsibilities:
- Managing project costs and contracts
- Collecting and analysing project data
- Preparing quotations for additional and out-of-scope works
- Assembling and submitting monthly payment applications
- Conducting cost/value analysis exercises
- Providing cost advice to clients and project teams
- Supporting the commercial awareness of operational teams, including guidance on annual budgets
- Creating and maintaining visual data presentations, including graphs and charts
- Managing data reporting and tracking performance against agreed KPIs
- Forecasting labour and material requirements
- Assisting with time and attendance queries.
Qualifications:
- CITB Ops
Experience
Essential:
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to analyse large datasets, identify inconsistencies, and spot errors with a high level of accuracy
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear and concise reports using data from multiple sources
- Experience or ability to manage time and attendance data accurately, with strong attention to detail
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret and present data in various formats
- Ability to remain calm and respond effectively under pressure
Desirable:
- Working knowledge of SAP or similar systems
- Experience using time and attendance systems
- Familiarity with financial or commercial reporting processes
- Experience working with large datasets or data reporting tools
- Experience working on large-scale projects within nuclear or similarly regulated sectors
Benefits:
- Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a 9-day fortnight pattern Monday to Friday one week, Monday to Thursday the next. Current working hours are 07:30 - 16:30 Monday to Thursday, and 07:30 - 12:30 on your working Friday
- Starting salary from £31,500 (including a guaranteed 8.5% monthly bonus associated with working with the team at HPC)
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- 5% employer pension contributions
- Life assurance scheme
- Company sick pay
- Industry-leading Employee Benefits Platform with lifestyle savings & retail discounts
- Reward and Recognition programme
- Employee Assistance Programme supporting health & wellbeing, with access to online GP
- Opportunities for professional development within Commercial Management are available, including progression through university apprenticeship programmes.
Additional information:
- This role is site-based and requires:
- Ability to provide a 3‑year work/education/unemployment history for vetting
- Ability to obtain an HPC site pass
- Willingness to travel via a bus journey of approximately 45‑minute to/from site.
For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
The HPC Jobs Service supports local people into exciting, long-term careers across our Project.
Commercial Assistant
Wilson James
HPC
Permanent
Salary £31,000.00PA
Job Responsibilities:
- Managing project costs and contracts
- Collecting and analysing project data
- Preparing quotations for additional and out-of-scope works
- Assembling and submitting monthly payment applications
- Conducting cost/value analysis exercises
- Providing cost advice to clients and project teams
- Supporting the commercial awareness of operational teams, including guidance on annual budgets
- Creating and maintaining visual data presentations, including graphs and charts
- Managing data reporting and tracking performance against agreed KPIs
- Forecasting labour and material requirements
- Assisting with time and attendance queries.
Qualifications:
- CITB Ops
Experience
Essential:
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to analyse large datasets, identify inconsistencies, and spot errors with a high level of accuracy
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear and concise reports using data from multiple sources
- Experience or ability to manage time and attendance data accurately, with strong attention to detail
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret and present data in various formats
- Ability to remain calm and respond effectively under pressure
Desirable:
- Working knowledge of SAP or similar systems
- Experience using time and attendance systems
- Familiarity with financial or commercial reporting processes
- Experience working with large datasets or data reporting tools
- Experience working on large-scale projects within nuclear or similarly regulated sectors
Benefits:
- Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a 9-day fortnight pattern Monday to Friday one week, Monday to Thursday the next. Current working hours are 07:30 - 16:30 Monday to Thursday, and 07:30 - 12:30 on your working Friday
- Starting salary from £31,500 (including a guaranteed 8.5% monthly bonus associated with working with the team at HPC)
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- 5% employer pension contributions
- Life assurance scheme
- Company sick pay
- Industry-leading Employee Benefits Platform with lifestyle savings & retail discounts
- Reward and Recognition programme
- Employee Assistance Programme supporting health & wellbeing, with access to online GP
- Opportunities for professional development within Commercial Management are available, including progression through university apprenticeship programmes.
Additional information:
- This role is site-based and requires:
- Ability to provide a 3‑year work/education/unemployment history for vetting
- Ability to obtain an HPC site pass
- Willingness to travel via a bus journey of approximately 45‑minute to/from site.
For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.