Commercial Administrator – Perthshire

An exciting opportunity has become available with one of our long standing clients based in the Perthshire area. This is an excellent opportunity to come join a forward thinking organisation who are going through a strong period of growth at the moment. KBM’s client is looking for an experienced Commercial Administrator to come join them on a full-time, permanent basis.

As the Commercial Administrator you will be a key point of contact within the wider commercial team. You will quickly become a valuable asset to their growing organisation, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget. We are looking for a driven individual who has experience of working in a busy office environment. This would suit an individual who has a keen interest in Quantity Surveying or Estimating as full exposure to this area of construction will be available.

The key responsibilities include:

• Support the Commercial Director, Senior QS with project costs
• Monthly sub-contractor payment costs
• Produce payment certificates
• Support the wider team with tracking costs of labour, materials and plant for projects
• Take responsibility of pricing smaller projects
• General admin support for the wider commercial team (costs, budgeting and forecasting)
• Ensuring all admin is documented and filing in the correct manner
• Produce BOQ (Bill of Quantities for projects)
• Liaise with clients, new and existing

The key skills / experience / knowledge required:

• Previous experience within a busy construction commercial team
• Previous experience of pricing projects, knowledge of BOQ
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Driven individual who can work independently and as part of a wider team
• Proactive individual who has great personable skills