Balfour Beatty Hiring for Commercial Assistant at Birmingham Full Time

Balfour Beatty Vinci has an exciting opportunity for Commercial Assistant to join our team to work in Coleshill.

Role Purpose:

Assisting the commercial and operational team to comply with all Commercial and administration processes and procedures whilst ensuring a successful project outcome.

What you’ll be doing

• Assist in the timely preparation of Sub Contract valuations and preparation of Payment Notices.
• Assist with the production of Subcontract liabilities, 3 monthly cashflows & payment schedules taking the lead where appropriate (Time & Line Sub Contractors).
• Assist in the prompt preparation and settlement of final accounts, including variations, claims and disputes.
• Verification of hours worked with Operational Leads for the time & Line Sub Contractors
• Maintain and update commercial records as directed, with specific regard to information currently held within E-mails is uploaded to BC.
• Assist with the Identification of any costs coded incorrectly and the associated work in transferring to the correct code.
• Track the holiday booking system and update calendars.
• Collating engineers reports and timesheets to assist service delivery
• Assist with the communication flow (i.e. chasing signatories for CE’s, Payments and the like).

Who we’re looking for

Experience working as a Commercial Assistant on a construction or civil engineering project

Obtained or working towards your BSc in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management

Why work for us

Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) is responsible for designing and building part of the most exciting and challenging infrastructure project in Europe: HS2.

We are building the West Midlands section of HS2’s Phase One route, spanning approximately 90km from Long Itchington in Warwickshire to the centre of Birmingham and on to Handsacre in Staffordshire. We will be employing thousands of people from the region to design and build the civil infrastructure for HS2 and we are looking for a wide range of skills to join the team and support this unique and ground breaking project.

Diversity and Inclusion: We aim to be a leader in equality, diversity and inclusion by creating a safe inclusive working environment for all – living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership. We are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging all staff to engage in a diverse range of year round learning opportunities and provide personal development opportunities. Our aim is to attract more people from diverse backgrounds to help us build on our inclusive culture.

Flexible working: Flexible or agile working is encouraged at BBV and we recognise the value and diversity of candidates which this can bring to our business operations. Not every role can provide a variety of working patterns to suit people’s personal needs however we are happy to discuss agile working opportunities at BBV with you.

Disability confident: We care about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with diverse set of backgrounds and experiences. BBV is Disability Confident committed and we welcome applications from candidates with a disability.

About us

Balfour Beatty VINCI is a long established joint venture between two global leaders in the delivery of critical infrastructure. Working together for over 30 years, we have been successful in delivering a number of significant infrastructures; creating unrivalled expertise and capability across rail, highways and aviation sectors in the UK and beyond.

In 2008, we announced our formal alliance with the aim of delivering modern and innovative solutions to the UK’s infrastructure needs. Since then, our collaboration has gone from strength to strength. We’ve successfully bid and delivered many key projects for Crossrail and Highways England Smart Motorways Programme. Balfour Beatty VINCI is a powerhouse for critical infrastructure.

Job Reference: BBV01066