Administrator

Commercial Administrator

Location: National

Salary: Competitive

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 40 hours per week Monday-Friday

Looking for a role where you can build your commercial skills while making a real impact on project performance

Were looking for a Commercial Administrator to support our Commercial and Operational teams across Utilities projects and frameworks. Youll play a key role in helping manage costs revenues contracts and client relationships ensuring projects are delivered efficiently and commercially successfully.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong administrative skills and commercial awareness who wants to develop their career within a growing and supportive team.

What youll do;

• Support the day-to-day commercial administration of Utilities contracts and frameworks

• Assist with pricing contract variations and maintaining accurate records

• Monitor and track client variations ensuring all changes are recorded and managed effectively

• Support the Early Warning process and contract administration requirements

• Assist with Applications for Payment invoicing and resolving payment queries

• Contribute to monthly commercial and financial reporting

• Support supply chain administration and supplier coordination

• Build strong working relationships with operational teams suppliers and clients

• Maintain accurate records documentation and commercial reporting data

• Help ensure consistency and compliance with Ground Controls commercial processes and procedures

What youll get;

• Opportunity to develop your commercial knowledge within a growing Utilities division

• Exposure to a wide range of contracts frameworks and commercial processes

• Ongoing training and development to support your career progression

• Experience working closely with Commercial Managers Operational Teams clients and suppliers

• A collaborative and supportive team environment

• The chance to build valuable skills in contract administration financial reporting and commercial management

• Involvement in projects that directly contribute to business performance and growth

• Clear opportunities to develop your career within a national infrastructure business

What were looking for;

• Previous experience in an administrative commercial finance or project support role

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal

• Professional approach when dealing with clients suppliers and colleagues

• Good commercial awareness and an interest in project performance and financial processes

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office particularly Excel

• Experience with data entry reporting and document management

• A proactive adaptable and solutions-focused mindset

Desirable:

• Experience within Utilities Construction Infrastructure or a similar industry

• Knowledge of contract administration or commercial processes

• Experience supporting Applications for Payment invoicing or cost reporting

• Familiarity with financial or project management systems

• Understanding of KPIs budgets and project performance reporting

What to expect from our recruitment process at Ground Control

We aim to make our process clear supportive and straightforward -so you always know whats coming next.

• Application review: Once you apply our Talent team will carefully review your application against the key skills for the role

• Optional video: Youll have the chance to submit a short video to showcase your skills and personality- this is completely optional

• Intro call: If youre a good match well invite you to book a short (up to 30 minutes) telephone interview at a time that suits you

• First interview: If selected youll then take part in an interview either on Teams or in person depending on the role

• Next steps: For some roles there may be a technical assessment and a second-stage interview either on teams or in person.

Well keep you updated throughout and make sure you feel supported at every stage.

Benefits;

• Competitive salary aligned with your skills and experience

• Pension scheme helping you plan for the future

• Recognition schemes celebrating and rewarding great work

• Private GP service fast convenient access to medical support

• Life insurance providing added peace of mind

• Subsidised gym membership supporting your health and wellbeing

• Holiday buy scheme purchase up to 5 additional days of annual leave

Equal Opportunities Statement

At Ground Control we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued respected and empowered to thrive. We believe that diversity drives innovation and success and we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds experiences and perspectives.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age disability gender reassignment marriage or civil partnership pregnancy or maternity race (including colour nationality ethnic or national origin) religion or belief sex sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic as defined in the Equality Act 2010.

We actively support and promote an inclusive culture ensuring fair and equitable treatment throughout the recruitment process and across all stages of employment including training development promotion pay and termination. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for disabled applicants and employees and to creating a working environment free from discrimination harassment bullying or victimisation.

We expect all colleagues to uphold our values of dignity respect and inclusion. We take a zero-tolerance approach to any form of discriminatory behaviour and are committed to continuous improvement through training inclusive policies and accountability at all levels.