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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.
