Are you an experienced Commercial Administrator with strong attention to detail, looking to develop your career within a busy and fast-paced construction commercial team?
We are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of a well-established, family-run construction business with a strong heritage and continued growth across the UK. This is an excellent opportunity for a Commercial Administrator to join the Commercial Team on a permanent, full-time basis, in County Durham. This would be playing a key role in supporting financial and contractual processes across multiple projects.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive and collaborative environment where accuracy, organisation, and commercial awareness are highly valued. You will play a vital part in ensuring the smooth running of commercial administration functions, with a strong focus on subcontractor management, cost control, and cash flow visibility.
The successful candidate will be highly organised, confident working with financial data, and comfortable supporting a range of commercial and quantity surveying activities in a structured and deadline-driven environment.
What You'll Be Doing:
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Cash & Valuations Monitoring: Tracking applications for payment, monitoring payment certificates, and maintaining visibility of cash inflows and outflows in line with project timelines
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Subcontract Liability Monitoring: Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records of subcontract commitments to support effective cost forecasting and commercial reporting
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Subcontract Auditing & Payments: Processing subcontractor payments accurately, ensuring all documentation is compliant with contractual requirements, and supporting audit processes
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General Commercial Administration: Providing administrative support to the commercial and quantity surveying teams, including data entry, document control, record keeping, and general ad-hoc duties
What We're Looking For:
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Previous experience in a Commercial Administration, Accounts Payable, Project Administration, or similar role, ideally within construction, civil engineering, or infrastructure
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Strong financial awareness with confidence working with applications for payment, invoices, and payment certificates
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High attention to detail with the ability to maintain accuracy when handling financial and contractual data
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Strong Excel skills and familiarity with construction accounting or ERP systems would be highly advantageous
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Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise professionally with subcontractors and internal teams
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Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
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A proactive, reliable, and methodical approach to work
Role Information:
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Full-time, permanent position
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Competitive salary (DOE)
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County Durham based
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Opportunity to work within a supportive and growing construction business
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Exposure to a busy commercial environment with strong development opportunities
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Ongoing training and career progression potential
This is a permanent position and the recruiting organisation will be acting as an employment agency for permanent recruitment on behalf of our client.
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Please call Heather Sweetman for a confidential discussion and further information regarding this opportunity
