Commercial Administrator

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive. 

Where will you be working?

At M Group Highways, we’re supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK.  

We don’t just build roads and bridges- we’re building a better future, creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work.

You’ll be joining our Highways team, as the UK’s number one highway maintenance contractor, our teams use the latest innovations to create effective solutions. We offer a range of services including planned and reactive maintenance and highway improvement schemes.   Want to come and be a part of it?

Please note this is a 4 month fixed-term contract

What will you be doing?

• Complete administrative tasks by extracting information from electronic and paper site returns and entering it into commercial management systems. 
• Process applications submitted to clients. 
• Identify and raise queries where data is missing, unclear, or contradictory. 
• Maintain data schedules to capture key project or programme information as directed by your line manager or commercial lead.
• Communicate with operational staff to submit requests and follow up on overdue returns. 
• Learn and follow governance requirements outlined in M Group policy documents. 
• Carry out ad hoc administrative tasks assigned by your line manager.
• Work to agreed timescales and manage deadlines, raising any workload issues to your line manager promptly. 
• Complete all mandatory training on the M Group training portal and stay up to date with new or refresher courses. 
• Understand the different phases of projects and programmes, recognising how your responsibilities change as they progress. 
• Learn and adapt to new tasks as required throughout each project phase.
• The post holder may be required to undertake other reasonable duties appropriate to the role and level. All activities must be performed in line with M Group policies, procedures and applicable standards

What you’ll bring

• Strong IT skills, especially Microsoft Office, with a focus on Excel (Essential)
• Ability to manage tasks, learn new systems, and adapt to changing project phases (Essential)
• Previous work in infrastructure or construction environments (Desirable) 
• Experience or familiarity with any of the following systems (Desirable): 
  o Finance systems
  o Purchasing systems
  o Stock management systems
  o Commercial management systems
  o Demonstrable confidence or prior use of digital or business systems

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers;

• 22 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Personal Accident Cover

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group!

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3 rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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