Commercial Assistant/Assistant QS

At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, Clients and communities.

People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay, free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships.

We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

About the Opportunity

The Commercial function within the Field Services division of Jacobs CMS provides the support to the Commercial Manager and wider personnel outside of the Commercial Function with a full range of pre and post contract commercial services.

The candidate will be required to develop a close working relationship with the project teams, finance and sales departments and Clients’ representatives and should be able to demonstrate suitable technical qualities for the role. The role will provide the opportunity for the engagement on multiple projects from assisting on tender preparations and negotiations right through to supporting delivery and completion.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Work with the Quantity Surveyors and Commercial Manager in ensuring consistency and best practice ways of working across the business unit to achieve continuous improvement.
• Work closely with the Supply Chain and Commercial Management Team to ensure the appropriate Pre-Tender and Tendering procedures are followed with the responsibility for supporting in the preparation of Tender documentation and Contract documentation drafting where required, completion of Commercial Submissions and Evaluations in line with Criteria and/or Selection processes.
• Review and understand the Contracts, Works and Site Information to ensure support to an effective change control process and management of, is embedded within the relevant projects you are working on.
• Support to Sub-Contract Management arrangements ensuring the appropriate Contract Documents and correct administrative processes are put in place for management of these Sub-Contracts from initial placement of order to final accounts, supporting in administering change controls, early warning, compensation events and payments, including close liaison with procurement, planning and delivery teams to ensure that the orders meet project requirements.
• Support the Quantity Surveyors and Project Manager in resolving commercial issues with the Client and implement strategies to avoid litigation/claims, maintaining registers of variations, delay, extension of time, early warnings and claims.
• Support to maintain effective, accurate cost control and reporting for Project Financials, working closely with the Project Controls Manager.
• Support with general business administration across multiple Projects.

• 1-2 years’ Previous experience in a similar role for other recognised Main Contractors in the Construction, Cost and Project Management sector.
• Knowledge and understanding of Commercial Function, Pre and Post Contract Management and Administration, Tendering and Procurement processes.
• Experience of Contract Management tools, cost forecasting and reporting, cost control, cost risk management.
• Security Cleared or the ability to obtain the required level of clearance.
• Highly organised with meticulous attention to detail, hands on with a can-do attitude with an excellent work ethic.
• Flexible with working hours and the ability to work well under pressure.

Our Culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s – find out more about our employee networks here.

Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role

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