Our client, a rail infrastructure company is currently looking for a Project Commercial Assistant to join them on a contract basis in there offices close to London Bridge.

The Project Commercial Assistant will work within a the Asset Protection team which is a seperate business within the infrastrucure company and as such will need excellent communications skills to be able to work with both internal and external stakeholders.

Key accountabilities

1. Support the Asset Protection team in fulfilling governance requirements in a timely manner.
2. Manage cost reporting of all Asset Protection projects within the reporting framework including Cost Forecasting, Anticipated Final Cost, Cost of Work Done, Gross Billing and Current Contract Value.
3. Monitor, update and report on all Asset Protection projects, flagging issues and proposing mitigation actions at the earliest opportunity to the Project Managers.
4. Manage assessment and valuation of consultants’ applications and processing of payment certification in accordance with processes, contractual terms and conditions and commensurate with contractual entitlement.
5. Produce applications for payment/invoices to outside clients in accordance with relevant funding agreements, including supporting documentation as appropriate.
6. Provide ad-hoc management information and analysis so the manager of the team can make rational business decisions
7. Produce appropriate commercial correspondence for issue in accordance with contractual conditions. Commercial records should be retained and archived properly upon close out.
8. Undertake final account settlements and internal reconciliation for contract close-out (per the project authority, project plan) as required and within agreed timescales.
9. Implement and support continual improvement of all processes and reports used by the Asset Protection team.
10. Support with contract procurement activities as appropriate.
11. Excellent language and presentation skills due to necessity of communicating with numerous internal and external stakeholders

Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications

Essential;

• Extensive experience in commercial management

• Demonstrable relevant experience

• Excellent understanding of Oracle Projects and iProcurement
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Musty have excellent experience of Microsoft Excel including use of Visual Basic as there is a vast amount of data involved in this work
• Good understanding of the construction/railway industry
• Good understanding of Business Analytics

Desirable;

• Educated to degree standard in related subject
• Membership of a relevant professional institute, chartered status
• Significant experience of working within a generalist commercial environment