About the role
Commercial Coordinator - Balfour Beatty (@one Alliance)
Location: Peterborough (Hybrid working available)
Balfour Beatty play a key role as part of the {(6) Anglian Water's @one Alliance: Overview | LinkedIn} @Anglian Water’s one Alliance. The Alliance is a ground-breaking collaboration between Anglian Water and eight industry-leading partners: Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO. And together, we deliver around 40% of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.
As we progress through AMP8 – our most ambitious asset management period to date – we’re delivering nature-based and sustainable infrastructure, from wetlands to urban drainage schemes, setting new benchmarks for environmental performance.
We’re looking for a proactive and organised Commercial Co-ordinator to join Balfour Beatty on the @one Alliance and support the Central Commercial Team.
This is a varied, fast-paced role where you’ll play a key part in keeping commercial operations running smoothly supporting people, systems, and processes across the function.
What you'll be doing
What you’ll be doing:
Delivery & Coordination
- Support onboarding of new starters including system access, welcome packs, and feedback
- Coordinate implementation of new processes and ensure training support is in place
- Organise commercial/team events and activities
- Administer systems such as FastDraft, DocuSign, and Payment App
Commercial Support
- Maintain and update commercial templates, reporting, and documentation
- Track and communicate key updates across the commercial function
Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
- Build strong relationships across internal teams and external stakeholders
- Manage shared inboxes, distribution lists, and key communications
- Communicate effectively at all levels
Continuous Improvement
- Identify and support process and system improvements
- Challenge existing practices and support innovative ways of working
People Development
- Support apprentices and graduates through onboarding and development
- Coordinate training for systems and processes
- Maintain SharePoint, directories, and team information
Health, Safety & Wellbeing
- Promote a strong “Safer Every Day” culture
- Ensure compliance with H&S policies and contribute to a zero-incident environment
Who we're looking for
What we’re looking for
- Previous experience in an administration or coordinator
- Experience within a commercial or project environment would be advantageous
- Strong IT skills (Outlook, SharePoint, Word, Excel)
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Highly organised with strong prioritisation ability
- Self-motivated with the ability to manage competing demands
- Problem-solving mindset with a proactive approach
- Positive, resilient, and team-focused
Apply now and become part of a collaborative alliance delivering major infrastructure, with real opportunities to develop your career in a fast-paced commercial environment.
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why join us?
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…
About us
Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [email protected]
Job Reference: BBUK19848
