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We're looking for a Commercial Administrator to join our Devonport Dock team based in Plymouth – Devonport Royal Dockyard.
Location: Plymouth – Devonport Royal Dockyard
Hours: 42.5 hours per week
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role
Many positions within the project are subject to national security clearance restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.
KierBAM are a Joint Venture partnership between Kier and BAM Nuttall. We are currently delivering an exciting redevelopment project at a Royal Navy site located in Plymouth. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our team and support vital commercial operations in a dynamic project environment.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Commercial Administrator, you'll be working within the Devonport Dock team, supporting them by liaising with suppliers and sub-contractors. Your day to day will include:
- Assisting with the processing and verification of supply chain payments, ensuring compliance with contractual terms and timelines
- Preparing and posting cost journals, including cost reallocations across project work packages
- Supporting the timesheet journalling process, ensuring accurate labour cost capture and allocation
- Maintaining and updating commercial records, trackers, and reports to support project cost control and forecasting
- Liaising with internal departments and external suppliers to resolve queries and ensure smooth commercial operations
What are we looking for?
This role of Commercial Administrator is great for you if:
- You have strong numerical and analytical skills with excellent attention to detail
- You are proficient in Microsoft Excel
- You possess excellent communication and organisational skills
- You have the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced project environment
- You have strong organisational and IT skills
Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
Due to the nature of this role and the nature of the work at this site, you will be required to complete a BPSS check, which takes place before your employment, and is conducted by the Cabinet Office's United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) agency who set out a pre-requisite criteria including residency history. Applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us - to read more about our programme to support people with convictions into employment, visit Making Ground. This role will also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.
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Commercial Administrator - Job Description 2026.pdf
