Commercial Assistant

6 months ago


Aberdeen, United Kingdom John Wood Group Full time

Wood is hiring for a Commercial Assistant on a 10 month Maternity cover contract, supporting Upstream contracts in Aberdeen, Scotland. We offer flexible & hybrid working for this contract.

The Commercial functions vision is; realizing returns, managing risk, maximizing opportunities

As Wood continues to grow and diversify to meet the demands of an ever-changing world, the commercial function plays a leading role in ensuring we unlock our full potential, capture the value we create, and are correctly rewarded for this by our clients.

At a high level, the job objectives are, under supervision;
- Maximise commercial performance while managing business/project risk (pre and post-contract)
- Commercialisation of a sub-Business Groups service offerings to support business growth and strategy
- Ensure compliance with relevant commercial/contracting policies
- Resolution of disputes/claims and cash collection issues
- Embedding effective commercial governance and assurance across the sub-Business Group / Project / Portfolio of Projects
- Supporting the tender governance process for the sub-Business Group
- Promote and demonstrate safety leadership behaviours
- Always act ethically and with the utmost integrity
- Champion and follow the relevant DOA and commercial / contracting policies Assists and supports under supervision:

- Pre-award activities including support to the tender governance process, proposals team in terms of performing a commercial review of tender documents, reviewing commercial proposals prior to submission for internal approval, preparing commercial qualifications and pricing notes, coordinating commercial and contractual qualifications
- The timely submission of contracting policy approval requests, in conjunction with the Contracts function
- Main contract administration, including correspondence management, management of change and the development/implementation of commercial strategies and profit improvement plans in accordance with client contract(s) and Wood’s policies and procedures
- Ensuring that contracts are set up correctly in the appropriate business system
- Ensuring that invoices are prepared in a timely and accurate manner and include full contract entitlement
- The administrative development and maintenance of Commercial Handovers and Plans
- The development of rates, estimates, pricing, and commercial models
- The administration of risk management processes
- The management and administration of Bonds / LoCs, Collateral warranties and PCGs
- The coordination of contract reviews and the development of qualifications/redlines in conjunction with the Contracts function
- The preparation of project cashflow forecasts, expenditure, invoice preparation, and expediting of payments
- Information/data gathering and analysis required to support Woods assertive claims and/or defending claims against Wood
- The preparation of key contract and internal project reporting requirements

**Qualifications**:

- Degree in Quantity Surveying, Law, or Business Studies preferred, but not required

**Knowledge, skills, and experience**:

- Working knowledge and experience in Commercial administration and procedures.

**Personal Attributes**:

- Integrity
- Demonstrate commitment to Wood and client core values
- Demonstrate commitment to Wood Commercial Process and Procedures
- Excellent communication skills, written, oral, and presentation
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to prioritize key tasks and solve problems for the team
- Strong use of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

**Diversity Statement**

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.


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