Commercial Assistant

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive. Where will you be working? At M Group Energy we’re enabling the energy essential to support our lives. We provide an end-to-end service, delivering solutions in electricity transmission, distribution, renewable energy, EV, metering and home decarbonisation. This role will be within our Transmission & Renewables team. We design, build and commission substations at voltages up to and including 400kV. Our teams construct and maintain transmission lines and substations, ensuring the efficient and reliable delivery of electricity. Want to come and be a part of it? We are seeking a Commercial Assistants to join our expanding commercial team, supporting the delivery of major substation infrastructure projects in Swansea. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong analytical and organisational skills who enjoys working in a fast-paced, detail-focused environment. You will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy, transparency, and efficiency of cost management across our projects, working closely with Quantity Surveyors, Project Managers, and our clients. This is a hybrid role which requires a minimum of 3 days on site. Driving licence is required.What will you be doing?

• Manage the monthly cost verification and reconciliation process, ensuring all Defined Costs are fully evidenced and compliant with the contract cost verification/reconciliation process.
• Collation and validation of monthly costs
• Input into monthly CVR process
• Support the QS with subcontractor applications and payment notices
• Manage and collate weekly timesheets and review against the forecast
• Work with the QS to manage, log, and close out cost client queries
• Maintain the Disallowed Cost risk register.
• Uphold the highest standards of accuracy, integrity, and confidentiality in all commercial records.

What you'll bring:

• Strong Excel and data management skills; confident handling cost and invoice information.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational ability.
• Previous experience working in a commercial, accounting or finance team
• Understanding (or willingness to learn) the principles of the NEC4 contract, particularly Option E.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and communicate clearly with commercial and operational colleagues.

Desirable:

• Experience working in a construction, utilities, or engineering environment.
• Working knowledge of cost management systems (e.g. Fastdraft, Oracle, or similar).
• Exposure to cost-reimbursable or open-book contract environments.

What’s in it for you?

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Matched or contributory pension scheme

• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• Life assurance
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave

About Us We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours. We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development. It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group. Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding. #MGroupE INDREG