Commercial Assistant Apprentice

Working as part of the Commercial team, this role will play an important part in assisting Commercial Assistants, Commercial Managers and Principal Commercial Managers, you will accurately value the works undertaken by the operational teams and, where necessary, gather and provide records to substantiate cost.

• To assist in the daily commercial and contractual aspects of the contracts managed by the operational team (The varied workload includes Highway Maintenance covering drainage, Soft Estate, VRS Barriers and Sweeping and Cleaning in both planned and reactive programmes).
• Financial monitoring and reporting of projects assigned and preparation of associated financial statements.
• Assist the Commercial Manager to ensure proper administration of the Contract requirements.
• Gather and collate records of all work done.
• Check all contract documents before work commences and advise Commercial Manager of abnormalities or peculiarities.
• Assist with payment authorisation of subcontractors.
• Ensure prompt submission of invoices and applications for payment. 

As part of your apprenticeship, you will be enrolled onto a Construction Quantity Surveying Technician level 4 apprenticeship which will take approximately 39 months to complete. You will be fully supported by our partnered college to achieve this qualification, having 1-2-1 advice and support, e-learning materials, and a whole team of experts on hand for advice and technical knowledge at your office. 
Join our vibrant, inclusive community in Area 10 working on diverse projects that make a real positive impact across the UK.   
Amey has been working in partnership with Highways England, to provide maintenance and response services for more than 300 miles of strategic road network in the Northwest, connecting the cities of Manchester, Liverpool and the surrounding areas.   
Responsible for incident response, winter maintenance services, and severe weather delivery, the teams will oversee traffic management during incidents on some of the region’s busiest motorways: the M6, M56 and M62. 
 

Permanent employment for the successful candidate after completion of the apprenticeship.