Commercial Admin

Location: Digbeth

Commercial Administrator (Hybrid)

Birmingham

£28,000 to £29k DOE

Liberty Property Maintenance WPS are looking for a Commercial Administrator to join our growing responsive maintenance team.

Are you an experienced Commercial Administrator looking to play a key role within a major local authority contract?

We’re recruiting for a newly created position supporting the Birmingham City Council contract, where you’ll work closely with the Senior Commercial Manager and Quantity Surveyor to drive commercial performance, financial accuracy, and operational efficiencies.

This is an opportunity to join a growing team and shape a role that is critical to the success of service delivery.

The Role

You’ll take ownership of key commercial and financial administration activities, supporting both day-to-day operations and governance processes across the contract. Working across multiple work streams, you’ll ensure strong cost control, supply chain compliance and accurate financial reporting.

Key Responsibilities

Administering subcontractor accounts and documentation

Managing purchase, subcontract, and sales ledgers

Supporting supply chain management, including performance scoring and payment applications

Raising and processing purchase orders (POs)

Assisting with cash collection and cost control activities

Conducting on-site material audits

Supporting client quote production

Assisting with supply chain onboarding and procurement processes

Maintaining systems including COINS and client platforms (e.g. Maintain)

Managing documentation and workflows via Share Point

Supporting governance, compliance, final accounts, and variations

What We’re Looking For

Proven experience in a Commercial Admin / Finance Admin role within a responsive maintenance, construction, or infrastructure environment

Ideally from a Responsive Maintenance background or experience working for subcontractors on Responsive Maintenance programmes within direct delivery models

Strong understanding of purchase ledger, subcontractor processes, and cost control

Experience using systems such as COINS, Maintain (highly desirable)

A proactive, detail-oriented approach with strong organisational skills

Confident working with stakeholders across commercial, operational, and supply chain teams

Background in a direct labour or self-delivery environment is advantageous

Working Pattern

Hybrid: 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home

Flexibility across locations including Redditch and Liverpool travel

Why Apply?

Be part of a new role with real impact on contract performance

Join a supportive commercial team during a key transformation phase

Gain exposure to major public sector contracts

Career progression into Assistant QS pathway

Work on a high-profile, long-term contract

If you’re a commercially minded administrator looking to grow your career within a structured and progressive environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply Today!

Click “Apply” below to join Liberty as our Commercial Administrator. We look forward to hearing from you!

Closing Date: ASAP (We may close early due to high demand)

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link