Commercial Assistant

Permanent - Full Time

Are you ready to launch your career in commercial management with one of the UK’s top home builders?

At Lovell, we’re committed to creating outstanding homes and thriving communities — and we’re looking for a Commercial Assistant to join our expanding team in Farnham.

Job Purpose

As a Commercial Assistant, you’ll play a key role in supporting the Project Quantity Surveyor’s and wider Commercial team with day‑to‑day commercial compliance, financial management, and cost control activities. Your responsibilities will span the full lifecycle of a number of exciting developments — from project inception through to the finalisation of Client and Subcontractor accounts, management of retentions, and support with the control and maintenance of all documentation during the project and archiving upon completion.

Key Responsibilities

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  Ensure all legal documentation and associated information is accurately uploaded to the businesses Project+ system.

  
  

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  Understanding and following the Lovell Regional Commercial Audit protocol to maintain comprehensive project records.

  
  

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  Provide Quantity Surveying support to help maintain effective commercial control across assigned developments.

  
  

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  Assist with establishing targets and rates, as well as remeasuring and evaluating labour-only and direct labour outputs.

  
  

We’re seeking a Commercial Assistant with experience in a similar role and a strong understanding of value recovery, cost control, and cashflow management.

You’ll bring solid Commercial Acumen, knowledge of measurement and valuation, financial reporting, final accounts, Subcontractor orders, and procurement processes.

Experience using COINS software and working in the construction sector would be a strong advantage.

If you’re organised, proactive, detail‑driven, and keen to support commercial processes that make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Benefits

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  Bonus entitlement based on performance KPIs

  
  

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  Holidays - 26 days

  
  

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  Life Assurance

  
  

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  Pension

  
  

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  Private medical insurance

  
  

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  Ability to purchase additional holiday

  
  

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  Access to discount portal

  
  

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  Cycle to Work scheme and the Lovell Way to EV

  
  

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  Digital GP

  
  

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  Employee assistance programme

  
  

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  Sharesave scheme

  
  

As an Investors in People Gold award employer, Lovell is the UK’s leading provider of mixed tenure affordable homes and has a reputation for innovation and excellence in the delivery of high-quality housing development and regeneration projects.

We are committed to enhancing the communities in which we work, building quality homes for real people and looking after our own people; developing talent is key to achieving this. We understand that the success of our organisation comes from the strengths, skills and personalities of our people.

Lovell is an equal opportunities employer who encourage and value diversity and inclusion within our teams.

The Lovell culture is one that has been successful for many years. It is based on empowering colleagues to make decisions at a regional and local level, and to challenge the status quo whilst working as one to achieve our goals and make Lovell a great place to work for all.