Commercial Administrator


Company:	M Group Services
Salary:	£27,000 to £30,000 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Newton Abbot, TQ12 3QG
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	28 Oct 2026
Closing date:	26 Nov 2026

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Summary

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 Highways, we’re supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK.

We don’t just build roads and bridges- we’re building a better future, creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work.

You’ll be joining our Highways team, as the UK’s number one highway maintenance contractor, our teams use the latest innovations to create effective solutions. We offer a range of services including planned and reactive maintenance and highway improvement schemes.

Want to come and be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

M Group is seeking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic individual who is eager to develop their career within a highways commercial environment. Whilst training will be given for this full time post, the successful candidate will have excellent attention to detail, strong organisational skills, and a proactive approach to supporting a busy commercial team.

The ideal candidate will be comfortable working with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word and Outlook, and will have some previous experience using these tools in an administrative, commercial or project support role

- Support the commercial team by maintaining accurate project and commercial data, records and reporting across company systems.

- Process client applications, investigate data queries and liaise with operational teams to obtain and validate information.

- Ensure compliance with company processes and governance requirements while managing workload effectively and supporting wider team activities as required.

What you’ll bring

- Strong IT skills, especially Microsoft Office, with a focus on Excel

- Ability to manage tasks, learn new systems, and adapt to changing project phases

- Previous work in infrastructure or construction environments

- Experience or familiarity with any of the following systems

o Finance systems

o Purchasing systems

o Stock management systems

o Commercial management systems

o Demonstrable confidence or prior use of digital or business systems

This opportunity would be ideal for someone in the early stages of their career who is motivated to learn, grow, and build their knowledge within a fast-paced and supportive team environment.

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

- Matched or contributory pension scheme

- Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

- Employee assistance programme

- My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts

- Life assurance

- Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes

- Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave

- Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers;

- 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays

- Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!

- Holiday purchase scheme

- Personal Accident Cover

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 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.

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