Facilities Assistant

Balfour Beatty plc; Lochgilphead; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working up to 40% remote where/2

25 days annual leave (pro rata)

Pension and incentive schemes

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is recruiting a Facilities Assistant on a part-time basis (30 hours per week) for a fixed-term contract on a major infrastructure project in the UK. The role supports welfare facilities, ensuring hygiene, compliance and smooth day-to-day operations on site.

You will coordinate cleaning services, manage stock and assist with inductions while liaising with multiple site teams. A proactive, organised individual with IT skills and strong communication is ideal.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational and administrative skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• A practical approach to problem solving.
• Confidence working independently and using your own initiative.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office applications.
• The ability to build positive working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Experience within facilities, office administration or a similar support role.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out routine inspections of welfare facilities including toilets, washrooms, changing and drying facilities, canteens, break areas and drinking water stations.
• Ensuring welfare areas are clean, hygienic, fully stocked and maintained to a high standard.
• Coordinating cleaning services, waste removal, maintenance activities and consumable supplies.
• Recording inspections, defects, stock levels and actions taken.
• Reporting issues and escalating any non-compliance to the site management team.
• Supporting compliance with CDM 2015 welfare requirements and company procedures.
• Assisting with site inductions and welfare briefings where required.
• Liaising with cleaners, suppliers, security teams, IT, HSE colleagues and the wider project team.
• Supporting office administration processes and wider project activities as needed.
• Promoting continuous improvement and identifying ways to enhance welfare and office services.

Skills

Organisational skills

Administrative skills

Communication

Problem solving

Independent working

Stakeholder management

IT skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About the role

At Balfour Beatty, we're shaping the infrastructure that powers communities, connects businesses and supports the UK's future.

We're currently recruiting for a Facilities Assistant on a part-time (30 hours per week), fixed-term contract for the remainder of a major infrastructure project. The contract is expected to run for approximately two years, with the potential for a longer-term opportunity depending on project requirements.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a varied, people-focused role where no two days are the same. You'll play a key role in ensuring our construction teams have access to clean, safe and well-maintained welfare facilities, helping to create a positive and productive working environment for everyone on site.

What you'll be doing

As a Facilities Assistant, you'll support the day-to-day management of site welfare facilities, ensuring they remain compliant, well-maintained and fit for purpose.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out routine inspections of welfare facilities including toilets, washrooms, changing and drying facilities, canteens, break areas and drinking water stations
• Ensuring welfare areas are clean, hygienic, fully stocked and maintained to a high standard
• Coordinating cleaning services, waste removal, maintenance activities and consumable supplies
• Recording inspections, defects, stock levels and actions taken
• Reporting issues and escalating any non-compliance to the site management team
• Supporting compliance with CDM 2015 welfare requirements and company procedures
• Assisting with site inductions and welfare briefings where required
• Liaising with cleaners, suppliers, security teams, IT, HSE colleagues and the wider project team
• Supporting office administration processes and wider project activities as needed
• Promoting continuous improvement and identifying ways to enhance welfare and office services

Who we're looking for

We're looking for someone who is organised, proactive and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced construction environment.

You'll ideally have:

• Strong organisational and administrative skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
• A practical approach to problem solving
• Confidence working independently and using your own initiative
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office applications
• The ability to build positive working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
• Experience within facilities, office administration or a similar support role

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at [e-mail]