Facilities Assistant

Balfour Beatty plc; Lochgilphead; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working (up to 40% remote)

25 days annual leave (pro rata)

Pension and recognition schemes

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a Facilities Assistant to ensure clean, safe and well‑maintained welfare facilities on a major project in the UK. You will support day‑to‑day welfare management, inspections, stock control and coordination with cleaners, suppliers and site teams.

You will be at the heart of the site, helping create a safe and positive working environment where colleagues can perform at their best. The role offers hybrid working options and opportunities to improve welfare services.

Qualifications

• Organised and proactive with multi-priority work style.
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Practical approach to problem solving and decision making.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to build positive relationships with a range of stakeholders.
• Experience in facilities, office administration or similar support roles.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine inspections of welfare facilities (toilets, washrooms, changing and drying facilities, canteens, break areas, drinking water stations).
• Ensure welfare areas are clean, stocked, and maintained to a high standard.
• Coordinate cleaning services, waste removal, maintenance activities and supplies.
• Record inspections, defects, stock levels and actions taken.
• Report issues and escalate non-compliance to site management.
• Support CDM 2015 welfare requirements and site procedures.
• Assist with site inductions and welfare briefings as required.
• Liaise with cleaners, suppliers, security, IT, HSE and project teams.
• Support office administration and wider project activities.
• Promote continuous improvement in welfare and office services.

Skills

Organisational skills

Administrative skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Initiative

IT skills (MS Office)

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 looking for a Facilities Assistant to play a key role in ensuring our construction teams have access to clean, safe and well-maintained welfare facilities throughout the life of a major project.

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 be at the heart of the project, helping create a safe and positive 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]