Facilities Management Assistant

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management service in Shrewsbury is looking for a Facilities Management Assistant to shape a safe and efficient workplace. The candidate will collaborate with stakeholders, ensure building compliance, and perform minor repairs. Required qualifications include proficiency in Microsoft Office and a full driving licence. The position offers a robust benefits package, including a pension scheme and development opportunities, while also promoting a culture of health and safety and inclusivity.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to digital health services

Employee share scheme

Holiday trading benefit

Paid leave for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven ability to schedule own workload and manage tasks independently.
• Hands-on experience conducting minor repair works.
• Solid practical knowledge and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to maintain effective working relationships.
• Ensure compliance with legal standards and provide FM support.
• Join a high-performing team for facility compliance.
• Conduct reactive repairs and maintenance as needed.
• Report and maintain records for job completion.

Skills

Scheduling workload

Minor repair works

Problem-solving skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Education

Full, clean manual driving licence

Job description

Facilities Management Assistant

Location: Shropshire, England

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Job Title: Facilities Management Assistant

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF70503

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Facilities Management Assistant at our RAF Shawbury, Shropshire site.

The role

As a Facilities Management Assistant, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping an extraordinary workplace by championing a proactive health and safety culture and ensuring the seamless implementation of our Safe System of Work.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to build and maintain strong, effective working relationships.
• Ensure all building systems meet legal compliance standards while delivering exceptional customer service and comprehensive FM support.
• Join a small, high-performing team dedicated to keeping multiple facilities compliant, operational, and ready for service personnel training and development.
• Carry out reactive repairs and maintenance tasks as needed.
• Accurately report and maintain records, ensuring timely completion of job sheets.

This role is full time working 40 hours per week and is based on site at RAF Shawbury, Shropshire. There is an on call rota system element included in this role.

Essential experience of the Facilities Management Assistant:

• Proven ability to schedule own workload and manage tasks independently, ensuring timely and accurate completion of all role requirements.
• Hands‑on experience conducting minor repair works, with solid practical knowledge and problem‑solving skills.

Qualifications for the Facilities Management Assistant:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Holds a full, clean manual driving licence.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.