Project Assistant

Balfour Beatty; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Balfour Beatty is seeking a Project Assistant for their Rail Team in London. The role involves supporting the Project Management team with administrative tasks, document control, and ensuring quality standards. Ideal candidates will have experience in construction or rail, strong organizational skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. This position offers flexibility, a supportive work environment, and a range of benefits.

Benefits

Smart working with flexibility

25 days paid annual leave

Family-friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Qualifications

• Experience in construction and/or rail.
• Ability to multitask effectively under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Project Management team.
• Control documentation records and manage data systems.
• Support project administration through various tasks.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Flexibility

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

About the role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Project Assistant to join our Rail Team in London.

Role Purpose:

• The function of this role is to provide support to the Project Management team with document controls, meeting arrangements (internal and external), organizing events, team resourcing, project procurement, quality assurance duties, and ad-hoc admin duties.

What you'll be doing

• Ensure that effective administrative support is provided to the Project Team.
• Provide administrative support to control documentation records, inward and outgoing through data management systems in line with project controls.
• Support the Project Administration by undertaking a range of regular and ad hoc administrative tasks including order processing, document controls, filing, stores controls, client paperwork, and minutes to support the effective provision of project administration services.
• Work to exceed expected quality standards, comply with processes at all times, and contribute to improvements.
• Proactively support the behavioral safety programme & live the BB Values. Contribute positively to the achievement of high performance across the team.

Who we're looking for

The following qualities/experience are essential:

• Experience in construction and/or rail
• Flexible, hardworking, good communication skills
• Organizational skills, works well under pressure
• Ability to multitask effectively
• Strong eye for detail
• Strong Microsoft Package knowledge (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

The following qualities/experience are desirable:

• Experience of material inspection
• Engineering drawing knowledge

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 including 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 works at the heart of the UK's rail networks - designing, enhancing, and maintaining thousands of miles of the railways that connect communities and underpin growth.

From feasibility studies, planning, and design through to implementation and asset management, we provide multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure services across the lifecycle of rail assets. Our expertise covers electrification, track, power, civils, specialist rail plant, railway systems, and technologies.

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

We are members of WISE, enei, the 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 Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourages applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans, and reservists.

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

We aim to ensure our resourcing process is fair and inclusive. If you have feedback, please share it with us at: [e-mail]