Works Coordinator

Skanska UK Plc; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction and development company in London seeks a Work Coordinator to oversee planned preventative maintenance and reactive works across hospital facilities. The ideal candidate has experience in facilities coordination and strong knowledge of PPM. This role offers a competitive package and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Competitive package

Career development opportunities

Meaningful healthcare projects

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities coordination or building services.
• Practical experience with CAFM systems.
• Desirable: IOSH or equivalent health & safety training.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule PPM to meet requirements.
• Manage reactive works to meet response times.
• Coordinate procurement and manage subcontractors.
• Monitor contract performance and track KPIs.
• Identify failures and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate records in the CAFM system.

Skills

Facilities coordination

Knowledge of PPM

Strong organisational skills

Communication skills

Customer-focused approach

Tools

CAFM systems (e.g., Concept Evolution, Planon, Maximo)

Job description

Skanska, one of the world’s largest development and construction companies, dates back 135 years and had a 2021 revenue of around £12.5 billion. We have 3,300 experts in the UK alone — could joining us be your next career move?

A properly cleaned, ventilated and heated room makes a real difference to a patient’s wellbeing and recovery. Skanska’s teams support frontline workers in hospitals across the country by managing and reducing hospital energy use, cutting carbon emissions and lowering waste disposal costs. Our Global Healthcare Centre of Excellence shares best practice from over 400 projects worldwide to deliver innovative approaches to healthcare delivery.

Our Building Services team is looking for a Work Coordinator to join the team on a project in London.

Purpose of the role; To coordinate the delivery of planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive maintenance and small works across the hospital estate, ensuring compliance with the PFI hard services contract while minimising disruption to clinical services.

What you’ll do:

• Plan and schedule PPM: manage asset-based schedules in the CAFM system to meet statutory and contractual requirements with minimal clinical disruption.
• Triage and manage reactive works: log, prioritise and track reactive maintenance and small works to meet agreed response and rectification times.
• Coordinate supply chain and procurement: raise purchase orders, instruct package managers and manage subcontractor access and performance to deliver works to specification and on time.
• Monitor contract performance: track KPIs and SLAs, produce monthly reports for contract meetings and escalate high‑priority or recurring issues.
• Drive compliance and continuous improvement: identify failures to meet obligations, lead root‑cause reviews and implement corrective actions to improve delivery efficiency.
• Maintain accurate records: ensure all tasks are recorded and closed in the CAFM system and support audits, lifecycle planning and contract governance.

What you’ll bring to the role

• Experience in facilities coordination or building services with strong knowledge of PPM, reactive maintenance and compliance requirements.
• Practical experience with CAFM systems (e.g., Concept Evolution, Planon, Maximo) and strong organisational and communication skills.
• Customer-focused approach with sensitivity to clinical priorities and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders.
• Desirable: experience working on PFI contracts, knowledge of HTMs and SFG20, and IOSH or equivalent health & safety training.

Working location and hours London — hours and on‑call arrangements as required by the contract.

What we offer A competitive package, career development opportunities and the chance to work on meaningful healthcare projects that improve patient environments and reduce carbon impact.

How to apply Please send your CV and a brief covering note to [recruiter email] or apply via our careers page by the closing date.

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using [e-mail] or call 0330 105 2000 – Option 5 & 1, if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: [e-mail]

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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