About the role
Our work matters to millions. It’ll matter to you too. Join our Power Transmission and Distribution team as a Project Support Manager and be a key part of delivering complex, meaningful, and impactful projects.
To lead the administration, office management and business support function for the Longside Project, ensuring the efficient operation of site-based support services and providing effective support to project and operational teams.
The role is responsible for managing Project Coordinators, administrative personnel and reception services, ensuring governance, resource planning, stakeholder coordination, facilities management and continuous improvement whilst supporting the successful delivery of the SSE Longside Project.
Hours of work per week - 45
What you'll be doing
- Line manage Project Coordinators, Project Administrators, Reception personnel and other project support staff assigned to the project.
- Allocate workload and resources across the administration and business support teams to support project requirements.
- Support recruitment, onboarding and induction activities for project personnel.
- Maintain oversight of training, competency and development requirements across the support function.
- Conduct performance reviews, provide coaching and support succession planning activities.
- Ensure adequate administrative and reception coverage is maintained to support project delivery requirementAct as the focal point for project administration, office management and business support activities.
Who we're looking for
- Experience of working with numerous teams at one time.
- Organised and able to manage a busy workload.
- Excellent communication skills and credibility with farmers, landowners and
clients.
- Attention to detail.
- Up to date IT skills.
- Team player.
- Ability to resolves complex problems that do not have routine solutions.
- Ability to negotiate tactfully and diplomatically with people at all levels.
- Valid Driver’s license
Why work for us
Alongside the amazing opportunity, support and pride that you will gain from developing your career with one of the world’s foremost infrastructure giants, you will also enjoy:
- Company DC pension scheme up to 5% EEs & 7% ERs
- Wellbeing sessions - non-work-related activities go for a walk, do some house duties etc.
- Opportunity to join into the company SIP scheme.
- Flexible benefits window Options to purchase additional holidays, bikes, tech vouchers, dental cover, PMI etc.
- Reward platform where you can get discounts off shopping, insurance, cars etc.
- Hybrid working (where applicable)
- Enhanced company sickness scheme
- Enhanced company Maternity/Paternity/Shared parental/Adoption schemes
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications
- Employee assistance programme
- Up to 2 days volunteering per year
- Company funded social events.
In joining the Power T&D team, you are joining a strong function, where you can join us as the first step on a lengthy career, or simply join us be the best you can be in your role we will support you either way.
We have a BB Academy, which is a great resource to support you with your learning and development.
About us
Our skilled and dedicated teams deliver a range of proactive and reactive services which support a reliable and safe supply of power flowing to millions of homes and businesses around the world. Our contracts range from 50,000 schemes to 100 million plus major projects.
Balfour Beattys Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions. With experience and expertise across the full spectrum of the electricity grid our teams have capability across overhead lines, cable tunnels, distribution networks and substations. From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support clients in the development of some of the worlds most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.
At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. 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.
Further information on Disability Confident can be found at: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
Job Reference: BBUK20431
