About the role
Balfour Beatty Asset & Technology Solutions has an exciting opportunity for an Administrator to join our team based in Derby.
This role will provide key administrative support to the business, helping to ensure the smooth and efficient running of day-to-day operations. You will play an important part in supporting colleagues, maintaining accurate records, coordinating information, and helping teams deliver a high-quality service to internal and external stakeholders.
This is a great opportunity for someone who is organised, proactive, and confident working in a busy environment where attention to detail and strong communication skills are essential.
What you'll be doing
As an Administrator, you will:
- Provide general administrative support to the team and wider business.
- Maintain accurate records, documentation, and data across relevant systems.
- Support with the preparation, processing, and filing of documents, reports, and correspondence.
- Assist with scheduling, coordination, and communication across teams.
- Respond to queries professionally and efficiently, escalating where required.
- Support the timely and accurate completion of administrative tasks.
- Help ensure business processes are followed in line with company procedures.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across different teams and functions.
- Promote safe, compliant, and consistent working practices.
- Represent Balfour Beatty professionally, demonstrating integrity, respect, and accountability in all interactions.
Who we're looking for
We’re looking for someone who has:
- Previous experience in an administrative or office-based role.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload effectively.
- Good attention to detail and accuracy when handling information and documentation.
- Confident communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Good IT skills, including experience using Microsoft Office applications.
- The ability to work well as part of a team and build positive working relationships.
- A proactive and flexible approach to work.
- A customer-focused mindset with a professional and helpful manner.
- An understanding of the importance of confidentiality, compliance, and safe working practices.
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
Asset & Technology Solutions provides innovative, safe and sustainable solutions to the Balfour Beatty projects across the UK. Our wide range of equipment and services includes HGV’s, tower and crawler cranes, piling equipment, CCTV and security services, survey services and drones, suction excavators, sweepers, modular accommodation and much more.
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: [email protected]
Job Reference: BBUK20423
