About the role
Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Technician to join our growing team in Brighton
What you'll be doing
- Assist the Lead Technician with mobilization of the hard facilities management
services to the University of Sussex while the new West Slope student accommodation is being built.
- Ensure that the West Slope estate is statutory compliant and to maintain documents that are necessary to demonstrate statutory compliance.
- Undertake and deliver planned and reactive maintenance on the West Slope student residences development.
- Supervise and manage the subcontractors, when requested, during FM service
delivery.
- Hold an Appointed Persons (AP) role within an Electrical, Mechanical or both
discipline.
- Place Health and Safety at the forefront and follow the zero harm principles set out by Balfour Beatty
- Client focused and foster a “can-do” attitude
- Liaise with the Management team and establish good working relationships with key stakeholders.
- Assist management and co-ordination of the facilities management subcontractors.
- Inspect and witness the construction site as it develops and become familiar with the infrastructure which in turn will assist during the operational delivery period.
- Review, implement and complete relevant Health, Safety, & Wellbeing documentation and processes.
- Deliver SSoW contractor inductions as required.
Who we're looking for
This is an M&E role so a bias to mechanical or electrical engineering will be required.
- One of the following (Essential):
o BS 7671:2018 - 18th Edition or
o Plumbing and Domestic Heating qualification (C&G 6189 or equivalent)
- Dual AP Responsibilities or ability to achieve this.
- Good knowledge of UK Health and Safety legislation.
- Possesses full UK driving license.
- Ability to manage diverse works and associated supply chain activities.
Desirable skills & experience
- NVQ Level 3 plus City and Guilds 2360 Part 1 and 2 (or equivalent)
- Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations (1999) training
- City and Guilds 2394 & 2395 Inspection & Testing or City and Guilds 2391 Inspection &Testing
- Experience in student accommodation
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
Balfour Beatty Investments is an international infrastructure investor operating in the UK and US. We develop and finance both public and private infrastructure projects whilst operating a portfolio of long-term infrastructure assets, with a portfolio of PPP concessions in healthcare facilities, highways, energy and transmission, student accommodation, residential regeneration and private housing.
In the US, our portfolio includes Balfour Beatty Communities, a subsidiary dedicated to developing and operating privatised military housing, student and multifamily housing. We also operate Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions, a leading provider of large capital project financing, development and construction solutions for the higher education market.
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: BBUK19719
