Team Assistant at Balfour Beatty in London
About the role
About the role
Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Team Assistant to join our growing team in London
As a Team Assistant you will provide administrative support for Senior Finance Team to contribute to the effective running of their priorities
What you'll be doing
- Support for Senior Members of Finance and Audit & Risk Leadership Team with
potential for support of Associate General Counsel - Corporate
- Complex diary management and coordination of internal and external meetings
- Coordination of Board and Committee activities in conjunction with Exec PA
Team, including meeting packs, actions and follow ups
- Organisation of bank meetings, surety meetings and wider external stakeholder
engagement
- Planning and coordination of site visits and leadership activities
- Organising Business Travel (UK and International
- Expenses and general administration including management of Purchase
Orders (POs)
- Team administration, onboarding and access management; desk booking
- Ad hoc requests to support the business
Who we're looking for
Key Skills
- Outstanding organisational and planning skills with the ability to manage
multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Strong diary, calendar and meeting management skills, including scheduling
complex appointments and coordinating across multiple stakeholders.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- High attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong problem-solving ability and a proactive approach to identifying and
resolving issues.
- Ability to work independently while maintaining strong collaboration with
teams.
- Confidentiality, discretion and professionalism when handling sensitive
information.
- Effective relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
- Time management and prioritisation skills in a fast-paced environment.
- Event planning and coordination capability, including leadership meetings,
workshops and team events.
- Typing speed in excess of 50wmp
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 applications, including
Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams.
Knowledge
- Awareness of confidentiality, data protection and information security
requirements.
- Understanding of office administration procedures and business support
processes.
- Knowledge of travel booking, expense management and procurement
processes.
- Familiarity with document management, records management and filing
systems.
- Knowledge of internal communication and stakeholder engagement
practices.
Typical Experience
- Previous experience supporting senior managers, directors or leadership
teams in an administrative, Team Assistant, Executive Assistant or Personal
Assistant capacity.
- Experience managing complex diaries, meetings and travel arrangements.
- Assistance in formatting presentations, reports and business
correspondence.
- Experience coordinating team activities, events and meetings.
- Experience managing confidential information with discretion and
professionalism.
- Experience liaising with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
- Experience working within a corporate, professional services, engineering,
construction, finance or similar business environment.
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 Group Enabling Functions are Legal, Finance, IT and Procurement, Communications, Health Safety and Environment, HR and Sustainability. Together, they support delivery of our Build to Last strategy whilst improving efficiencies and standardising our approach, systems and processes.
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: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com
Job Reference: BBUK21170