Facilities Assistant

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?

We are looking for a Facilities Assistant to join our Facilities team in Midlothian.

Working as a Facilities Assistant, you will be responsible for providing facilities support within the Midlothian Schools PPP2 cluster; this principally involves dealing with events via Helpdesk which will include security, reception, portering, and caretaking services but also includes maintenance activities.

What You’ll Do:

• Carrying out routine checks and inspection of facilities and equipment.
• Undertaking minor maintenance work such as lamp changing.
• Providing initial response to any reported faults.
• Carrying out repairs to fixtures and fittings.
• Dismantling/re-erecting systems furniture.
• Some touch up painting and decorating.
• Moving all parcels, paperwork, materials, and equipment around the buildings.
• Assisting with minor and major moves within the school.
• Manage the signing in of subcontractors for Skanska.

What You'll Bring to the Role:

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to use office computer systems including e-mail, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Must have a valid driver’s licence.
• Ability to work under own initiative and prioritise conflicting work demands.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions and procedures.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, written and verbal, with the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people.

This vacancy is classed as a Regulated Role by Disclosure Scotland. The Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 makes it an offence for an organisation to engage a person who is barred from working with children and/or protected adults and for an individual to put themselves forward for a regulated role whilst barred. In accordance with the requirements of our statutory obligations, all offers made to Regulated Roles must be made subject to the receipt of confirmation of PVG Scheme membership.

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 the 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 recruitment@skanska.co.uk 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: recruitment@skanska.co.uk.

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

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