About the role

We are looking for a highly organised and proactive Business Administrato r to join our team at the Ringmer Depot in East Sussex . This pivotal support role plays a key part in ensuring the smooth running of training, competency management, and administrative processes for the East Sussex Highways contract. The purpose of the role is to provide high-quality administrative support that enables our teams to maintain the highest standards of skills, safety, and compliance. You will be the go-to person for coordinating training activities, managing documentation, and supporting essential operational processes in a busy depot environment.

What you'll be doing

Within this role you'll be: Supporting the management of competency training for the East Sussex Highways contract Managing the training diary and ensuring delegates are fully prepared ahead of courses Organising training groups, issuing invitations, and tracking attendance for mandatory training Supporting the Observation triage process to ensure observations are appropriately tracked and closed out Booking CITB testing and supporting the overall CSCS certification process Providing general administration support, including taking minutes of meetings, typing, photocopying, and printing Co-ordinating training groups and preparing rooms ahead of training courses Undertaking any other ad-hoc admin tasks as required by your line manager

Who we're looking for

We are seeking a motivated, practical, and professional Administrator who thrives in a busy environment. The ideal candidate will have: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Strong organisational skills with excellent timekeeping The ability to multi-task and work independently as well as part of a team High levels of computer literacy A proactive, honest, reliable, and professional approach Previous experience in a similar administrative or training support role would be advantageous, but the right attitude and organisational ability are equally important. If you are a motivated team player who enjoys keeping things running smoothly behind the scenes, we’d love to hear from you.

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 Living Places works in long-term partnerships with local authorities to create great places to live, work and play. We actively engage with local people to understand the needs of the communities we work in and shape the places where local economies can thrive and grow. As a leader in sustainable working, diversity, and social value, we use our expertise to bring real, positive change for our customers.

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 Show more Show less