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Job No. BBUK12541
Asset & Technology Solutions
Administration Support
Our projects are more than just your opportunity to make your mark. They’re an opportunity to stretch, test and develop your expertise. Join our Balfour Beatty Asset & Technology Solutions team as a Car Optimisation Manager and you’ll deliver complex work that really matters to our business, and the world around you.
To lead the efficient delivery and management of Balfour Beatty’s company car operations, ensuring optimal utilisation, compliance, and enhanced customer experience. This role is pivotal in driving digital transformation, delivering continuous improvement, and aligning operations with the company’s strategic objectives in Health and Safety, Sustainability, and profitability.
• Oversee logistics and delivery of company cars, working closely with movement coordinators and Customer Experience Executives.
• Manage repairs, maintenance, and end-of-hire assessments to minimise costs and downtime.
• Drive digitalisation efforts to enhance customer experience and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with Senior Management to develop and execute long-term strategies aligning with business goals.
• Manage and deliver continuous improvement to health & safety of our people and others we interface with
• Support senior management in shaping and implementation of a clear long-term strategy for the business aimed at delivering high quality profitability aligned to the budget and three-year plan
• Build and maintain healthy, collaborative relationships with suppliers and customers
• Helping to drive the continuous improvement agenda for the business, focusing on Safety, Quality, Innovation and Energy
Knowledge, skills and experience:
• Holds Health and Safety as a core value
• Excellent IT skills - focused on Excel / Word / PowerPoint and adaptability to new systems
• Ability to manage businesses challenges and opportunities to deliver effective performance
• Ability to effectively manage conflict and negotiation
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with people at all levels across the organisation and externally
• Experience in managing operations / projects
• Clear drive and ambition
Desirable:
• Working knowledge of construction industry with cards / certs (e.g. CSCS card)
• Proven, effective Project Management skills with qualification
• Operations / management qualification(s)
• Working knowledge of the hire industry
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…
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: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com
