About the role
We're looking for a proactive and highly organised Construction Administrator to join our UKCS Scotland team, based at our Netherton Hub project in Peterhead. This role is central to keeping our project operations running smoothly, ensuring the site office is well‑managed, compliant, and fully supported.
As a key member of the project team, you will provide a broad range of administrative and secretarial support, helping to maintain high standards of efficiency, safety, and communication across the hub.
What you'll be doing
In this role, you will support site and project teams through a variety of responsibilities, including:
* Delivering comprehensive general site administration to keep daily operations running efficiently.
* Providing secretarial support to the Construction Project Manager where required.
* Managing purchase requests and supporting cost control and commercial teams with on/off hire, materials deliveries, and person‑hour coordination.
* Taking accurate meeting minutes and maintaining high‑quality document control for both Construction and Quality teams.
* Ensuring the office environment remains safe, secure, and fully compliant with Health & Safety and security requirements.
* Monitoring and maintaining office equipment, arranging repairs with internal and external providers as needed.
* Working with Procurement to follow company-wide processes and secure best‑value supplier agreements.
* Supporting fatigue management administration and ensuring statutory and communication notices are always up to date.
* Assisting the Business Continuity Manager with preparation, testing, and activation of Business Continuity Plans.
* Upholding Balfour Beatty values, maintaining a strong focus on Zero Harm, and supporting wider sustainability activities.
Who we're looking for
We're seeking someone who is enthusiastic, organised, and confident working in a fast‑paced construction environment. The ideal candidate will bring:
* Experience working within a construction environment (desirable but strongly beneficial).
* Demonstrated ability to prioritise work, manage competing demands, and check the quality of outputs.
* Excellent communication skills and the confidence to work with colleagues at all levels.
* Strong teamworking skills and the ability to build effective working relationships.
* The ability to perform well under pressure and consistently meet tight deadlines.
* A strong customer focus and a proactive approach to problem‑solving.
* High‑level IT proficiency, particularly in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
* Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently.
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
From Dunfermline's tramways in 1909 to highland hospitals today, Balfour Beatty has been trusted for over a century to deliver the complex and critical infrastructure and iconic buildings Scotland relies on.
We have the people, knowledge and experience to safely deliver projects right first time, maximising value for money and ensuring a positive social impact and inclusive economic growth for local communities.
Our award-winning sustainable projects, including active travel, Passivhaus and retrofit, demonstrate our commitment to supporting Scotland's transition towards net zero in the built environment.
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
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:
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:
Job Reference: BBUK17713