Premises Assistant

General information

City / town:
Basildon | Job field:
Other Operations | External closing date:
Monday, January 5, 2026 | Type of contract:
Permanent |

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

We are looking for a Premises Assistant to join our Building Services team located in Basildon, Essex. The role will be to assist the Premises Manager and team onsite, liaise with our Helpdesk, cleaning and grounds teams ensuring our service is delivered to the highest standards. This role will involve building and maintaining relationships with multiple stakeholders to deliver the requirements of our customers.

• Contribute to the Onsite Premises team in the provision of a caretaking Service within the school.
• To comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements, including Health and Safety legislation and safe systems of work.
• To ensure all planned and reactive maintenance is carried out as determined by PPM plan, Helpdesk, and line manager.
• Monitoring and ensuring the cleanliness of the school premises and furnishings and reporting any deficiencies to the Line Manager and to the Helpdesk.
• Contribute to the management of CoSHH onsite.
• Operating the heating plant so that the required temperatures are maintained in the premises and an adequate supply of hot water is available. Carrying out frost precaution procedures as appropriate.

• Excellent customer Service and communications skills.
• Planning and prioritising skills.
• Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines.
• Maintenance or Handyperson experience.
• Problem solving skills.

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 interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

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

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