Equipment Technician

About the role

Balfour Beatty are looking for an Equipment Technician to join our Asset & Technology Solutions Team based in Derby.

A major branch of our business is our Asset & Technology Team, who provide in-house solutions such as HGVs, tower and crawler cranes, piling equipment, fire and security services, suction excavation, modular buildings and driver risk management.

They are also responsible for the Site Mobilisation Hub which acts as a catalyst for ensuring all of our projects are mobilised with the right plant, fleet and equipment on time and that we always use our in-house services for best value.

The successful candidate will ensure customer requests are processed accurately, and equipment is maintained to the required standard, providing an efficient and finely tuned operation for the internal client.

What you'll be doing

Key areas of the role will include:

• To participate in the annual stock take, constantly paying great attention to detail;
• Challenge and accurately process requisitions within 24hrs of receipt;
• Communicate delivery/return notes to site as they are generated;
• Inspect equipment that has been sent to and from site/suppliers;
• Carry out equipment testing, calibration & inspection as required;
• Pick equipment from requisition & pack suitably ready for transport;
• Load and unload delivery vehicles with plant & equipment.

Who we're looking for

To join us in this role, we would like you to have the following:

• Experience and knowledge of maintaining hydraulics & electrical lifting equipment;
• Health & Safety in the workplace knowledge;
• Experience of working in a stores environment;
• A confident individual able to communicate with both internal and external clients.

Ideally you will have:

• Preferrable LEEA part 1 & 2.

Why work for us

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

About us

About us

Balfour Beatty Plant & Fleet Services proudly provides comprehensive plant, vehicle and equipment services to the Balfour Beatty Group in the UK. From our innovative Site Mobilisation Hub, we make sure that HGVs, tower and crawler cranes, and piling equipment (and more) get to the right place at the right time.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. 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.

Further information on Disability Confident can be found at: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/