Estates and Facilities Assistant

British Transport Police (BTP) are recruiting for an Estates & Facilities Assistant on a Permanent contract. The role is paying £27,338.69 per annum, plus £3,177.65 London allowance per annum and will be based at our Force Headquarters, London. This role offers a blended approach of home and office-working.

BTP is the national police Force for the rail network throughout Great Britain, including London Underground, across which we ensure the safety and security of nearly 3 billion passenger journeys and over 100 million tons of freight every year. The world in which we work is fast-paced, operationally and commercially demanding, and constantly changing.

As an Estates & Facilities Assistant you will be required to:

To provide a comprehensive service in relation to assistance with all types of financial matters within the estates team including budgeting, forecasting and monitoring of spend both in the project portfolio space and BAU revenue estates expenditure of all sorts.

To procure goods and services ensuring Best Value is achieved and procurement rules are met, and to assist in administering, monitoring and controlling the acquisition of goods and services by Procurement Card and Eproc by all Estates team members as may be required.

To provide general administrative assistance and general support to Estates team members as may be required.

Further information about this vacancy can be found in the attached job description.

The successful Estates & Facilities Assistant will be required to evidence the following:

Qualification in Business administration or a minimum of one-year practical experience in similar environment.

Working effectively in a busy environment. Evidence of owning and prioritizing workload to deliver high level of performance and accuracy.

Knowledge of facilities related issues.

Knowledge of financial systems.

High level of verbal and written communication skills with ability to demonstrate interpersonal skills of persuasion and negotiation.

Ability to capture record and relay information in a concise and straightforward manner.

If you are interested in applying to the role, then please do not delay as interviews will be held as soon possible. In return for your experience, we can offer you:

Salary of £27,338.69 per annum, plus £3,177.65 London allowance per annum

Yearly base salary increments (subject to satisfactory performance in previous PDR year)

Working from home allowance available to purchase suitable equipment for blended & home working

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Family friendly policies including up to 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave

Bespoke benefits platform and access to Blue Light Card

Development opportunities including fully funded apprenticeships

Employee assistance programme and dedicated wellbeing hub

Excellent Pension scheme

BTP is an employer who cares about the impact we have on the environment and the wider challenges of climate change, and as such we are committed to reducing our carbon footprint and achieving Net Zero Carbon (NZC) through offsetting by 2035.

At BTP we are proud guardians of the railway and it is crucial that we represent the diverse communities we serve and protect. As ‘One BTP’ across the UK, we know that diversity, inclusion and belonging help us improve our decision making, foster creativity and drive innovation so all our people can thrive.

Our vacancies are open to everyone and all appointments are made based on merit. So that we can become more diverse we encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, women, people who have a disability, those who are neurodiverse and persons who identify as LGBTQI+. We use positive action to encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups through targeted workshops or advice sessions. If you have the skills, experience and values that here in BTP we pride ourselves on then we would welcome you to apply.

For more information on Positive Action please click here or email the team on PART-Recruitment@btp.police.uk

If you have any questions about the application process, please email our friendly and helpful team where we will be happy to help you: RecruitmentTeam@btp.police.uk. If your question related to equality or diversity then you can also contact our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team directly at: PART-Recruitment@btp.police.uk To reassure you, anything you ask us will be in the strictest confidence and will not form part of your application.

In order to apply, you must have the permanent right to live and work in the UK and have been resident in the UK for the previous 3 years. You will be asked these and other questions to determine your eligibility to work for British Transport Police when you start your application and you must answer honestly.

BTP GPP Police Staff Pension Scheme is administered by Royal London and this is a group personal pension plan which is available to all police staff. It’s a defined contribution scheme, offering employees the flexibility to vary their pension contributions from 4.4% to 12% of their salary. For more information, visit the Royal London dedicated pension page or email us at Pension-Queries@btp.police.uk .Please note if you are an existing member of Police Staff in the RPS your pension will not be affected.