Team Leader Assistant

Shape the future. Connect communities. Lead with purpose.

At Balfour Beatty, we’re more than just an infrastructure company — we’re building the foundations of tomorrow. From roads and railways to schools and hospitals, our projects make a real difference. We’re now looking for an Assistant Team Leader to help drive operational excellence and support our high-performing Painter Brothers team.

As an Assistant Team Leader, you’ll play a pivotal role in supporting the Team Leader to:

• Allocate and coordinate daily tasks and team schedules
• Provide hands-on guidance and problem-solving support
• Step into leadership responsibilities when required
• Monitor team performance and drive continuous improvement
• Foster a collaborative, safe, and productive work environment
• Ensure compliance with safety standards and company policies

We’re looking for someone who is:

• A natural leader with proven supervisory experience (ideally in construction, engineering, or a similar sector)
• A strong communicator who can motivate and support a diverse team
• Organised, adaptable, and solutions-focused
• Confident in managing workloads, resolving conflicts, and maintaining high standards
• Familiar with operational systems and health & safety regulations

Desirable Qualifications & Experience

• NVQ Level 3 in Management/Supervision (or equivalent)
• Experience in high-performance or deadline-driven environments
• Exposure to coaching, mentoring, or employee development strategies

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…

Balfour Beatty works at the heart of the UK’s rail networks – designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of the railways that connect communities and underpin growth.

From feasibility studies, planning and design through to implementation and asset management, we provide multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure services across the lifecycle of rail assets. Our expertise covers electrification, track, power, civils, specialist rail plant, railway systems and technologies.

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: [email protected]