Building Assistant

Facilities Assistant/Building Assistant

Your new companyA leading London law firm which delivers exceptional legal results to its clients who are principally from the real estate, private wealth and corporate sectors. Whatever our client's objectives, we take a collaborative approach to find solutions tailored to their specific needs. We believe that our engaged and friendly manner, combined with the delivery of concise, clear and commercially led advice, helps to build long-lasting relationships with our clients and that our culture and values make them a working environment where everyone can thrive.With 70 partners and over 400 members of staff they are one of the larger law firms in the UK
Your new roleAs a building assistant your role consists of ensuring that you are to be able to liase with the events team, front of house and the hospitality team to ensure that all needs are met by each team. You are in charge of formatting and running a schedule with follow up meetings with each team to understand events that are upcoming, what is required for each event and providing feedback on realistic expactations or not. The duties consist of the follow: Keep a constant eye on our event planning software to ensure you are aware of any events coming up.

Liaise with our Front of House, Hospitality and Events team to ensure you are kept in the loop about upcoming events.

Attend regular meetings with the Front of House, Hospitality and Events to discuss various aspects of upcoming events and lessons learned from previous events.

Ensure rooms are set up and ready for the events in a timely manner, and ensure the rooms are set down and put back to normal after the event or the following morning if applicable.

Contact event organisers the day before an event to ensure both parties are clear on what is required and expected.

Flexibility for last minute changes or modifications to the room, adding or removing furniture, or altering the configuration.

Move tables, chairs, lecterns and other equipment in order to configure the room to the required layout.

Assemble or remove foldable walls as required.

Remove/re-install IT panels from event/meeting space, ensuring the IT is ready to be used following an event.

Where needed, assist in bringing drinks to the rooms and removing if required.

Dealing with event related deliveries to the building.

Any other duties as reasonably required by the Facilities Manager/Assistant Buildings Manager.

What you'll need to succeedProactive and Reactive approachBeing PersonableFlexibilityCorporate environment Experience3+ years of facilities experienceAdaptabilityAvailability from 8:30-4:30 (may be required to work different shift patterns)
What you'll get in returnAnnual holiday: Counsel/Heads of Department are entitled to 30 days per annum and all other staff are entitled to 27 days per annum. All staff have the option to purchase three additional days each year

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing/Sports Subsidy

Season ticket (interest free annual loan)

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Healthcare cash plan

Personal accident & business travel insurance

Eye care subsidy

app offering remote GP appointments

Life assurance

Income protection

£28,000 salary pro-rata with potential extension

What you need to do now
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