People. Initiative. Pride. We see more than just service.

Summer Work Placement - Facilities Management 

Location: Wakefield, Normanton

Working hours: 38.75 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm 

Contract: 8 weeks, paid placement 

Salary: National Minimum Wage per age of successful applicant 

Start Date: Expected Start Monday 30th June 2025 

Relationships. Results. Success. At Robertson Facilities Management, we see them our way. We’re professional enough to make every collaboration count. Driven enough to deliver the very best service to everyone we work with. Friendly enough to make sure any environment we manage is as enjoyable as it is safe. Join us and you’ll join the UK’s largest family-owned construction, infrastructure and support services businesses. Joining us for an 8-week summer placement, you’ll be part of a team that’s doing incredible things – for ourselves, for the partners we work with, and for a truly sustainable future. 

What you’ll do:

Your placement with Robertson FM, based in Wakefield, will give you the perfect opportunity to turn academic theory into practice. The 8-week placement is designed to give you an insight into a multi-faceted Facilities Management contract. The experience will allow you to gain valuable work experience in a fast paced and dynamic environment.

You will work closely with senior management to support the day-to-day operations of our Facilities Management business, in an administrative role.

You will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in providing administrative support to the contract operational team developing, improving, and implementing systems and procedures across various aspects of the operations.

As part of your role, you will:

• Interact with all internal teams to discharge the consistent, effective, and efficient delivery of tasks 
• Comply with Robertson/Council policies, procedures, and guidelines
• Support on finance activities such as ordering of works, processing of invoices, debt recovery as required.
• Support ensuring the internal data management system is maintained up to date 
• Liaise with building users to ensure access for maintenance requests is granted
• Be effective, flexible and efficient in coping with varying demands
• Follow up with sub-contractors to ensure that worksheet and statutory compliance paperwork is received in a timely manner
• Support the small works process and internal functions teams in an administrative capacity.

About you 

• Currently pursuing further education in a relevant field such as Business Administration, Business Management, or similar
• Have excellent communication skills and a good telephone manner.
• Have a flexible approach to work, able to adapt to peaks and troughs in demand and be well organised.
• Good level of computer literacy.
• Ability and desire to work as part of a team.

Who we’re looking for:

People are at the heart of everything we do and achieve at Robertson. To fit right into the team you’ll be friendly, professional and care about the job you do; listen to customers and work with your colleagues to support them as a team; follow procedures that keep you and our customers safe, and help us maintain high standards; share our pride in making a real difference.

Working the Robertson Way 

Joining us isn’t just about seeing things our way. It’s also about working the Robertson Way too, by bringing our 5 guiding principles to life. Here’s what that means… 

We listen  

Listening enables us to work positively and collaboratively, and gives customers, partners and colleagues the assurance that their voices are always heard.  

We are professional  

Our mix of prudence and diligence, care and attention to detail means that our customers have certainty and assurance in everything we do and trust us to deliver.  

We take responsibility  

Each of us is accountable for what we do. From the smallest detail to team safety and caring for our communities and the environment, we know that everything matters.  

We are determined to succeed  

Every challenge is an opportunity. We work collaboratively and focus on safety, productivity and quality to find solutions we can be proud of and that provide a positive, lasting benefit.  

We are one team  

We work as one - in our teams and partnerships, and with our customers. We respect each contribution, and everyone stands up to be counted. We are Team Robertson. 

When it comes to diversity and inclusion, we see things differently at Robertson. We’re a company with strong family values and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. That’s why we’re working to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone can feel welcome, included, and where we can all be our authentic selves. 

Apply now 

If you’ve got what it takes to look at things differently, to find new perspectives, and to discover the extraordinary within the ordinary, we’d love to meet you. 

INDAR