Highways Reactive Scheduler - Plan, Permits & KPIs

Balfour Beatty plc; Quarrington; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

25 days annual leave

Family friendly policies + pension

Job summary

Balfour Beatty is seeking a proactive Scheduler to join the Lincolnshire reactive highway maintenance team in Sleaford. You will plan, permit and schedule reactive works, coordinating with operational teams and stakeholders to ensure efficient delivery and KPI achievement.

Key responsibilities include using Confirm and WorkZone, maintaining capacity targets, and ensuring permits are submitted for compliant delivery. A collaborative, safety-focused approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Strong planning and permitting experience.
• Excellent organisational and monitoring skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in contract and performance management.
• Professional, personable and results-focused approach.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships.
• Strong team player with a collaborative mindset.
• Willingness to work across organisational boundaries.
• Proven ability to influence and promote a positive safety culture.

Responsibilities

• Plan, permit and schedule reactive works in accordance with contract requirements and the Lincolnshire Permit Scheme.
• Utilise WorkZone and Confirm Connect systems to ensure all jobs are efficiently scheduled to operational teams.
• Maintain scheduling of works to maximise resource utilisation, targeting 120% capacity across team tablets each shift.
• Reschedule incomplete works to maintain KPI compliance and operational efficiency.
• Monitor and support performance against PI2 and PI3 KPIs.
• Work collaboratively with the Reactive Delivery Manager, Supervisors, The Hub, other workstreams and Operatives.
• Liaise with Lincolnshire County Council Highway Officers, the Streetworks Team and other stakeholders as required.
• Ensure all permits are submitted and managed to allow compliant delivery of works.
• Attend and contribute to operational, client and visual management meetings.
• Support a positive safety culture and continuous improvement across the contract.

Skills

Planning & permitting

Organisational skills

Verbal and written comms

Contract management

Professional & personable

Working relationships

Team player

Cross-functional collaboration

Safety culture

Tools

Confirm system

WorkZone

Lincolnshire Permit Scheme

Construction/highways experience

Job description

Balfour Beatty is seeking a proactive Scheduler to join the Lincolnshire reactive highway maintenance team in Sleaford. You will plan, permit and schedule reactive works, coordinating with operational teams and stakeholders to ensure efficient delivery and KPI achievement.

Key responsibilities include using Confirm and WorkZone, maintaining capacity targets, and ensuring permits are submitted for compliant delivery. A collaborative, safety-focused approach is essential.