Operational Planner

Anglian Water Services; Ashford; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Private health care

Competitive pension scheme

Up to 26 days annual leave

Flexible benefits

Inclusion is for Everyone

Job summary

Anglian Water is seeking a Planner within the IMRDS Alliance to manage and optimise both scheduled and unplanned work across water projects. You will create day-to-day schedules, collaborate with several teams, and ensure optimal resource usage while balancing workloads and meeting service delivery and risk targets.

You will engage with multiple stakeholders, monitor performance data, and drive improvements to maintain efficient operations in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a planning or scheduling role within utilities, construction, or similar industries.
• Strong IT skills, particularly in scheduling tools and Gantt management systems.
• Proven ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing operational needs.
• Ability to collaborate across teams to ensure operational success.
• Clear communicator, able to share complex information with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimise work schedules, ensuring alignment with business priorities and operational capacity.
• Monitor and analyse performance data, adjusting plans as necessary to meet performance targets.
• Collaborate with operational teams to ensure tasks are prioritised and resources are effectively allocated.
• Manage and reduce downtime through efficient Gantt management and proactive coordination with Supervisors.
• Ensure compliance with planning processes, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Co-ordinating, monitoring and responding to customer enquiries in-line with our customer KPI's.

Skills

Planning

Scheduling

Gantt management

Stakeholder communication

Team collaboration

Tools

Gantt management systems

Scheduling tools

Job description

Location: Enterprise House, Lincoln

Contract: Permanent Full-Time

Hours: Full Time / 37hrs (7.5 hours per day, Monday to Friday, between 0700 and 1700)

Salary: 28,850-£30,800 depending on experience and performance/skills pay progression in role.

What are you looking for in your next role?

• A fast-paced environment?
• To work as a team?
• To build relationships with stakeholders?
• A company that isn’t afraid to develop and change to work more efficiently?

If you answered yes to any of the above, then read on. This could be the job for you!

What Will You Be Doing as a Planner?

As a Planner within the IMRDS Alliance, you will be responsible for managing and optimising both scheduled and unplanned work across our Water projects. Your role will involve creating and implementing day-to-day schedules, collaborating with multiple teams, and ensuring optimal resource usage. You will balance workloads, manage capacity, and help the business meet key performance targets related to service delivery, quality, and risk management. This role offers a dynamic environment where you will be contributing directly to the success of the business by improving operational efficiency and meeting the evolving needs of our teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and optimise work schedules, ensuring alignment with business priorities and operational capacity.
• Monitor and analyse performance data, adjusting plans as necessary to meet performance targets.
• Collaborate with operational teams to ensure tasks are prioritised and resources are effectively allocated.
• Manage and reduce downtime through efficient Gantt management and proactive coordination with Supervisors.
• Ensure compliance with planning processes, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Co-ordinating, monitoring and responding (where appropriate) to customer generated enquiries in-line with our customer KPI's.

A Little Bit About Your Skills, Experience, and Behaviours…

• Experience in a planning or scheduling role within utilities, construction, or similar industries.
• Strong IT skills, particularly in scheduling tools and Gantt management systems.
• Proven ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing operational needs.
• Ability to collaborate across teams to ensure operational success.
• Clear communicator, able to share complex information with diverse stakeholders.

Why Anglian Water?

At Anglian Water, our values are that together, we will: Build trust, do the right thing, and we are always exploring.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we make sure to reward and recognise their hard work. Some of our benefits include:

• Bonus scheme
• Private health care
• Competitive pension scheme
• Up to 26 days annual leave, increasing with length of service
• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing
• Inclusion is for Everyone

We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all suitably qualified applicants, regardless of gender identity, ethnic origin, nationality, religion, age, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic. We focus on merit and passion for creating better outcomes and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all colleagues feel they belong.

This role sits within our IMRDS Alliance and is hosted by Kier and Anglian Water. As part of the 'Best for Task' principle that allows roles to be filled across the IMRDS Alliance with the most appropriate skills, you are welcome to apply for this role regardless of your home organisation, If you are successful in your application for this role you will remain employed by your home organisation on your substantive terms and conditions but will fill a vacancy hosted by a different partner organisation

Closing Date: 8th September 2026

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