Planner

United Infrastructure Ltd; Horsham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

United Infrastructure Ltd is seeking a Planner to lead the design and delivery of water mains renewal schemes within the Water Infrastructure team. You will interpret client requirements, design, scope works, and maintain oversight from conception to completion.

Responsibilities include coordinating with client, highway authorities, and subcontractors; producing construction programmes; ensuring planning criteria and CDM compliance; and communicating with stakeholders to deliver sustainable

Qualifications

• Ability to work under pressure.
• Attention to detail and accurate design work.
• Basic technical knowledge of the water industry.
• Basic AutoCAD experience.
• Health and safety awareness.
• Street works knowledge and NRSWA awareness.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking site meetings with client, highway authority and subcontractors to identify the best delivery method for the schemes.
• Design process producing construction design drawings for schemes.
• Liaising with client to complying with technical standards and scheme acceptance.
• Produce the design solution and scope of works documents ready for scheme costing.
• Ensuing all planning criteria have been met including co-ordination of CDM requirements.
• Producing construction programmes of the schemes.
• Liaison with highway authorities to identify and comply with street works requirements.
• Liaison with private land, environmental and archaeological stakeholders.
• Identify any customer communications that will be required.
• Effective communication with all stakeholders.

Skills

Under pressure

Attention to detail

Water industry knowledge

AutoCAD experience

Health and safety awareness

Street works knowledge

NRSWA awareness

MS Project

MS Office

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

Job description

United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects, across the utility and social infrastructure sectors.

Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists deliver innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face.

Our company is split into two business areas:

Utility Infrastructure –

Our team of Utility Infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power and telecoms infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators.

Social Infrastructure -

Our team of Social Infrastructure specialists revitalise homes and communities by carrying out a wide range of work, from retrofit to refurbishment, and maintenance.

Equal Opportunities Statement - At United Infrastructure, we are committed to making every interaction a positive and inclusive experience. If there is anything we can do to support you, remove barriers, or make the process more accessible, please let us know — we want this to be the best possible experience for you.

As a Planner in the Water Infrastructure team, you will be responsible for the design and delivery of the clients renewal schemes.

This role is to develop the client’s water mains renewal schemes. This would be achieved by interpreting the client requirements, designing and scoping the best possible solution and maintaining a vested interest in the schemes from conception to completion.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking site meetings with client, highway authority and subcontractors to identify the best delivery method for the schemes.
• Design process producing construction design drawings for schemes.
• Liaising with client to complying with technical standards and scheme acceptance.
• Produce the design solution and scope of works documents ready for scheme costing.
• Ensuing all planning criteria have been met including co-ordination of CDM requirements.
• Producing construction programmes of the schemes.
• Liaison with highway authorities to identify and comply with street works requirements.
• Liaison with private land, environmental and archaeological stakeholders.
• Identify any customer communications that will be required.
• Effective communication with all stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Ability to work under pressure
• Attention to detail
• Basic technical knowledge of the water industry
• Basic Autocad experience
• Health and safety awareness
• Street works knowledge
• NRSWA awareness
• Microsoft Project
• Microsoft Office

Join us at United Infrastructure and be part of our mission to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to the complex infrastructure needs of the UK.