Planner

SOCOTEC UK Ltd; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental services company is seeking a Planner to join their Flow & Water Quality Monitoring team in Leeds. This role involves planning and coordinating site inspections, handling data, and facilitating communication with field crews and clients. The candidate should have strong computer skills, previous planning experience, and familiarity with GIS software. They offer a competitive starting salary with growth opportunities and impressive benefits including holiday, recognition schemes, and an electric car scheme.

Benefits

25 days holiday with opportunity to buy more

Electric car scheme

Employee recognition schemes

Family friendly support

Employee discounts

Company pension enhancement

Qualifications

• Proficient in Microsoft Office packages.
• Experience in planning and scheduling operations.
• Familiarity with GIS software is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Identify sites for inspection using GIS software.
• Create traffic permits and liaise with stakeholders.
• Coordinate schedules for field crew efficiency.

Skills

Good computer skills, particularly Microsoft packages

Previous experience of planning

Previous experience of scheduling work to field crews

Working knowledge of MapInfo or GIS based software

Ability to adapt to bespoke systems

Knowledge of NRSWA (Street Works)

Tools

MapInfo

Google Maps

Teamleaf

Job description

Overview

Based from Leeds with agile/home working opportunities, we are looking to recruit a Planner within Flow & Water Quality Monitoring. The purpose of this role is to assist the Flow Operations Department by effectively creating work packages for field crew teams to complete maintenance / removals of field-based equipment as well as managing field crews site sheets and incoming data. The tasks you will undertake will include (but are not limited to):

Responsibilities

• Identify and prioritise sites for inspection by field crews using MapInfo (GIS software) and Google Maps, based on client-provided data
• Create and apply for traffic permits using MapInfo, Google, and information from field crews
• Liaise with land and business owners to arrange site access and permissions
• Generate Land Entry Notices (LENS) in MapInfo, using data from site investigations and the Land Registry
• Coordinate with field crews to ensure efficient scheduling and workflow
• Develop daily and weekly plans for field crews using Teamleaf, incorporating land registry data and approved traffic permits
• Manage incoming site data, including paperwork, electronic site sheets, and photographic records, maintaining accurate datasets and reports
• Provide performance insights on crews and contracts as required
• Support the continuous improvement of planning procedures and processes within Teamleaf
• Liaise with external clients to ensure seamless coordination and service delivery

Qualifications

• Good computer skills, particularly Microsoft packages (Essential)
• Previous experience of planning (Essential)
• Previous experience of scheduling work to field crews (Essential)
• Working knowledge of MapInfo or GIS based software (Desirable)
• Ability to adapt to bespoke systems (Desirable)
• Knowledge of NRSWA (Street Works) (Desirable)

We provide market leading environmental data collection and monitoring services. Established over 30 years ago Flow & Water Quality Monitoring give their clients peace of mind in supporting them to reduce environmental risks and improving the quality of their natural environment. Our customers include large blue-chip consultancies and water companies.

We are an ambitious team who are focused on growth, putting our customers at the heart of what we do, and we live our values of happy people, happy customers, working safely and being successful. Our culture is can-do, fun and where everyone has a part to play and a voice. Here at SOCOTEC UK, we have over 2400 colleagues across our divisions delivering world-class services to our customers. We have several business streams that provides an unrivalled range of testing, inspection, and certification and advisory services throughout the UK, and we deliver excellence to our customers by recruiting and retaining the very best industry talent. At SOCOTEC, we believe that a driven, inspired and challenged team is the key to success. We promote inclusivity, encourage individuality and have a zero-tolerance policy to discrimination, with the aim that every single member of our team will thrive both in and out of the workplace. We invest in our people. We push you to grow and we want you to progress. We believe in continued development and the pursuit of ambition. Our open and friendly office space promotes a culture of teamwork and provides the opportunity to ask, listen and learn from those around you. With a young, dynamic and exciting workplace, we are constantly striving, as a team, to develop and succeed. Think you\'ve got what it takes to add value to our success? We would love to hear from you and look forward to receiving your application. Building a safer and more sustainable world is the core mission we set out to achieve at SOCOTEC, it is at the heart of everything that we do. We are committed to acting as a key player in society, investing in innovative solutions to ensure social and environmental concerns are at the forefront of all of our business operations.

As well as a starting salary of £26,208 per year, which can increase as you develop and grow in the role, we can offer you a wide range of benefits including 25 days holiday with the opportunity to buy more, an electric car scheme (where applicable), employee recognition schemes, family friendly support, employee benefits and discounts app, employee assistance programmes, and enhanced company pension.