Planner

United Infrastructure Ltd; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

United Infrastructure is seeking a Planner to design and deliver client water renewal schemes, interpreting requirements and scoping optimal solutions from conception to completion.

You will engage with clients, highway authorities and subcontractors, producing design drawings, cost scopes and project programmes while ensuring CDM compliance and stakeholder coordination.

Qualifications

• Ability to work under pressure.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Basic knowledge of the water industry.
• Basic AutoCAD experience.
• Health and safety awareness.
• Street works knowledge including NRSWA awareness.
• Proficient with MS Project and MS 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

Water industry basics

Attention to detail

Health & safety

Street works

NRSWA

MS Project

MS Office

Under pressure

Tools

AutoCAD

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.

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.

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.

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.