Planner

DNV Germany Holding GmbH; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Business Assurance is seeking a Planner to effectively schedule and coordinate certification activities. This role involves managing projects, ensuring compliance with accreditation requirements, and supporting project management across various clients. Join a team that emphasizes innovation, efficiency, and inclusivity while being part of technically challenging projects worldwide.

Benefits

Flexible work schedule

Generous paid leaves

Pension and insurance policies

Meal allowance

Transportation allowance

Tuition assistance for children

Annual medical check-up

Holiday bonus

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Up to 3 years of experience in relevant field.
• Experience in management system certification preferred.
• Proficiency in scheduling tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate certification-related activities.
• Develop and manage certification schedules.
• Communicate and confirm audit dates with clients and auditors.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time-management

Attention to detail

Communication

Analytical thinking

Negotiation

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Planning/scheduling systems

Job description

AboutBusiness Assurance

We help companies ensure compliance, build high-performing management systems, and meet competence needs within a wide range of industries. DNV helps companies understand Working with us, you can be involved in technically challenging and innovative projects worldwide demanding a broad variety of expertise. Our strong focus on research and innovation opens an array of opportunities, and allows you to engage in projects which develop next generation solutions. and manage their risk picture through our management system certification and training portfolios.

Local Unit & Position Description

The Planner is responsible for the effective scheduling and coordination of certification-related activities, ensuring compliance with accreditation requirements, optimal resource utilization, and timely service delivery. This role supports project management across multiple clients, standards, and audit cycles, working closely with auditors, clients, and internal teams. This position reports to the Planning Manager, Team Lead.

Main Responsibilities (Roles & Responsibilities)

• Managing projects including project review, maintenance and closing.
• Developing and managing detailed schedules within certification cycle in alignment with client needs and scheme/accreditation requirements in advance for at least 3 months and arrange for 3-year schedule.
• Coordinating auditor assignments based on competencies, availability, and geographical considerations.
• Monitoring and optimizing resource allocation to ensure efficient delivery of certification services. (This includes the requests received from other countries and other areas as per the IORA / IWO.)
• Communicating and confirming audit dates with clients and auditors, ensuring alignment across all stakeholders, and sending the confirmation letters to clients.
• Ensuring compliance with accreditation rules (e.g., ISO/IEC 17021), scheme rules (e.g., IATF 16949 rule 6) and internal quality procedures.
• Ensuring all the data in the system (Sales Clouds, Service Clouds, NGPS schudulers, etc) are updated and correct including data cleaning.
• Planning witness audits for auditor qualification and regular performance monitoring working with Technical Team.
• Review, collect and follow up on the pending payments.
• Supporting reporting and KPI tracking related to planning performance.
• Assisting in capacity planning and forecasting for future audit demands.
• Administrative work for the arrangement of any event, training, seminar etc and travel arrangements for overseas visitor / auditor etc.
• Any other necessary administrative work related to the Business Assurance related activities / projects.
• Any other work assigned as and when is required as per the line manager.

• Flexible work schedule with hybrid/selective working opportunities for better work-life balance
• Generous paid leaves (annual paid leave, special paid leave)
• Pension and insurance policies (corporate life insurance, local group insurance, travel insurance, retirement pension)
• Additional benefits (meal allowance, transportation allowance, holiday bonus, tuition assistance for children, annual medical check-up, long service awards)
• Competitive salary along with profit share

DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity.

Position Qualifications (Skills / Competencies / Experience)

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent;
• Up to 3 years of experience in relevant field (certification bodies, accreditation bodies, etc);
• Additional training or certification in quality management systems or scheduling tools is a plus;
• Work experience in the similar industry of management system certification for operations / technical area is preferred;
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Effective communication and interpersonal abilities
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving
• Stakeholder coordination and negotiation
• Flexibility and adaptability in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and planning/scheduling systems
• Experience in deploying customer facing digital tool
• Experience in handling complex customer services