Planner

United Infrastructure Water Limited; Washington; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

United Infrastructure Water Limited is seeking a Planner for the Water Infrastructure team to design and deliver renewal schemes from conception to completion. You will interpret client requirements, design solutions, and maintain stakeholder alignment throughout the project lifecycle.

The role requires working closely with highways authorities, landowners, and environmental stakeholders while developing construction programmes and costed designs in a compliant, schedule-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing demands.
• Strong attention to detail to ensure design accuracy.
• Basic technical knowledge of the water industry and utilities.
• Basic Autocad experience for design drawings.
• Health and safety awareness and compliance with CDM.
• Street works knowledge and NRSWA awareness.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project for scheduling.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite for reporting.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking site meetings with client, highway authority and subcontractors to identify 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.
• Ensuring 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

Work under pressure

Attention to detail

Water industry knowledge

Health and safety awareness

NRSWA awareness

Street works knowledge

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.

Here at United Infrastructure, we invest in our people and firmly believe that our workforce is our most valuable asset. A driving force for success and the core to achieving our vision of creating a connected and sustainable future, our team is the heart of our organisation.

Are you looking to be part of an exciting journey within an evolving business? Want to learn something new, every single day? Then you’ve come to the right place.

A fast-paced, diverse, and hugely ambitious business, we welcome challengers, innovators and people who embrace change.

Establish yourself in a creative environment that champions freedom of expression, and supports you in your personal and professional development - because together, we achieve more.