Planner

United Infrastructure; Washington; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure company in the UK is seeking a Planner in the Water Infrastructure team. You will design and deliver renewal schemes, work closely with clients and stakeholders, and ensure compliance with planning criteria. Ideal candidates will have experience in water infrastructure planning, technical knowledge, and proficiency in AutoCAD and Microsoft Project. This position offers a dynamic work environment focusing on innovative infrastructure solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning within water infrastructure or related utilities.
• Experience coordinating with clients, highway authorities, and subcontractors.
• Ability to interpret client requirements and develop design and scoping solutions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct site meetings with clients and subcontractors to identify delivery methods.
• Produce construction design drawings and scope of works documents.
• Ensure all planning criteria are met including CDM requirements.

Skills

Planning within water infrastructure

Client coordination

Attention to detail

Basic technical knowledge of water industry

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

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. Job Description: As a Planner in the Water Infrastructure team, you will be responsible for the design and delivery of the client0s 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 comply 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.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning within water infrastructure or related utilities.
• Experience coordinating with clients, highway authorities and subcontractors.
• Ability to interpret client requirements and develop design and scoping solutions.
• Familiarity with CDM requirements and construction programming.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Microsoft Project.

Company 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 -