Planner Scheduler

Trevett Project Services; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading building maintenance firm is seeking a Planner for a full-time onsite role in Camden, London. The Planner will ensure engineer workload is effectively managed and appointments completed on time while maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate should have experience in building maintenance and an understanding of social housing contracts. The position offers Monday to Friday hours, 8am to 5pm.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of construction or building services industry related to repairs.
• Experience within social housing contracts required.
• Working knowledge of regulatory compliance is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage engineers' workload and diaries.
• Ensure appointments are completed on time and maintained.
• Update job statuses and ensure certification is uploaded.

Skills

Knowledge of building maintenance services

Experience in social housing contracts

Understanding of H&S legislation

Knowledge of gas distribution systems

Contract management understanding

Job description

Overview

Our client is hiring now for a Planner for a London based SME who operate in the M&E Building Services Maintenance sector within Social Housing. The Planner will plan and manage engineers' and sub-contractors' workload/diaries, control the works allocation from pre-arranged programmes and make further appointments for any follow-on works. This is a full-time onsite role in Camden, working Monday to Friday between the hours of 8am to 5pm.

Responsibilities

• The primary role is to ensure that the appointments are completed on time during the day. Any jobs re-arranged for another day must have been authorised by the manager, with notes fully updated and emails sent to confirm.
• Ensure that completed PPM tasks comply with statutory and regulatory compliance.
• Plan the engineers' and sub-contractor daily routines and deploy orders/ jobs for attendance.
• Manage the engineers' time throughout the day and prioritise critical works.
• Update job statuses. You will update the status of all works orders to completion including client systems and regularly report as to the productivity of the engineers throughout the day.
• Undertake any other duties as required by the manager and company from time to time, when these duties are necessary.
• Ensure all certification is uploaded for the supervisor to validate/verify.
• Ensure appointments are processed, inputted onto the relevant systems/ trackers and jobs attended within the specified timescales.
• Ensure engineers have the correct information required to complete the job.
• Provide supervisor with appointment details to enable verification of work deployed to engineers.
• Update planned and preventative maintenance (PPM) schedules according to the data provided by clients/ engineers.
• Answering all queries politely and deal with any complaints in a professional manner.

Knowledge & Skills

• The role requires good knowledge of building maintenance services/engineering associated with repairs and installation works, as well as experience within social housing contracts and construction or building services industry.
• Full understanding and knowledge of responsive repair contracts.
• Working knowledge of H&S legislation, regulations and ACOPs.
• Full and sound knowledge of gas distribution and heating system within a domestic setting.
• Good understanding of contract management and specifications.