Planner & Works Programmer

Livin Housing Limited; Belfast; On-site; GBP 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A housing organization is seeking a Planner for their Belfast office. The successful candidate will distribute jobs to operatives and ensure project deadlines are met. Strong customer service experience and organizational skills are crucial for this role, along with good IT proficiency. Benefits include 25 days of annual leave, a leading pension scheme, and various staff perks. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK as visa sponsorship is not offered.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Leading pension scheme

Annual Fun Day

Volunteering Leave

Discounts on groceries and other perks

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer service environment.
• Good geographical knowledge of Northern Ireland.
• Good IT knowledge, experience with all MS packages including Word and Excel.
• Excellent organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Distribute jobs to operatives via PDA.
• Monitor job progress to meet deadlines.
• Liaise with supervisors and coordinate with subcontractors.
• Provide general administrative support.

Skills

Customer service experience

Geographical knowledge of Northern Ireland

IT knowledge (MS Office)

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Time keeping

Reliability

Job description

Annual salary: up to £34,963.58

Planner

Location: Belfast – office based

Full time, Permanent

Salary: £32,906.90 per annum

Hours: 42.5 hours Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm

Mears provides temporary accommodation to asylum seekers whilst their claim is being assessed in three regions: Northeast, Yorkshire and Humber, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. At the end of May 2021 Mears had over 19000 service users across the three regions. Mears work in partnership with central and local Government, registered providers, tenants, landlords and investors to find solutions to homelessness, provide more social and affordable housing and create specialist housing for people with care needs.

The role involves distributing jobs to operatives via PDA and closely monitoring their progress to ensure deadlines are met. You will liaise with supervisors regarding jobs approaching their due dates and coordinate with subcontractors on tasks that have been issued to them. Additionally, the position includes general administrative responsibilities, such as arranging replenishment for suppliers and providing support to the admin team during their absence. This role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate effectively across multiple teams.

Role Criteria

• Experience in a customer service environment
• Good geographical knowledge of Northern Ireland
• Good IT knowledge, experience with all MS packages including word and excel
• Excellent organisational skills in order to manage and organise own workload
• Excellent communication both verbally and written
• Great time keeping and high attendance
• Reliable

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Leading pension scheme
• Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment
• Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
• Family friendly policies

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

As part of the recruitment process for this role, we will carry out a Background, Identity, Security clearance & BPSS check. For these checks to be completed, we will require from you the relevant identification, including Proof of Address, References, a valid passport and proof that you have lived in the UK for the last 5 years.

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact: Beth Dunford ([e-mail])

If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.

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