Planning & Controls Lead – Hybrid (Gas Network)

National Gas; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading pension

Annual bonus up to 6%

Tusker salary sacrifice car scheme

26 days holiday

Life assurance and income protection

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing & development opportunities

Job summary

National Gas is seeking a Planning & Controls Officer to coordinate planning and scheduling across our gas transmission network. You will help ensure work is delivered safely, efficiently, and on time to maintain availability and reliability of critical infrastructure.

In this hybrid role based near Warrington with occasional travel, you’ll translate long-term work plans into achievable operational schedules, balance resources, and drive continuous improvement across terminals, compressor

Qualifications

• Experience in work scheduling and outage planning.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to build relationships across teams and functions.
• Experience using planning tools, scheduling systems, and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Lead work scheduling activities to support maintenance, defect, breakdown, and project work.
• Coordinate resources and workloads to maximise asset availability and performance.
• Develop and maintain achievable project delivery plans with Portfolio Planning teams.
• Manage changes to plans and replanning efficiently.
• Collaborate with Operations, Construction, and Asset Management to resolve conflicts.
• Ensure planning decisions are recorded and communicated with clear rationale.
• Drive continuous improvement and support post-work reviews.

Job description

National Gas is seeking a Planning & Controls Officer to coordinate planning and scheduling across our gas transmission network. You will help ensure work is delivered safely, efficiently, and on time to maintain availability and reliability of critical infrastructure.

In this hybrid role based near Warrington with occasional travel, you’ll translate long-term work plans into achievable operational schedules, balance resources, and drive continuous improvement across terminals, compressor