Planning & Controls Officer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Market pension up to 12%

Annual performance bonus up to 6%

Tusker car scheme

Life assurance and income protection

Flexible benefits

Job summary

National Gas is seeking a Planning & Controls Officer to coordinate planning and scheduling across maintenance, operations, and asset activities. You’ll help ensure safe, efficient delivery and maintain the availability of critical gas infrastructure.

This hybrid role requires onsite presence and occasional travel within the West region. Key responsibilities include translating long-term work plans into actionable schedules, balancing resources, and driving continuous improvement across

Qualifications

• Experience in work scheduling, planning, outage planning, or resource coordination.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of work scheduling principles and ability to work in a structured environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead work scheduling activities to support delivery of 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 and operations teams.
• Manage changes to plans, identify constraints, and perform replanning efficiently.
• Collaborate with Operations, Construction, and Asset Management to resolve planning conflicts.
• Ensure planning decisions are recorded, communicated, and justified with clear rationale.
• Drive continuous improvement and support post-work reviews to enhance planning.

Skills

Work scheduling

Planning

Outage planning

Stakeholder management

Communications

Driving licence

Regulatory knowledge

Change management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Planning tools

Job description

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Warrington, GB, WA3 6EY SWANSEA, GB, SA5 7LU Worcestershire, GB, WR12 7NJ

Company: National Gas

Requisition ID: 3181

£44,000 to £51,500 + up to 6% bonus

Location: Warrington, Wormington, or Felindre

Working pattern: Hybrid, with a minimum of 3 days a week on site

Travel: Occasional travel within the West region

Location requirement: Based within reasonable travelling distance of one of the sites listed above

About us

At National Gas, the work we do matters.

As Britain's national gas network, we help keep the lights on, businesses running, and homes warm by maintaining the critical infrastructure that transports gas across Great Britain. While providing the energy security Britain relies on today, we're also helping transform the network for a clean energy future.

Join us and help secure Britain's energy.

About the role

As a Planning & Controls Officer, you'll play a key role in coordinating the planning and scheduling of maintenance, operational, and asset activities across our gas transmission network. You'll help ensure work is delivered safely, efficiently, and at the right time to maintain the availability and reliability of critical infrastructure.

Why this role matters

Effective planning is essential to keeping the UK's gas transmission system operating safely and reliably. In this role, you'll translate long-term work plans into achievable operational schedules, helping teams deliver maintenance, repairs, and operational activities across terminals, compressor stations, pipelines, and AGI assets.

Working closely with operational, asset, construction, and planning teams, you'll help balance resources, manage changing priorities, and drive continuous improvement across the planning process. Your work will directly support the resilience of National Gas' network and the customers and communities that rely on it.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead work scheduling activities to support the efficient delivery of maintenance, defect, breakdown, and project work
• Coordinate resources and workloads to maximise asset availability and operational performance
• Work with Portfolio Planning and operational teams to develop and maintain achievable project delivery plans
• Manage changes to plans, identifying constraints and ensuring replanning activities are completed efficiently
• Collaborate with teams across Operations, Construction, and Asset Management to resolve planning conflicts and priorities
• Ensure planning decisions are accurately recorded, communicated, and supported by clear rationale
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and support post-work reviews to enhance planning effectiveness

What you’ll bring

This role would suit someone who enjoys solving complex planning challenges, coordinating multiple stakeholders, and making sure work is delivered as effectively as possible. You'll be organised, confident communicating with a range of people, and motivated by delivering operational excellence.

• Experience in work scheduling, planning, outage planning, or resource coordination
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to build effective working relationships across teams and functions
• Experience using computer-based planning tools, scheduling systems, and Microsoft Office applications
• Knowledge and understanding of work scheduling and outage planning principles
• Ability to work in a structured environment while managing changing priorities
• Full UK driving licence
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, policies, and procedures within an operational or engineering environment
• Experience working within utilities, infrastructure, engineering, or asset-intensive industries
• Experience leading process improvements or planning-related change initiatives
• Leadership training or experience supporting and developing others

Security clearance

This role is subject to National Security Vetting (NSV). Candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain Security Clearance (SC) throughout their employment. For further information, visit GOV.UK (UK Security Vetting: Clearance Levels).

What we offer

• Market-leading double-match pension (up to 12% company contribution)
• Annual performance bonus up to 6%
• Access to the Tusker salary sacrifice car scheme
• 10x salary life assurance and income protection
• Flexible benefits including healthcare, dental, and technology options
• Family-friendly policies, wellbeing support, and professional development opportunities

Inclusive recruitment

We're building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve, championing diversity, and creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is valued for their unique contribution. We support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond.

National Gas is a Disability Confident employer and signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant.