Reactive Highway Scheduler | Flexible Remote & KPI Driven

Balfour Beatty plc; Lincoln; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working with up to 40% remote

25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)

Pension and benefits

Job summary

Balfour Beatty is seeking a proactive Reactive Scheduler for our Lincolnshire team in Sleaford. The role focuses on planning, permitting and scheduling reactive highway maintenance in line with contract requirements and permit schemes.

You will work with operational teams, supervisors and stakeholders to ensure efficient scheduling, full resource utilisation and KPI achievement while maintaining a strong safety culture and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Proven scheduling and permitting experience.
• Excellent organisational and monitoring skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication abilities.
• Experience in contract and performance management.
• Professional, personable and results-focused approach.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships.
• Willingness to collaborate across organisational boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Plan, permit and schedule reactive works in accordance with contract requirements and the Lincolnshire Permit Scheme.
• Utilise WorkZone and Confirm Connect systems to ensure all jobs are efficiently scheduled to operational teams.
• Maintain scheduling of works to maximise resource utilisation, targeting 120% capacity across team tablets each shift.
• Reschedule incomplete works to maintain KPI compliance and operational efficiency.
• Monitor and support performance against PI2 and PI3 KPIs.
• Work collaboratively with the Reactive Delivery Manager, Supervisors, The Hub, other workstreams and Operatives.
• Liaise with Lincolnshire County Council Highway Officers, the Streetworks Team and other stakeholders as required.
• Ensure all permits are submitted and managed to allow compliant delivery of works.
• Attend and contribute to operational, client and visual management meetings.
• Support a positive safety culture and continuous improvement across the contract.

Skills

Strong planning

Excellent organisational

Verbal and written communication

Contract and performance management

Team player

Willingness to cross boundaries

Influence and safety culture

Tools

Confirm Connect

WorkZone

Job description

Balfour Beatty is seeking a proactive Reactive Scheduler for our Lincolnshire team in Sleaford. The role focuses on planning, permitting and scheduling reactive highway maintenance in line with contract requirements and permit schemes.

You will work with operational teams, supervisors and stakeholders to ensure efficient scheduling, full resource utilisation and KPI achievement while maintaining a strong safety culture and continuous improvement.