Repairs Planner

Howells Solutions Limited; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK contractor is seeking an experienced Repairs Planner / Scheduler to join their team in Sittingbourne. This permanent, full-time position involves managing maintenance requests, coordinating operatives, and ensuring high-quality service delivery within social housing. Successful candidates will have a background in planning and scheduling repairs, excellent time management, and strong communication skills. Join a forward-thinking business that values the talents and personalities of its workforce.

Qualifications

• Must have experience as a Planner / Scheduler in Social Housing.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience managing diaries and optimizing operative schedules.

Responsibilities

• Manage calls and operatives' diaries efficiently.
• Plan repairs and maintenance requests effectively.
• Ensure effective communication with operatives and clients.
• Document control and monitor works to completion.

Skills

Experience in Social Housing contracts

Excellent time management

Strong communication skills

Experience with repairs and maintenance software

Job description

Repairs Planner / Scheduler - Social Housing Repairs & Maintenance

Full-Time, permanent
Based in Sittingbourne
£28,000 - £30,000 per annum

Are you an experienced Repairs Planner? If so, we may be able to help you!

Here at Howells, we are working with a leading, UK contractor to find an experienced and proactive Repairs Planner / Scheduler to join their team, working on repairs and maintenance within social housing. This is a full time, permanent position based in Sittingbourne.

For this role, you must have experience as a Planner / Scheduler working on a Social Housing contract, either for a main contractor or RSL (Social Landlord), along with excellent time management and communication skills. You will also have experience of using a repairs and maintenance software.

Planner / Scheduler Responsibilities:

• Managing calls on system
• Managing operatives diaries
• General administration
• Planning repairs and maintenance requests to the relevant operative
• Ensure trade skill sets and location parameters are working effectively
• Liaising with operatives, tenants and the Client
• Document Control - Ensure worksheets are received and checked
• Work towards individual and client KPI's
• Deal with council and private housing contracts, planning and scheduling routine, essential and emergency property maintenance works
• Tracking and monitoring to completion
• Liaison with in-house and 3rd party engineers and tradesmen and council operatives to plan appointments, materials and logistics and reorganising of schedules
• Organisation of external supply companies
• Ensuring all trades are readied and present on-site and works completed in-line with committed client completion dates

Be able to work in a fast paced demanding role with constant collaboration with key stakeholders, clients, councils, housing agents, suppliers and trades

You will be working for a modern, forward thinking business; that believes the strengths, skills and personalities of their people are the key to the groups success.

If you are interested please apply online now