Repairs Planner - temp contract

Confidential; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Howells is representing a leading UK contractor in search of an experienced Repairs Planner / Scheduler for social housing repairs and maintenance. The role is based in Stratford, East London, full-time, 12-week temp contract, paying £14.90 per hour for a 40-hour week.

The ideal candidate will have prior planning and scheduling experience within social housing, plus strong time management and communication skills and familiarity with repairs and maintenance software.

Qualifications

• Experience as Planner / Scheduler on Social Housing contracts.
• Experience with repairs and maintenance software.
• Excellent time management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage calls on system.
• Manage operatives diaries.
• General administration.
• Plan repairs and maintenance to the relevant operative.
• Ensure trade skill sets and location parameters are working.
• Liaise with operatives, tenants and the Client.
• Document control – ensure worksheets are received and checked.
• Work towards individual and client KPIs.
• Deal with council and private housing contracts; scheduling routine, essential and emergency works.
• Track and monitor to completion.
• Coordinate with engineers and tradesmen and council operatives to plan appointments, materials and logistics.

Skills

Planner / Scheduler

Social housing experience

Time management

Communication skills

Tools

Repairs software

Job description

Repairs Planner / Scheduler - Social Housing Repairs & Maintenance
Full-Time, 12 week temp contract
Based in Stratford, East London
14.90 per hour, 40 hour week

Are you an experienced Planner and Customer Service Provider? 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 roles is a full time, 12 week temporary position, based in Stratford, East London.

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.