Revenue-Driven Operations Planner & Cost Controller

Adler & Allan Ltd; Rochford; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Adler and Allan is recruiting an Operations Planning & Cost Control Coordinator in the United Kingdom. This role focuses on capturing, validating and recovering all operational costs for tankering and jetting activities, ensuring accurate invoicing and revenue recovery.

You will link operations, commercial and finance teams while recording labour, vehicle utilisation, disposal, materials and subcontractor costs against customer jobs.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial administration, job costing, revenue assurance or operational support.
• Strong understanding of cost capture and invoice preparation processes.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to identify discrepancies.
• Experience in operational, logistics, drainage, waste, utilities or service delivery environments.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with operational and finance teams.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Experience in drainage, environmental services, waste management or tankering sectors.
• Knowledge of HGV operations and resource scheduling.
• Experience using job management, scheduling or fleet management systems.
• Understanding of contract costing and operational profitability.
• Knowledge of disposal charging structures and waste documentation requirements

Responsibilities

• Ensure all completed works are reviewed and commercially validated prior to invoicing.
• Capture and verify all chargeable costs associated with operational activities, including Labour hours, overtime, HGV tanker utilisation, jetting unit utilisation, disposal and tipping charges, materials and consumables, subcontractor costs, additional works undertaken on site.
• Review job records to identify missed charges and revenue recovery opportunities.
• Ensure engineers' reports, waste transfer documentation, disposal records and job completion evidence are accurately recorded and attached to relevant jobs.
• Produce and maintain accurate job cost reports.
• Support the development of cost reporting.
• Analyse operational data to identify trends, inefficiencies and opportunities for cost improvement.
• Provide regular cost performance reporting to operational and senior management teams.
• Coordinate daily scheduling of tanker and jetting resources.
• Allocate vehicles, equipment and personnel to maximise operational efficiency.
• Monitor work progress and respond to operational changes, emergencies and customer requirements.
• Assist in optimising routes and resource deployment to minimise non-productive time.
• Maintain accurate scheduling information within company systems.
• Liaise with operational teams to ensure works are completed in line with customer and contractual requirements.
• Ensure all operational documentation is accurately maintained.
• Verify completion records, waste transfer notes, disposal tickets and supporting site documentation.
• Support compliance with driver hours regulations and company operational procedures.
• Ensure operational systems contain accurate and auditable records.

Skills

Cost capture

Invoice preparation

Analytical skills

Numerical skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Organisational skills

Prioritisation

Waste management knowledge

HGV operations knowledge

Tools

Job management systems

Scheduling software

Fleet management systems

Job description

Adler and Allan is recruiting an Operations Planning & Cost Control Coordinator in the United Kingdom. This role focuses on capturing, validating and recovering all operational costs for tankering and jetting activities, ensuring accurate invoicing and revenue recovery.

You will link operations, commercial and finance teams while recording labour, vehicle utilisation, disposal, materials and subcontractor costs against customer jobs.