Scheduler

Wates Group; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in property maintenance as a scheduler on a fixed-term contract in Milton Keynes. You would oversee scheduling operations for multiple operatives, ensuring productivity, excellent customer service, and efficient response to urgent situations. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills and thrive in a busy environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning, scheduling, logistics, or similar industries preferred but not essential.
• Capability to work under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Scheduling works into diaries for up to 20 operatives daily.
• Providing high-quality service to clients face-to-face.
• Monitoring system for emergencies and managing them promptly.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Multitasking

Job description

This is a Full Time/Flexible Working, Fixed Term Contract vacancy that will close in 14 days at 23:59 BST.

The Vacancy

Are you organised and great with people? Love being busy and process driven? If so, then I have your next role right here:

We are looking for a scheduler to join us on a FIXED TERM 12 MONTH MATERNITY COVER contract within our scheduling team in the Milton Keynes area. You will be part of the Wates Living Space Responsive team, allocating work to several operatives daily, ensuring productivity and providing excellent customer service to our client and residents. This is an office-based role, so ideally you will be commutable to Milton Keynes.

Key Accountabilities include:

• Scheduling works into diaries for up to 20 operatives daily, ensuring diaries are full and work is allocated promptly when operatives become available.
• Monitoring the system for emergencies and managing them within a timely manner to meet targets.
• Responding to telephone variations by seeking approval from the duty surveyor to allow operatives to continue work on site until completion.
• Arranging inspections for supervisors.
• Providing high-quality service to our clients face-to-face.
• Working within a team to achieve goals and targets, with a minimum of 60 new order allocations daily.

We are seeking candidates with relevant experience in planning, scheduling, logistics, or similar industries such as construction or property services, though this is not essential.

To succeed, you should be an excellent communicator, capable of problem-solving, multitasking, and working under tight deadlines.

Due to the nature of this role, a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required at offer stage. We assess applicants with criminal convictions on an individual basis and do not discriminate based on criminal records. Additional pre-employment checks may also be required.

About Wates:

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building, and property maintenance companies with over 125 years of history. Our purpose is ‘reimagining places for people to thrive,’ guided by our three promises:

• Thriving places: Creating sustainable, inclusive, and opportunity-filled environments.
• Thriving planet: Protecting nature and combating climate change through collaboration and innovation.
• Thriving people: Fostering opportunities and inclusive relationships for all our stakeholders.

We are proud to be recognized as a Gold Investors in People employer and a Disability Confident employer, committed to fair recruitment practices.

Awards include:

• Best Project - Inside Housing Development Awards
• 2022 Construction News Awards Winner
• Gold Award - Investors in People 2022
• Gold Award - Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site Awards
• Top 50 Employers for Women 2022