Senior Planner

Stevenage Borough Council; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Flexible working

Job share opportunities

Job summary

Stevenage Borough Council is seeking a Senior Planner to lead the repairs service within the Stevenage area. You will organise scheduling, balance workloads and ensure responsive, customer-focused delivery from appointment through to completion.

The role requires collaboration with planners, trade operatives and managers to keep repairs advancing efficiently. Ideal candidates will have strong knowledge of DRS / NEC, a repairs and maintenance or social housing background, and a proven ability to

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of DRS / NEC and repairs and maintenance / social housing background
• Strong line management focus
• Strong data control (creating reports and identifying out of target jobs / trends)

Responsibilities

• Organise and coordinate day-to-day repairs scheduling from appointment to completion
• Balance workloads and respond to changing priorities in a timely manner
• Work closely with planners, trade operatives and managers to progress repairs

Skills

DRS/NEC knowledge

Repairs & maintenance background

Social housing background

Job description

Job Title Senior Planner

Post Number 013990

Weekly Working Hours 37

Salary Range £31,015 to £33,673 pa - pro rata for hours worked

Contract Type Permanent

Location Stevenage

About the role

As Senior Planner within Stevenage Borough Council’s Repairs Service, you will play a key role in organising repairs and ensuring residents receive a timely, reliable and customer-focused service. You will coordinate day-to-day scheduling, balance workloads and respond to changing priorities, working closely with planners, trade operatives and managers to keep repairs progressing from appointment through to completion.

About you

• Strong knowledge of DRS / NEC and repairs and maintenance / social housing background
• Strong line management focus
• Strong data control (creating reports and identifying out of target jobs / trends)

Our benefits

• Pension Scheme: We offer a career average pension scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• Flexible working: Available upon request, subject to operational requirements.
• Part time and Job share opportunities: All our full-time vacancies are open to job share unless otherwise stated.
• Leave: A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave, maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave.
• Holidays: 25 days holiday rising to 31 days (depending on Local Government service)
• Training: An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues
• Travel: Season ticket loans and discounts for public transport
• Cycling: Cycle to Work scheme
• Stevenage Credit Union: Secure savings, free life insurance and access to cheap loans.
• Employee Discounts: Via monthly paid membership of the Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC)
• Wellbeing: Discounted Health and Fitness membership
• Trade Unions: For a small fee, all employees have the opportunity to join a Trade Union

Closing date for receipt of applications: 28 November 2026

Interviews will be held week commencing: 07 December 2026

Please note that if we receive a large volume of applications for this role, we reserve the right to close this vacancy ahead of the published closing date

Stevenage Borough Council (SBC) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, volunteers and recruitment candidates to share this commitment. SBC shall take all reasonable steps to employ staff who are safe to work with children, young people and vulnerable adults. For posts identified with regular contact with these groups applicants will be required to undertake a Value Based Interview. The council supports the legislative requirements for employing and maintaining safer staff and the guidance specified by Hertfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board | Hertfordshire County Council

Stevenage Borough Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). If you are employed by Stevenage Borough Council on 1 April 2028, it is expected that the majority of roles will transfer to the newly-created unitary councils on existing terms and conditions under TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings - Protection of Employment) principles.

LGR is one of the biggest changes we will face in a generation. It will reshape how we work and how services are organised and gives us a real opportunity to build something better.

To find out more, visit Local Government Reorganisation | Shaping Hertfordshire's Future

Stevenage Borough Council is committed to Equal Opportunities for All.