Senior Planner / Scheduler, Oxford

Berry Recruitment; Oxford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a reliable and experienced Senior Planner / Scheduler in Oxford. The role involves leading a planning team, prioritizing work based on urgency, coordinating field crews, and monitoring progress while ensuring compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate should have strong interpersonal skills, a proven background in planning, and confidence with planning software like Salesforce. This position offers a salary between £26,000 and £32,000 per annum.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in planning or scheduling.
• Strong understanding of emergency response planning.
• Confidence using planning and scheduling software.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the day-to-day activities of the planning team.
• Prioritise work based on customer impact and urgency.
• Coordinate field crews and materials for smooth delivery.
• Monitor progress and adjust schedules in real time.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and safety standards.
• Provide leadership and guidance to the planning team.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Experience in planning or scheduling

Emergency response planning

Organisational and problem-solving skills

Planning and scheduling software (Salesforce, Street Manager)

Job description

Description :

Berry Recruitment are NOW hiring for a reliable and experienced Senior Planner / Scheduler to work for a company in Oxford.

Role

Senior Planner / Scheduler

Salary

£26,000 - £32,000 Per Annum

Location

Oxford – Parking Available.

Hours

Monday – Friday, 8 : 30 am – 5 : 00 pm

Key Responsibilities of the Senior Water Network Planner / Scheduler :

• Lead and oversee the day-to-day activities of the planning team, ensuring tasks are managed effectively and efficiently.
• Prioritise work based on customer impact, risk, asset condition, and operational urgency.
• Coordinate field crews, materials, permits, and traffic management requirements to enable smooth delivery.
• Work closely with Supervisors, Field Teams, and the wider Planning department to ensure jobs are understood, well planned, and completed on time.
• Monitor progress, adjust schedules, and resolve conflicts in real time.
• Analyse performance trends to identify opportunities to improve productivity and reduce backlogs.
• Ensure all planning activity complies with regulatory, environmental, and health & safety standards.
• Provide leadership, support, and guidance to planners and schedulers within the team.

About you :

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to engage confidently and professionally with colleagues, stakeholders, and customers.
• Proven experience in planning or scheduling.
• Strong understanding of emergency response planning.
• Exceptional organisational and problem-solving abilities, with a talent for managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Confidence using planning and scheduling software such as Salesforce, Street Manager,
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and make decisions in fast-moving situations.
• Leadership experience or the ability to mentor others—highly desirable.

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification we have listed. If your experience looks a little different but you think you can role; value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

For more information and to apply, contact the Oxford branch of Berry Recruitment – 01865 777733 or click 'Apply Now' to submit your application.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.