Subcontractor Planner

Manchester Arndale; Aldermaston; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Award-Winning Employer

Digital Learning

Retail Perks

Professional Growth

Flexible Pay

Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland is seeking a facilities management professional to define forthcoming works programmes using the Client Asset Management System. You will coordinate planned, breakdown and new works, develop planning priorities, and liaise with clients and stakeholders to secure approvals and drive progress.

The role includes processing security applications, handling funding approvals and orders, and ensuring records are updated. It emphasizes health and safety and equality in the workplace.

Responsibilities

• Define forthcoming works programmes using the Client Asset Management System
• Incorporate planned, breakdown, new work and contracted tasks
• Develop proposed plan, evaluate materials and resources, set task priorities
• Record actions and approvals with facilities management and stakeholders
• Create and submit security applications to enable SCP to complete works
• Process SCP quotes to seek funding approvals and/or place orders
• Print work dockets and route to the Work Supervising Officer
• Monitor progress and inform WSOs, Managers and end users of changes
• Cover leave and carry out duties as required by the Manager or Deputy
• Maintain health, safety and welfare in line with company policy

Job description

About The Role:

• Through the use of the Client Asset Management System, define the forthcoming works programmes.
• This is to incorporate (but is not limited to) all planned, breakdown, new work and contracted tasks
• Development of the proposed plan, evaluating materials and resource requirements, the relative priority of tasks and ensuring that activities do not conflict
• Gain and record actions and approvals for the plan by liaison with the facilities management through planning meetings Undertake the processing and chasing up of work packages, through close liaison with Client, SCP & EUK stakeholders to meet the requirements of the Facility Plans, ensuring that records are closed-out
• Create and submit any necessary security applications to enable SCP to complete works
• Process SCP quotes to seek funding approvals and/or place orders as required
• Print off appropriate work dockets as and when required and pass these on to the appropriate WSO (Work Supervising Officer)
• Ensure that all outstanding work is monitored and reviewed and that WSOs, Managers and end users are informed of progress on a regular basis. Any changes are to be fed into the revised plan and communicated to the facilities so they understand and accept the revisions to the plan.
• Review completed work packages ensuring records completed and reports provided
• Cover leave and absences of other team members as and when the need arises and carry out any duties as required by the Manager or Deputy
• This is not a safety related post, however the incumbent will carry out the activities of the post in a way such as to maintain, as far as is reasonably practicable the health, safety and welfare of company personnel and others and to safeguard the condition of the environment as required by the company safety manual.

About The Company:

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnoverin excess of£2bn.We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values -Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

Why Work for OCS?

• Award-Winning Employer: Ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For 2025 — we value and motivate our people.
• Digital Learning: The OCS Academy offers digital courses and resources to help you build skills and grow your career.
• Retail PerksWith our Hapi app, you can gain access to exclusive discounts, rewards and wellbeing resources.
• Professional Growth: 600+ live learners across UK&I — Empowering colleagues with further development and qualifications!
• Flexible Pay: Access a portion of earned wages before payday with ourWagestreamApp! (Contract Specific)

We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.

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