Utilities Planner

Network Plus; Bolton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equal Opportunity Employer

Armed Forces-friendly

Job summary

Network Plus is seeking a dedicated Utilities Planner to own the planning and streetworks before works commence. You will coordinate workstreams, schedule orders, and ensure compliance with NRSWA while minimising financial impact through efficient planning.

You will provide daily/weekly reports, prioritise under tight deadlines, and work closely with operational teams to deliver reliable, on-time utility projects, maintaining strong communication across stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in Utilities previously.
• Planning / coordinator role.
• Ability to prioritise workload under tight time pressures.
• Excellent communication skills.
• High attention to detail.
• Logical mind.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the workstreams, coordinating the work from receipt, through to job completion.
• Schedule work orders in accordance with SLA’s, whilst optimising travel routes and increasing productivity.
• Identify noticing issues and apply early intervention to ensure correct response from utilities and promoters of Street Works, minimising challenges to invoices and FPNs.
• Maintain timely input and uploading of information into works management systems, recording and escalating issues.

Skills

Utilities experience

Planning

Coordination

Prioritisation

Communication

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Job description

Description

As a Utilities Planner, you will be the key contact before works for the operational team. You will have full accountability for the planning & streetworks aspects of all works before they commence on site. You will ensure that all operational teams are able to undertake their work in line with the received push plans and requested dates as well as compliant with NRSWA and ensure that timescales are adhered to minimising any financial impact to the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the workstreams, coordinating the work from receipt, through to job completion
• Schedule work orders in accordance with SLA’s, whilst optimising travel routes and increasing productivity
• Identify noticing issues and apply early intervention, to ensure that all information derived from inspections and other sources is correctly handled to ensure correct response from utilities and other promoters of Street Works activity and to minimise challenges to Section 74 invoices and FPNs
• Maintain timely and accurate input and uploading of information into the works management systems, ensuring that all issues are recorded and escalated
• Ensure that all the client and operational requirements are met in a professional and efficient manner
• Provide daily and weekly reports as required and to ensure that all service levels and objectives are achieved
• Provide a positive and innovative input into the team, through provision of solutions to problems and embracing change
• Ensure that safety issues are reported in line with Company procedures

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Ideally you will have experience working in Utilities previously
• Experience in a planning / coordinator role
• Ability to prioritise workload, multi-task and work under tight time pressures
• Excellent communication skills
• High attention to detail
• Logical mind

Job Benefits

We offer a competitive salary based on experience along with a full benefits package.

Network Plus is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

We are Armed Forces-friendly. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, armed forces veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

We understand that privacy and the security of your personal information is extremely important. By applying for this role, you agree to the terms of our privacy policy which you can find here - https://networkplus.co.uk/privacy-and-cookie-policy.

About Network Plus

Network Plus is an award-winning business delivering essential utility and infrastructure services for the UK’s major providers of gas, power, telecoms, transport, water, and wastewater.

We value the variety of experience, perspective, and other points of difference our workforce, clients, and supply chain offer.

We are actively working with colleagues across the Network Plus Group to develop an inclusive environment – we want all our employees to feel valued and included to enable everyone to thrive at work and understand the value of their contribution matters no matter their background, identity, or circumstances.