Utilities Planner

Network Plus; Stretford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

Armed Forces-friendly

Inclusive environment

Job summary

Network Plus in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Utilities Planner to lead planning and streetworks coordination before works commence on site. You will manage push plans, dates, and ensure compliance with NRSWA while minimising financial impact for the company.

In this role you will own workstreams from receipt to completion, schedule against SLAs, produce reports, and support the operational teams with proactive solutions and clear communication.

Qualifications

• Experience in utilities and planning/coordinator roles.
• Ability to prioritise workload, multi-task and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication and attention to detail.
• Logical thinking and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Own workstreams, coordinating the work from receipt through to job completion.
• Schedule work orders in accordance with SLA, optimising routes and productivity.
• Identify noticing issues and apply early intervention to ensure correct responses and minimise invoicing issues.
• Maintain timely input into works management systems and escalate issues as needed.
• Ensure client/operational requirements are met professionally and efficiently.
• Provide daily/weekly reports to ensure service levels and objectives are achieved.
• Provide positive input and embrace change with solutions to problems.
• Ensure safety issues are reported following company procedures.

Skills

Utilities experience

Planning coordination

Prioritisation

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Logical 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

We are looking for someone to:

• 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

Experience and Qualifications

• 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

Salary and 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.

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.