Utilities Planner

Go Traffic Management Limited; Worsley; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

Job summary

Network Plus is seeking a Utilities Planner in Worsley to act as the key contact before works for the operational team. You will own the planning and streetworks aspects, ensuring alignment with push plans and requested dates while complying with NRSWA, minimising financial impact for the company.

You will coordinate workstreams, schedule orders, identify issues early, and maintain accurate information in works management systems.

Qualifications

• Experience in utilities planning or coordination role.
• Experience in planning/coordinator activities in a project environment.
• Ability to prioritise workload under tight deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the workstreams, coordinating from receipt through to job completion.
• Schedule work orders in line with SLAs, optimise travel routes and productivity.
• Identify issues and apply early intervention to ensure timely information handling.
• Input and upload information into works management systems accurately and escalate when needed.
• Ensure client and operational requirements are met professionally.
• Provide daily and weekly reports; meet service levels and objectives.
• Contribute positive, innovative input and embrace change.
• Report safety issues in line with company procedures.

Skills

Planning

Coordination

Communication

Attention to detail

Job description

Utilities Planner

Department: Cadent

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Worsley

Compensation: £32,000 - £35,000 / year

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.

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