Utilities Planning Lead — Street Works & Scheduling

Network Plus group; Lutterworth; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Network Plus Group is seeking a Utilities Planner to be the key contact for the operations team in Lutterworth. You will own planning, scheduling, and KPI adherence to ensure compliant, on-time delivery before works commence on site, with some Streetworks involvement.

The role focuses on coordinating workstreams, risk management, and maintaining accurate documentation and reporting, while ensuring adherence to NRSWA requirements and client dates.

Qualifications

• Ideally you will have experience working in Utilities previously.
• Experience in a planning / coordinator role.
• Experience in Streetworks would be an advantage.
• Ability to prioritise workload, multi-task and work 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 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.
• 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.
• Communicate project plans, status updates, and potential issues to all stakeholders, including team members, management, and clients.
• Participate in weekly operational PvA meetings, daily operational PvA meetings, complete planning actions accordingly.

Skills

Planning

Scheduling

Streetworks

Risk management

Communication

Job description

Network Plus Group is seeking a Utilities Planner to be the key contact for the operations team in Lutterworth. You will own planning, scheduling, and KPI adherence to ensure compliant, on-time delivery before works commence on site, with some Streetworks involvement.

The role focuses on coordinating workstreams, risk management, and maintaining accurate documentation and reporting, while ensuring adherence to NRSWA requirements and client dates.