Work Planning Officer

Wigan Council; Wigan; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in Wigan seeks an experienced professional to manage the Building Repairs & Maintenance teams effectively. The role involves scheduling and planning works, driving performance, and ensuring timely completion of projects. The ideal candidate should have relevant experience in the building or construction industry, strong teamwork skills, and a good understanding of technology for modernizing processes. A commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive team environment is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing building and maintenance scheduling.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships.
• Enthusiastic, willing to suggest new approaches.

Responsibilities

• Driving performance of the Building Repairs & Maintenance teams.
• Scheduling, planning, and allocating works for productivity.
• Providing accurate management information for work costs.

Skills

Experience in Building/Construction industry

Teamwork

Use of new technology

Competency in databases and Microsoft applications

Job description

You will play a key part in driving the performance of the Building Repairs & Maintenance in-house delivery and project works teams.

You will work closely with a supervisor and with other work planners as an effective team, ensuring colleagues are supported and absence covered.

You will be responsible for ensuring that works are scheduled, planned and allocated in a way that optimises the productivity of operatives and ensures timely completion. You will also be responsible for providing accurate management information and data for appropriate claiming of work costs.

Whilst we do operate within the flexitime scheme, cover for this service within the teams predominantly operates between the hours of 07:30 to 16:30.

You will have experience of working in a Building / Construction industry or related field of activity, especially in relation to local authority, schools and social housing property repairs and maintenance.

You will exhibit the Team WIgan Behaviours on a daily basis, maintaining effective working relationships, whilst demonstrating how you positively engage with managers/staff at all levels of the organisation, colleagues, other partners and customers. In addition, you will be enthusiastic for the role, be willing to suggest and try new approaches and be keen to contribute and make a difference.

You will also require a good understanding of the value and use of new technology to improve and modernise working processes. You will also have the competency in utilising a number of databases and Microsoft applications daily.

Wigan Council has been voted Overall Council of the Year at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.

The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.

This role will provide the opportunity for the successful candidate to be part of Team Wigan delivering key services that are high quality, flexible and responsive.

Salary: Grade 5, 26,824 - 29,540 per annum. 13.90 - 15.31 per hour

37 hours per week

We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.

We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you!