Planner

The Clancy Group; Michigan; On-site; USD 47,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Clancy Xtras

Pension

Healthcare

Holiday allowance

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

The Clancy Group is seeking a Planner for our Livingston-based team to support the SMART Metering Programme for Scottish Water. The role focuses on planning work, ensuring clear instructions, and keeping the delivery teams fully equipped to complete tasks.

You will coordinate with colleagues and customers, monitor progress, and resolve issues to keep projects on track. Prior planning experience is helpful, and transferable skills are welcome as the company supports development.

Qualifications

• You are organised with good attention to detail and can handle a busy environment where priorities change.
• You are a confident communicator who deals with different people, solves problems and ensures tasks are completed.
• You are comfortable using IT systems, manage competing priorities and keep information accurate.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule work for operational teams using a range of systems, ensuring activities are organised effectively.
• Prepare clear, accurate work instructions for operational teams.
• Monitor work from start to finish, keep records up to date and communicate progress.
• Act as a point of contact for operational colleagues, help resolve issues and keep work moving.
• Raise, process and close traffic management requests, including footway and road closures, notices and permits.
• Liaise with colleagues and customers to confirm requirements, manage expectations and support planned works delivery.

Skills

Planning

Scheduling

Communication

Organisational skills

Tools

IT systems

Job description

Planner

Company: The Clancy Group Salary: Not specified Hours: Full-time Location: Livingston, EH54 5FD Job type: Permanent Posting date: 26 Oct 2026 Closing date: 25 Nov 2026

We Care

That’s why we need people like you. People who appreciate their role in helping others to be successful.

We have an opportunity for a Planner to join our team, supporting the delivery of the SMART Metering Programme for our client, Scottish Water.

Planning plays an important part in making sure work gets delivered successfully. You'll help organise jobs from the outset, making sure requirements are understood, work instructions are clear and our operational teams have what they need to get the job done. Working closely with colleagues and customers, you'll help keep work on track, resolve issues and make sure progress is communicated throughout.

Here are some of the activities you will be involved in…

• Planning and scheduling work for operational teams using a range of systems, ensuring activities are organised effectively.
• Preparing clear and accurate work instructions so operational teams understand what needs to be done.
• Monitoring work from start to completion, keeping records up to date and communicating progress to the relevant teams.
• Acting as a point of contact for operational colleagues, helping resolve issues and keep work moving.
• Raising, processing and closing traffic management requests, including footway and road closures, notices and permits.
• Liaising with colleagues and customers to confirm requirements, manage expectations and support the smooth delivery of planned works.

We would love to hear from you if…

You're organised, have good attention to detail and enjoy working in a busy environment where priorities can change. You're a confident communicator who enjoys dealing with different people, solving problems and making sure things get done.

You'll be comfortable using IT systems, managing competing priorities and keeping information accurate and up to date. Previous planning experience would be useful, but we're also interested in people with transferable skills who are keen to learn and develop in the role.

Our Company

Every day we work smarter, greener and use our imaginations.

Our purpose at Clancy is simple - we make life better for everyone’s growing families. We play a vital role in providing fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses and so much more.

We are one of the biggest family owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients and the environment.

Benefits

In addition to helping you reach your career goals, a competitive salary, pension, healthcare and holiday allowance starting at

24-26 days per annum, we also offer perks including Clancy Xtras, our employee benefits programme with discounts for numerous well-known retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Currys PC World and Vue Cinemas, cycle to work scheme as well as an Employee Assistance Programme.

Clancy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for you to attend an interview, please do let us know and we will be happy to accommodate.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Committed.