Planner - Beeston, NG9 1LA

Salary: £29,380
12 Month Fixed Term Contract

As a Works Planner you will be responsible for effectively deploying Metworks employees to make repairs to properties. You will also be responsible for operating Metworks systems to ensure that planning, finance and administration tasks are maintained and enable the company to meet all of its contractual and performance requirements. You must be able to work as part of a department rota basis between the hours of 8am-4pm, 9am-5pm and 10am-6pm. Our office has free onsite parking and is easily accessible from Beeston train station.

What you'll need to succeed as Works Planner:

• Ability to understand Construction related terminology would be advantageous
• Previous experience of working within either a local authority, social housing, construction, or property environment would be beneficial
• Previous experience of working with NEC would be desirable but full training will be given
• Three GCSEs at Grade C or above and including Mathematics and English
• Demonstrable proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word
• Proven background in a customer service focused environment
• Ability to manage in a fast paced environment with a high workload

MTVH conducts an annual review of salaries for colleagues. The salary displayed does not reflect any agreements reached during our 2025 review. Please note: we do not currently offer visa sponsorship.

What’s in it for you?

• 28 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time) per year
• 2 volunteering days per year for things like helping out in local communities
• An additional ‘Beliefs day’ once a year to have an extra day off
• Supported family friendly approach with extended parental leave
• Enhanced pension with matched contributions of up to 9%
• Option to buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave per year
• Life assurance cover 3 x your salary
• Cycle2work scheme
• Hybrid Working - Dependent on job role and department
• Health cash plan scheme for your everyday healthcare needs which you can add your family members to
• Tenancy deposit – interest free loan to help with rental deposits and season ticket loan
• Access to extensive learning and training opportunities with Wisebox platform
• Colleague virtual social platform with our workplace pages where you can keep up to date with the organisational activity and link in with colleagues
• Career progression across the organisation with our mentoring/coaching programmes, apprenticeships and career planning support
• Employee Assistance Programme - We are committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues and support this as an organisation

About us:

We are committed to developing and implementing or maintaining sustainability initiatives to reduce environmental impact and promote sustainable practices within MTVH. Learn more about our benefits and organisation by viewing our attached document.

Our promise:

Here at Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH) we want to capture the value that difference brings and are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We work collaboratively ‘Serving people better every day’ to educate, support and develop all of our diverse employees and the communities that we serve. We are also part of the disability confident employer scheme. We want every employee and every customer to feel comfortable enough to be their true self and are working tirelessly in the background to create an environment that encourages our employees to challenge non-inclusive behaviours and to be mindful of their own and others’ wellbeing. We provide a platform of Network groups for employees to share views, tell us what we’re doing well and recommend improvements. We want to create a real sense of community and a workforce who feel that their opinions are valued. Our Networks groups are: Gender, Ethnicity, LGBTQ+, Disability.

Our core values of Dare, Care and Collaborate demonstrate that we are a people focused business, solving social issues by working together! We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found so we do encourage you to complete the application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.