Assistant Planning Manager

Assistant Planning Manager

Full-Time 40000 - 50000 £ / year (est.) No working from home possible
Network Plus

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Support the Planning Manager in coordinating and overseeing streetworks performance.
  • Company: Join Network Plus, an award-winning utility services provider in the UK.
  • Benefits: Competitive salary, full benefits package, and a commitment to diversity.
  • Other info: Inclusive environment with opportunities for growth and development.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact in the utilities sector while developing your skills.
  • Qualifications: Experience in planning or coordination, excellent communication skills, and ability to multitask.

The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.

Description

As an Assistant Planning Manager, you will assist the Planning Manager in providing support to ensure that the clients work is effectively programmed meeting SLAs and customers’ expectations - through communication with internal and external sources, as well as key focus on the management of streetworks performance across the contract.

Key Responsibilities

We are looking for someone to

  • Assist in taking ownership of the workstreams, coordinating the work from receipt, through to job completion.
  • Overseeing the scheduling of work in accordance with SLA and permits.
  • Reporting weekly of streetworks performance to SLT, operations, LDPs and wider team – mitigating and monitoring performance and driving continual improvements within the CMO.

Including driving successful recording and root cause identification for all financial penalties (S74 & FPNs).

  • You will manage the end-to-end defect and interim process including controlled feedback to the Client, LDP and Local Authorities as required.
  • Understanding the SAP system ensuring your team use it correctly.
  • Liaise with SDS/SDM/OM and LDPs to ensure programmes are delivered.
  • To ensure that all the client and operational requirements are met in a professional and efficient manner.
  • You will ensure comments are fed into the Street Manager; coaching and upskilling all teams to improve communications and relationships with the Local Authority.
  • Continue to develop and maintain HA relationships, driving regular meetings with all areas (dependant on work volumes within a specific HA)
  • To provide daily and weekly reports as required and to ensure that all service levels and objectives are achieved.
  • To provide a positive and innovative input into the team, through provision of solutions to problems and embracing change, including depot visits where required.

Experience and Qualifications

  • Experience of working within the Utilities sector
  • Experience in a planning / coordinator role
  • Streetworks and SAP experience would be advantageous.
  • Excellent communicator both written and verbal
  • Ability to prioritise workload, multi-task and work under tight time pressures

Salary and Benefits

We offer a competitive salary based on experience along with a full benefits package.

Network Plus is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

We are Armed Forces-friendly. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, armed forces veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

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About Network Plus

Network Plus is an award-winning business delivering essential utility and infrastructure services for the UK’s major providers of gas, power, telecoms, transport, water, and wastewater.

We value the variety of experience, perspective, and other points of difference our workforce, clients, and supply chain offer.

We are actively working with colleagues across the Network Plus Group to develop an inclusive environment – we want all our employees to feel valued and included to enable everyone to thrive at work and understand the value of their contribution matters no matter their background, identity, or circumstances.

Assistant Planning Manager employer: Network Plus

Network Plus is an excellent employer that values its employees by fostering a collaborative and innovative work culture in Telford, West Midlands. With a strong focus on professional development, we offer numerous growth opportunities and support for career advancement, ensuring that our team members can thrive while working on exciting projects that make a real difference. Join us to be part of a company that prioritises safety, teamwork, and client satisfaction, making every day at work rewarding and fulfilling.

Network Plus

Contact Details:

Network Plus Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Assistant Planning Manager

Planning and Coordination
Streetworks Management
SAP System Proficiency
Performance Reporting
Communication Skills
Problem-Solving Skills
Relationship Management