Maintenance Planner in Sunderland

Salary: £33,020 per annum, plus up to 5% bonus.

Employment: Permanent, 40 hours per week.

Working Pattern: Hybrid working from Doxford Park, Sunderland.

Focus: Planning the work that keeps the network running.

Role Overview

We are recruiting a Maintenance Planner to support the effective delivery of Network Maintenance activity at Northern Gas Networks (NGN). The role focuses on building and managing planning schedules that support productivity across the Network Maintenance teams. You will play a key part in enabling the delivery of core workloads, including the Annual Maintenance Plan (AMP), Pressure Management fault activity, System Control faults and wider Capital Project work. Working closely with fellow Planners, operational teams and key stakeholders, you will coordinate priorities, manage your workload effectively and balance short‑term demands with longer‑term planning requirements to meet both individual and team targets. The role operates Monday to Friday, with core working hours between 07:00 and 19:00. Full training will be provided.

In this role you will:

• Develop and manage planning schedules across E&I, Mechanical and Pipeline activities (including Site Pride), with a clear understanding of workload scope and delivery requirements.
• Work with the Site Manager to identify and schedule appropriate manpower, materials, equipment and other resources.
• Ensure maintenance activities are planned safely, efficiently and cost‑effectively.
• Support schedule execution by monitoring real‑time progress, managing work orders and responding to issues to maintain productivity.
• Manage System Control/Dispatch faults in line with company SLAs, using MI reporting to identify priorities and areas of concern.
• Produce and present MI reports, contributing to regular meetings with Maintenance, System Control and Pressure Management teams.
• Raise work orders accurately, maintaining strong data integrity and understanding its impact on RRP.
• Apply and maintain Maintenance Strategies, including creation, amendment and deactivation where required.
• Support to the Maintenance Site Manager.
• Support procurement activities, including raising POs, goods receipting and securing E&R resources for planned work.
• Arrange site access with third parties and plan non‑work time activities such as training, testing and health assessments.
• Monitor and approve time‑off requests, including annual leave, lieu time and standby rota.

We are looking for:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across different disciplines and levels within NGN.
• Experience using SAP S/4HANA.
• A clear understanding of individual responsibilities, team objectives and priorities, with awareness of cost and performance impact.
• Previous experience using the MRS Scheduling Tool.
• An understanding of capital project planning, enabling effective coordination alongside operational maintenance activity.

Benefits

• Salary from £33,020 per annum.
• Annual bonus of up to 5%.
• 25 days of annual leave, plus recognised bank holidays and 2 additional half‑days over the Christmas period.
• Occupational sick pay available after the first 2 calendar days of statutory sick pay.
• Generous stakeholder pension scheme, doubling your contribution, up to 10%.
• Flexible benefits and salary sacrifice options, including discounts on UK attractions, gym memberships, restaurants, experience days, plus access to a Virtual GP service.
• Family‑friendly policies, including up to 6 weeks of paternity leave and 6 months of full pay for maternity leave (for eligible employees), plus shared parental leave and more.