Senior Planning & Scheduling Manager
Location: Midlands
Package: Competitive
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Planning & Scheduling Manager to lead a planning and scheduling function within a utilities environment.
This is a key leadership role, responsible for overseeing the planning and scheduling of field-based engineering teams delivering essential infrastructure works. You will lead a team of planning and scheduling professionals, ensuring resources are effectively deployed, programmes are delivered efficiently, and operational performance continues to improve.
Working closely with operational teams, contractors and external stakeholders, you will play a pivotal role in driving proactive planning, optimising engineer utilisation and ensuring works are coordinated effectively across the region.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and develop a team of planners and schedulers, driving performance, accountability and continuous improvement.
Oversee the end-to-end planning and scheduling of field engineers across planned works, maintenance and infrastructure replacement programmes.
Ensure proactive resource planning, effective workload management and optimal utilisation of engineering teams and vehicles.
Coordinate roadworks planning, street works permits and programme requirements to support efficient operational delivery.
Monitor key performance indicators, including productivity, scheduling efficiency, backlog, lead times and service delivery.
Work closely with operational managers, delivery partners and contractors to resolve scheduling challenges and maintain delivery targets.
Build strong working relationships with local councils and other external stakeholders to coordinate works and minimise disruption.
Identify opportunities to improve planning processes, operational efficiency and resource allocation.
About You
Proven experience in a Planning Manager, Scheduling Manager or similar operational leadership role .
Experience leading and developing large planning, scheduling or workforce management teams.
Background within utilities, infrastructure or construction-related environments.
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