Operational Technology (OT) Delivery Planner in Leeds

Do you have what it takes to transform society? We truly care about the Commercials on our projects and want to continue with the great progress we are making with efficiencies in our business. To help us achieve these targets we are looking for an experienced OT Delivery Planner in Leeds.

What will you be doing as our new Planner? As our new Planner, you’ll take ownership of multiple projects plans, drive field engineers to deliver to the plan and challenge any delay and/or deviation. You will be a key member of a wholly collaborative team and will use your experience, enthusiasm and skills to help the team drive efficiency and outperformance.

Key responsibilities:

• Collaboratively develop and maintain robust detailed Work schedules for the Delivery Team in accordance with project requirements ensuring 6 weeks’ worth of jobs are consistently planned for each field engineer.
• Pro-actively identify opportunities and risks in the project delivery plan.
• Monitor the critical path and key milestones, ensuring that projects are planned and delivered as efficiently as possible, advising the delivery team on any potential changes and leading challenge and mitigation actions.
• Produce a weekly project update and budget report for all projects, highlighting any projects that are at risk.
• Create and submit project invoices to the client as per the timeframe in the work order.
• Assist with developing and managing project documentation, ensuring governance and processes are followed, project financial management adhered to and assisting with Health & Safety planning and activity.
• Design and implement effective and value-added communication plans ensuring relevant teams and individuals are clear and buy into the strategy and approach.
• Ensure planning standards are maintained across all our client (Yorkshire Water) projects and published processes are adhered to.
• Appreciate and uphold the Health & Safety standards in all planning processes with the mantra of ‘Nothing is so important that we cannot take the time to do it safely’ at the heart of all activities.

A little bit about your skills, experience and behaviours…. To be considered for this role, you’ll have demonstrable experience of working on relevant projects within operational technology, ideally within the UK Water Industry (or similar utility sector). To succeed in this role, you’ll have experience of leading collaborative planning processes, you’ll have the ability to interrogate / take information from drawings to implement an efficient planning service to the business. Your ability to communicate complex information to a wide range of audiences whilst working in pressurised situations to tight deadlines will be crucial. Able to adapt as required to meet project objectives, you’ll be innovative and supportive to other members of the teams to enhance the reputation of the Planning team amongst the business.

Employee Benefits:

• Flexible and hybrid working (Flexworks Policy)
• Competitive pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme
• Payment of two relevant professional subscriptions
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days per year)
• Cycle2Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (wellbeing, mental health, financial and work advice)
• Employee discounts via Sweco Benefit Select (Faircare)
• Salary Sacrifice Electric Vehicle Scheme
• We plant a tree for all new starters!

About Us: Transforming society together, we're planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future. Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable. We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients’ most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future.

Sweco is committed to enabling all its colleagues to achieve a great balance between work and their other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, leisure activities, further learning or other interests. We offer flexible start and finish times, part-time and hybrid working options so that you can flex your hours around your day-to-day needs.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion: It’s important to us that all our colleagues thrive at work - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects the contribution individuals can bring to Sweco. We aim to promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone.

Here at Sweco we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity.