Operational Planner - Bristol, United Kingdom - National Grid

National Grid

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Bristol, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Operational Planner - Overhead Lines - West England:

Location: Wolverhampton, GB, WV10 7JB Bristol, GB, BS32 4TD GB SWANSEA, GB, SA5 7LU Bangor, GB, LL57 4ED
Division: OHL Planning and Performance
Job Type:
Requisition Number: Department: Electricity Transmission
Operations
Job Function: Work Scheduling and Dispatch
About the Role:

As an Operational Planner - Overhead Lines, you will be required to live within a 45-minute commute of Swansea, Bristol, Bushbury or Pentir as you will cover our West region supporting 4 overhead line teams spanning these areas.

You'll need to be flexible for quarterly national travel to attend wider team meetings and you will have the flexibility to work from home and/or at a local office whilst not site based dependent on the needs of the business.

The Operational Planner - Overhead Lines will pro-actively support operational activities regarding project management, project scheduling, project estimating and project controls.

You'll be accountable for optimisation, prioritisation, resourcing and scheduling of the operational plan in the current year ensuring zonal targets are fully met and current year planning conflicts are resolved within appropriate timescales.

You'll also monitor progress against outcome targets within zone proactively resolving escalations.

Key Responsibilities:

Manage a rolling plan for all operational, unlicensed and capital works within a specified Zone
Prioritise all works to be delivered by ET Asset Operations
Confirm and share with wider business the agreed operational plan
Ensure timely safety risk assessments are initiated where maintenance has been deferred
Assess/manage any constraints determining any mitigating actions to meet area targets/ deliverability
Collaborate with delivery units to coordinate and manage conflict in the plan
Determine work and outage adjustments to meet outcome targets
Identify opportunities to flex work within the zone escalating any issues to the cross functional teams
Identify the need for work to be replanned and manage change requests to the plan efficiently
Determine limiting factors ensuring replanning activities are carried out in a timely manner
Ensure planning decisions are documented and communicated to all relevant stakeholders
Engage delivery units and Project/Development Engineers on scheme development/management
Work with process owners to drive improvements in the core planning process
Review and sign off demand at risk in a timely manner
Ensure assets are compliant with statutory requirements, company policy obligations
Ensure a robust audit trail is maintained, WSEs, Routines and maintenance
Other duties as assigned to ensure operational compliance, safety and delivery within Overhead Lines

About You:

Are you a flexible and adaptable professional who thrives in changing and challenging environments and has excellent communication skills? If so, our Operational Planner - Overhead Lines vacancy may be for you:

Essential:

A full driving licence that permits you to drive in the UK
A relevant level 3 qualification or an equivalent recognised apprenticeship
Significant experience gained from a Planner role within an operational environment where you have scheduled for multiple remote teams OR notable experience gained from an engineering role within National Grid where you have supported overhead lines
Experience of supporting the development of resource plans
Experience of working with planning systems and processes
Experience of managing and prioritising conflicts in real time
Experience of managing and explaining complex issues to resolution

Desirable:

An Engineering or Planning level 3 qualification or an equivalent recognised apprenticeship
Experience of formulating robust work plans

What You'll Get:

Competitive salary between £39,500 £44,000 per annum dependent on capability
Paid Overtime
Company car with fuel from home to work
Performance based bonus
37 Hours per week Monday to Friday
Enhanced 26 days annual leave plus 8 statutory days and option to buy/sell days
Generous contributory pension scheme we will doublematch your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%
Professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave financial support
Flexible benefits including a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few
Family care benefits including a backup care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through
Health, fitness and wellbeing support apps

At National Grid we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people.

We aim to empower everyone to take control and influence their career and will provide the right support along the way so you can s