Planning Coordinator - Basingstoke, United Kingdom - Kier Group

Kier Group

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Basingstoke, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Title:
Planning Coordinator

Location:
Basingstoke

Salary:
Up to £28,000 doe

Business Area:
Utilities

Telecoms

Contract:
Permanent, Full Time, hybrid working available once fully trained

Join Kier, connect to your future.

We are Kier, one of the UK's leading construction and infrastructure services, working on projects such as BT and City Fibre.

Kier Utilities connects our telecoms clients' customers to the latest full-fibre gigabit internet services through the design and construction of new fibre networks.

With a nationwide 5G fibre build planned over the next 10-15 years, it's a great time to work in Telecoms.

Working for Kier you'll be at the forefront of this growing market, providing you with opportunity to expand your skills and achieve your career ambitions within a dynamic and passionate team.

Your role as a Planning Coordinator

Key Responsibilities of a Planning Coordinator

Scheduling works in accordance with delivery programmes
Planning appropriate amount of works within the requirements of those set out in the productivity reports (daily gang outputs, value vs hours)
Make time critical decisions to minimise delivery fallout due to onday/short notice limitations or issues which arise and reschedule works where required
Make regular checkin calls with onsite teams to ensure that the job information is up to date and any early warnings or permit variations are captured and recorded
Processing traffic management requests
Liaising with direct operational teams, Sub-Contractors and Supervisors to manage adhoc queries and requests
Ensure any escalated queries are passed to the appropriate Project Managers
Closing out job estimates
Working through mitigations
Providing support to the Commercial teams
Managing DFE's alongside Project Managers
Update internal and Client systems to ensure that the latest job information is visible to Client and internal staff
Attend regular conference calls and meetings with internal and external stakeholders to improve processes, minimise issues, and work collaboratively to increase delivery

To be a successful Planning Coordinator we need from you

Experience in an operational setting, ideally in the highways and/or utilities sectors would be preferable
Hands on experience in a highvolume transactional environment
Good knowledge of MS Office Packages
Excellent organisational and communication skills
Attention to detail and problem solving

What we can offer you

At Kier, we're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs.

You can expect a competitive salary and an outstanding package that includes private healthcare, a matched pension scheme up to 7.5%, 26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays (with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday), together with two employee Share Scheme options (Sharesave and Share Incentive Plan).

Some of our other benefits include:

New and enhanced family friendly policies with 8 weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, and important guidance on the menopause and the support we can offer
Kier's Green Car Scheme
24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family, as well as 4x Life Assurance as standard, with the option for Partner Life Assurance cover
A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands

Flexible/Agile Working

At Kier we believe that - wherever we can, whether office or site-based - we should embrace an agile/flexible approach to working.

We are proud to offer our employees the opportunity, where we can, to do this.

Please don't hesitate to ask during the recruitment process around agile working and flexibility - We'll do our best to support you.

Make the journey. Leave a legacy.

Being part of Kier means living our values of being
Collaborative, Trusted and
Focused. We all have the potential to shape our world, and it's through these values that we will leave a legacy.

Bring your talent and ambition to Kier and you will be given the scope and opportunity to invest in your own future, to build your expertise and contribute to a rich and diverse culture.

Closing Date: 25 June 2023_
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