Senior Planner

Location: North London

Salary: Up to  £35,000-£36,000

Job Type: Temp to perm

Fortus Recruitment provides specialist recruitment services, supplying quality candidates on a temporary or permanent basis to leading organisations throughout the construction, property services, and social housing sectors.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Senior Planner who is looking to take the next step in their career, with responsibility for managing a team of four Planners and overseeing the day-to-day planning function, working with a well-established organisation in North London.

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing and supporting a team of 4 Planners

   

• Overseeing the day-to-day planning and scheduling function

   

• Allocating and prioritising workloads across the team

   

• Ensuring repairs and maintenance jobs are scheduled efficiently

   

• Monitoring workloads and outstanding jobs

   

• Managing operative diaries and appointments

   

• Liaising with operatives, subcontractors, customers and internal teams

   

• Ensuring jobs are completed within agreed timescales

   

• Dealing with escalated queries and resolving issues

   

• Supporting the team with complex planning requirements

   

• Maintaining accurate records and updating systems

   

• Identifying improvements to planning processes

   

• Providing guidance and support to the planning team

   

Skills & Experience:

• Previous experience in a Planner, Repairs Planner or similar role

   

• Strong organisational and time management skills

   

• Excellent communication and customer service skills

   

• Confident managing workloads and prioritising competing demands

   

• Good knowledge of planning systems and Microsoft Office

   

• Ability to work under pressure in a busy environment

   

• Proactive approach with strong attention to detail

   

• Confident working as part of a team and supporting colleagues

   

• A willingness to take on management responsibility and develop within the role

   

If you are an experienced Planner looking for the next step in your career, please get in touch.

Fortus Recruitment Group Limited acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies and an Employment Business for the supply of temporary workers. Equal opportunities employer.

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