Utilities Works Planner
Location: Kidlington, Oxfordshire
Salary: £34,000–£40,000 basic + overtime
Potential earnings: £41,000–£48,000+ per year, including overtime
Hours: Monday–Friday, 7:00 am–4:00 pm
Working pattern: Office-based during training, then 1–2 days working from home
Want a planning role where no two days are the same?
We're recruiting a Utilities Works Planner to join an established, family-run civil engineering and utilities business in Kidlington.
This is an opportunity for an experienced utilities planner, scheduler or street works coordinator who enjoys keeping operations moving, solving problems and working closely with teams out in the field.
You'll be joining a supportive planning team of six, coordinating daily works across utilities, civils and reinstatement throughout the Thames Valley.
The role is busy and hands-on, with a strong focus on communication, organisation and making sure the right teams have the right jobs, information and materials to get the work done.
In return, you'll receive a competitive basic salary of £34,000–£40,000, paid overtime at time and a half, comprehensive benefits and the opportunity to work from home 1–2 days a week once fully trained.
What's on offer?
• £34,000–£40,000 basic salary, depending on experience
• Potential to earn an additional £7,000–£8,000+ annually through overtime
• Overtime paid at time and a half
• Monday–Friday working hours, 7:00 am–4:00 pm
• 1–2 days working from home once established in the role
• 25 days annual leave plus eight bank holidays
• Five enhanced sick pay/mental health days at full pay
• 5% employee pension contribution and 3% employer contribution
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• Full training and one-to-one support
• Opportunities to develop and progress within the wider business
Weekend overtime is available and the role involves covering approximately 1–2 weekends per month. This provides an opportunity to increase your annual earnings significantly.
The role
Reporting to the Planning Manager, you'll coordinate the daily workload for approximately 5–8 field teams, planning and scheduling works across the Thames Valley.
You'll typically schedule 50–70 jobs per day and manage multiple live jobs at different stages of completion. Plans can change quickly, so you'll need to think on your feet, communicate clearly and find practical solutions when priorities shift.
You'll work closely with field teams, supervisors and operations colleagues to ensure works are properly resourced, completed as planned and accurately recorded.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Planning and scheduling daily utilities, civils and reinstatement works
• Coordinating 5–8 field teams and allocating jobs according to priorities and resources
• Managing a high volume of work while keeping track of live jobs and deadlines
• Responding to reactive works, urgent requests and changes to the daily schedule
• Communicating with field teams by telephone and WhatsApp
• Monitoring progress and resolving operational or scheduling issues
• Arranging materials and ensuring teams have what they need to complete their work
• Monitoring photographic evidence and following up on missing or incorrect information
• Updating job statuses, records and work information using Salesforce
• Using SWIMS to plan works and upload, review and t