Planner

The following content displays a map of the jobs location - Thamesmead, London

Job Reference royalgreenwich/TP/1084/970

Number of Roles:

1

Type of Role:

Fixed-term

1 Year FTC Maternity Cover

35

Main Location:

Thamesmead, London

Closing Date:

01/09/2026

Job Category:

Region / Division:

Directorate:

Housing and Safer Communities

Job Introduction

Advert - Planner

Scale 6 Fixed Term Contract – 1 year Mat Cover

Repairs & Investment are looking to recruit a Planner to work within our System and Scheduling Team

You will be joining a team of planners, and your duties will include:

• To allocate appointments for unallocated works orders and re-appoint incomplete orders.
• To actively monitor and manage the diary of the trade operatives and staff to ensure work is picked up and progressed during the day.
• To record unavailability and absence and reallocate work as appropriate.
• To assess the availability of resources against the demand for appointments
• Delivery of all programmes within agreed timescales and ensure that all appointments are completed on a daily basis.
• Ensure the delivery of the Repairs Service is smooth and efficient.

As a planner you will need –

• You will need to have a customer orientated approach, ensure best value for money is achieved in the delivery of the works.
• Excellent observational skills and reacting to information as presented.
• A good knowledge of the construction industry, including materials, trades, building methods.
• Excellent organisational, communication and negotiating skills.
• Excellent IT skills and experience of planning ordering and scheduling systems.
• The ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with staff at all levels.

Ideally you should have a good knowledge of the building maintenance industry. You will have the skills and abilities required to deal with the conflicting demands and timescales, whilst maintaining good relationships with team members.

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

Early Advert Close: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).

Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.

#J-18808-Ljbffr