Planner

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Derry
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-level
CATEGORY
Administrative
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SKILLS

Microsoft Office Scheduling Logistics Customer Service Communication Planning and Organisation Problem-solving KPI Monitoring

FULL DESCRIPTION

Planner

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is hiring a Planner for their Derry, County Londonderry location. Full-time, on-site role with responsibilities in scheduling, customer service, and KPI management.

Key Responsibilities

  • Be the initial point of contact for tenants for urgent, routine and adaption works
  • Scheduling customer appointments and creating events
  • Notifying customers on planned arrival of workers
  • Assigning jobs to relevant trade/department within the required job category via computer communication whilst considering cost, customer service and resource availability
  • Raising survey events on new COTs, Adaptions and Response jobs
  • Monitoring progress of all jobs to ensure all scheduled works are completed and PDAs completed correctly
  • Liaise with administration team, supervisor and management to answer queries and review works in progress.
  • Liaise daily with client district maintenance officers/administrators
  • Monitoring of required completion dates, ensuring they are meet, or extension requested were required
  • Dealing with queries and complaint resolution
  • Maintaining standards and processes to reach KPI targets.
  • Support other planning areas when required as part of a cross-functional team environment
  • Review KPI prior to monthly meeting and prepare any documents needed for any possible challenges.
  • Prioritise customer orders by due date to support the company in meeting target deadline KPI
  • Escalate issues promptly to management and help resolve problems in a timely fashion

Requirements

Essential: IT literate, proficient in Microsoft Office; Previous experience of scheduling/logistics; Experience in customer service and customer excellence.

Preferred: Experience operating within a face paced construction industry with a focus toward housing maintenance; A Degree / HND in a related discipline.

Competencies: Excellent communication skills; Strong planning and organisation skills; Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a cross functional team; Ability to work accurately under pressure and meet deadlines & targets; Good understanding of operating costs and productivity levels; Knowledge of construction and the skills off the team members; Good customer service/customer care skills; The ability to deal with the unexpected and good problem-solving skills.

Additional Details

  • Location: Derry, County Londonderry
  • Department: React & Maintain
  • Employment Type: Full-Time
  • Minimum Experience: Mid-level
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