Annual salary: up to £29,500.00
Planner
Location: Hastings
Full time / FTC until 30/04/2027
Salary: £29,500 per annum
Hours: 42.5 hours Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm
MPS has been caring for residents’ homes for over 25 years. As part of the Mears Group, we offer partnership solutions and expertise in estate management and property maintenance.
Delivering a range of property services, including reactive repairs, planned and cyclical maintenance services to over 100 local authorities and housing providers nationwide including, Orbit: one of the largest housing providers in the midlands, east Anglia and the southeast.
Duties:
1. Schedule operatives and subcontractors to ensure resources are used effectively and repairs are delivered on time.
2. Monitor and update repair jobs daily, including appointments, follow-on works, and overdue tasks.
3. Support the use of IT systems, ensuring operatives update their PDAs and schedule of rates are entered correctly.
4. Communicate clearly and professionally with residents, operatives, and stakeholders to keep everyone informed.
5. Work closely with administrators, supervisors, and contractors to ensure a seamless service.
6. Cover for other planners when needed and attend meetings or training sessions as required.
7. Follow company policies and Health & Safety requirements at all times.
8. Assist with reporting and performance monitoring to ensure KPIs and targets are met.
9. Help prioritise emergency and urgent jobs to minimise disruption for residents.
10. Maintain accurate records, data, and documentation for audits and compliance.
11. Support continuous service improvements by suggesting ways to streamline planning and scheduling.
12. Provide general administrative support to the repairs team when required
Role Criteria:
13. Experience in the above role with similar or the same duties
14. Ability to investigate, evaluate and respond to situations quickly
15. Good IT knowledge, experience with all MS packages
16. Ability to make effective decisions based on objective assessment of situations
17. Ability to multitask, control multiple processes simultaneously to share good practice
18. An understanding of the construction industry, including trades, materials, processes and safety
19. Ability to load and maintain data for handheld hardware
20. Excellent organisational skills in order to manage and organise own workload
21. The ability to respond to changing priorities in order to meet deadlines
22. Full UK driving license
Benefits
23. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
24. Leading pension scheme
25. Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
26. Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment
27. Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
28. Family friendly policies
All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.
Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant Background, Identity & Security checks before commencement of employment.