We are recruiting for an experienced route planner / scheduler to work at our head office on the Woodside Estate (Houghton Hall Park).
This role is office based not remote working.
Purpose of Role
To drive operational efficiency and contract performance through proactive management of a 7-day forward schedule, optimising workforce utilisation across 4050 operatives via data-led planning, effective job clustering, and pre-delivery quality assurance, while maintaining flexibility to absorb same-day emergency demand.
Key Tasks
1. Forward Planning & Resource Optimisation
* Owned and optimised a rolling 7-day schedule for a multi-trade workforce (4050 operatives)
* Balanced workload distribution to maximise productive capacity and utilisation
* Ensured alignment with SLA priorities and contractual KPIs
2. Advanced Job Clustering & Route Efficiency
* Led geospatial job clustering strategy to group works into tight, logical patches
* Continuously refined scheduling to reduce travel distances and improve routing efficiency
3. Pre-Delivery Quality Assurance (7-Day Review)
1. Conducted structured forward validation checks to ens...