Elvet Recruitment are recruiting for an Planner on behalf of a thriving Construction contractor to work in their office in the North East This family-run main contractor has been established over 50 years and has a strong name in the region. The civil engineering company boasts a significant amount of long-standing staff and a professional working environment where progression is within reach for everyone. Following an influx of project wins, they are looking to add a Planner to their strong regional team. As a planner you will be involved with successfully producing, monitoring and updating planning schedules, for a large number of projects within the utilities sector, working on projects valued at £8m with sight to grow further Main duties will include: * Efficiently manage work schedules by understanding information from multiple sources. * Liaise with operational teams across the framework to obtain relevant information. * Report on completed and outstanding work. * Liaise with the Coordinators to gain an understanding of what is required to plan work. * Ensure traffic management and customer requirements are logged correctly with the appropriate team. * Update internal and client corporate IT systems. * Liaise with the Customer Team, consistently delivering excellent customer service. * Ability to update customers and manage expectations. * Build stakeholder relationships both internally and externally. Skills and experience: * IT skills – essential * Previous scheduling experience in a fast-paced environment * A willingness to learn and think logically * Ability to work in a fast and accurate manner to meet deadlines * Ability to use MS Office packages Role information: * Working hours are Monday to Friday * Salary up to £30,000 DOE This is a permanent position and Elvet Recruitment Limited will be acting as an employment agency for permanent recruitment on behalf of our client. By applying for this job you accept the T&Cs, Privacy Notice and Disclaimers which can be found on our website Please call Heather Sweetman at Elvet Recruitment to discuss in more detail