Planning

Planning is at the heart of every stage of a project from bidding, developing coordinated delivery plans and logistics solutions with the site team to monitoring progress to ensure adherence to the plan. It runs through everything that we do at Wates

THE BEST PLACE TO BUILD YOUR CAREER

Join our family…

As a function, planning is very highly valued as a business. We have a huge pipeline of work, and the strength and proven track record of the Wates Group behind us. As one of our planners, you’ll be joining a brilliant team, in a family-run firm with over 125 years of continued success.

There are a huge range of opportunities too, from trainee planners, and graduates, to assistant planners, project planners, and senior planners. You’ll also get to work on a wide range of projects including residential, education, commercial, and industrial.

Across the business, we have a strong network of planners. At Wates, planning isn’t an isolated role. Here, you’ll genuinely be part of the team. Across the business, we have a strong network of planners. We will also support you along the way with training and CPD as you progress your career with us.

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About you…

Whether you have sector experience, fancy a career change, or are returning to work after a break, we’d love to hear from you.

For planning roles, the most important qualities are the ability to interface and communicate effectively with various disciplines, and to problem solve through rational & logical thinking. Planners liaise with designers, operational staff, the commercial team, environmental managers and the client to produce a collaborative coordinated delivery plans – it’s all about collaboration & getting everyone on board. Communication skills are key, including the ability to write reports that can be understood by people from other fields and managerial levels.

You don’t have to come from a construction background, but you do need a technical and a logical mindset to be able to solve problems. You need to be able to think critically, review tender information to develop a deliverable timeline or programme for the works, and to review the design information and challenge whether it works.

TESTIMONIALS

Hear from our people

Golden Iwuorie

Planning Management Trainee

“Over the past two years, I have embarked on a transformative journey as a Planner Trainee within Wates, a company that prioritises the growth and development of its graduates. Joining through the esteemed graduate trainee scheme, I've had the invaluable opportunity to immerse myself in the intricacies of the construction industry while learning on the job."

CAREERS IN PLANNING

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Scheduler

Location: Leicester

Job Type: Planning

Application Deadline: 07-10-2024

Here at Wates, we have an opportunity for 2  Schedulers to join our scheduling team in the Coalville area. You will be part of the Wates Living Space Responsive team allocating works to several operative’s daily, ensuring productivity and providing a good customer service to our client and residents. This is an office-based role so ideally you will be commutable to Coalville. Key Accountabilities will include: Schedule works into diaries for up to 20 operatives daily ensuring diaries are full and immediate attention is given to allocate work to operatives when they become free. Check the system for emergencies and manage within a timely manner to ensure targets are meet Respond to telephone variations by seeking approval from duty surveyor so operatives may continue the site through to completion Arrange inspections for supervisors Provide a high-quality service to our client on a face-to-face basis Working within a team to achieve goals and targets achieving daily targets of a minimum of 60 allocations each day of new orders We are looking for you to have relevant experience gained from working in a similar industry and environment ie planning, scheduling, logistics. Construction/property services would be ideal but not a must. To be successful in the role you be an excellent communicator with the ability to problem solve, multi task and work to tight deadlines. A bit about us:   Wates Group is one of the largest and most successful family-owned private construction, development and property services companies in the UK. Within the Group, Wates Living Space is one of the UK’s leading providers of planned and responsive maintenance services in the social housing sector, maintaining over 500,000 homes nationwide every year. Our leading position within the maintenance sector has enabled the business to realise ambitious strategic growth, offering our clients a truly integrated national service for all of their maintenance requirements. As a progressive and rewarding business we offer our people the opportunity to grow their careers whilst working together to deliver the promises we make to our customers. Our company values of integrity, intelligence, performance, teamwork and respect for people, communities and the environment run through our business at every level and are at the heart of everything we do.   The wellbeing and safety of our people is our priority, therefore creating a zero harm culture and encouraging a healthy work-life balance is important to us.  Wates Group are a responsible and inclusive employer and are proud to have been recognised for this through accolades including C2E (Committed to Equality) and Investors in People (Gold).