🌟 We're Hiring: Planner – WPS – Croydon 🌟

📍 Location: Croydon
🕒 Type: Full-time

💼 About the Role

Are you highly organised, customer-focused, and thrive in a fast-paced environment? 📅

We're looking for a Planner to join our WPS team in Croydon, supporting the delivery of essential property services and social housing maintenance works. You'll play a key role in coordinating engineers, subcontractors and operational teams, ensuring appointments are planned efficiently and customers receive an excellent service every time. 🏡

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team where your organisation skills and ability to think on your feet will make a real difference.

🔑 What You'll Be Doing

📅 Scheduling and managing engineers' diaries to maximise productivity and minimise travel time

📊 Producing reports and performance data to support operational delivery

📉 Monitoring work in progress and ensuring jobs are completed within target timescales

📞 Liaising with residents, clients, engineers and internal teams

🛠️ Supporting supervisors and managers with day-to-day planning activities

💡 Identifying scheduling improvements and helping drive operational efficiencies

📧 Managing customer enquiries and providing excellent customer service

⚠️ Ensuring appointments and works are planned in line with health and safety requirements

🏡 Supporting the delivery of responsive repairs and planned maintenance services within social housing communities

🧠 What You'll Bring

✅ Previous planning, scheduling or administrative experience

✅ Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Excel

✅ Excellent communication and customer service skills

✅ The ability to prioritise workloads and work under pressure

✅ A proactive and organised approach to problem-solving

✅ Experience producing reports and managing multiple priorities

✅ Social housing, maintenance or property services experience would be advantageous

✅ A full UK driving licence is beneficial but not essential

🌈 Why Join WPS?

🤝 Be part of a supportive and collaborative team

🏡 Help deliver services that improve homes and communities

💥 Make a visible impact every day

📈 Access ongoing training and career development opportunities

🚀 Join a growing business with exciting long-term projects

💙 Work for a company that genuinely invests in its people

🏆 More Than Just a Job

At WPS, we're committed to improving homes, communities and lives. As a Planner, you'll be at the heart of our operation, helping ensure residents receive the service they deserve while supporting our teams to deliver works safely, efficiently and to the highest standard.

👉 Apply today and help us keep communities moving with Wates Property Services.

Please note: Due to the nature of this role, successful applicants will be required to undergo a Standard DBS check as part of the pre-employment process.

Our Commitment

WPS is proud to be an employer where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement listed.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee an interview to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria and opt into the scheme. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process. Please contact wpsrecruitment@wates.co.uk if you require support.