Highways Planning Assistant

21 hours ago

Walsall, Walsall, United Kingdom Colas Full time
Job Title: Assistant/Graduate Planning Officer

Colas Ltd is a leading UK subsidiary of the global Colas Group, operating in over 50 countries worldwide and employing over 55,000 people, including over 1,500 in the UK across multiple sites. As a specialist in highways construction, we have been involved in large-scale UK and international construction projects within the highways, airfields, and marine sectors, as well as offering highways maintenance services and manufacturing innovative surfacing products.

Job Summary:

We are seeking an Assistant Planner to assist the Area Planner with overall accountability in the development, monitoring, and reporting of multi-discipline localised area programmes in line with client service level agreements and internal commercial requirements. The ideal candidate will have a good understanding of planning, with a firm understanding of highways legislation, including the Road Traffic Act, desirable but not essential.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Assist the Area Planner in the development, monitoring, and reporting of multi-discipline localised area programmes.
  • Support the design and implementation of commercial planning strategies.
  • Provide planning and assist management of the work and workforce of both internal and external operations.
  • Oversee the day-to-day functions of routine and reactive maintenance works, ensuring productivity and utilization are maximized across all operational teams.
  • Assist the Area Planner in the proactive monitoring and maintenance of all programmes on a regular basis to ensure that the programme remains achievable and identify areas where corrective action may be required.
  • Regularly communicate programme changes and risks to the Area Planner.
  • Ensure that all programmes contain the correct information and are of sufficient detail to allow the project delivery teams to successfully plan and monitor the works to achieve the project goals.
  • Assist the Area Planner and operational teams with the control and management of resource allocation, rostering, and programming to ensure the service is delivered efficiently and all resource allocation is optimized.
  • Assist in emergency response, organize remedial repairs, coordinate with NCC after evaluating traffic flows to restore the highway back to normal running.
What We Offer:
  • Our Colas Pension Scheme has combined contributions of up to 10%.
  • Life Assurance Scheme which is x4 basic salary.
  • 25 days annual leave per year + Public Holidays.
  • Holiday Purchase & Selling Scheme.
  • Hybrid Working Scheme (dependent on the role).
  • Ongoing personal / professional development.
  • Discounts on car leasing, holidays, cinema tickets, restaurants and much more through our online employee benefits portal.

We are committed to Caring for our colleagues, promoting equality and diversity, and maintaining a culture of fairness, transparency, and respect for all employees, clients, communities, suppliers, contractors, and other stakeholders. We harness a productive environment where talents are being fully utilised and organisational goals are met, Sharing our knowledge and expertise with colleagues to progress and expand on new ideas, promoting trust, responsibility, and solidarity.

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