Network Plus

Maintains, builds, and delivers utility infrastructure

Utilities Coordinator

Project ManagementUpdated on Nov 13

Full-timeLutterworth, UK£28.6k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Experience in a planning or coordinator role.
Ability to prioritize workload, multitask, and work under tight time pressures.
High attention to detail.
A logical approach.

Responsibilities

Take ownership of workstreams and coordinate work from receipt through job completion.
Schedule work orders in accordance with service-level agreements, optimizing travel routes and increasing productivity.
Identify noticing issues and intervene early, ensuring information from inspections and other sources is handled correctly to support the correct response from utilities and other promoters of street works activity.
Ensure client and operational requirements are met efficiently and professionally.
Provide daily and weekly reports as required and ensure service levels and objectives are achieved.
Contribute solutions to problems and embrace change as input to the team.
Communicate project plans, status updates, and potential issues to team members, management, clients, and other stakeholders.
Participate in weekly operational planning meetings and daily operational PvA meetings, and complete planning actions accordingly.
Monitor project progress, address arising issues, and ensure adherence to project timelines.
Perform risk management to minimize project risks.
Prepare and present regular progress reports, updates, and project health metrics to stakeholders.
Report safety issues in accordance with company procedures.
Document projects accurately, including scope changes, progress, and final deliverables.
Ensure compliance with safety, regulatory, and industry standards in the utilities sector.
Maintain current project files and documentation.
Enter and upload information into work management systems accurately and on time, recording and escalating all issues.

Desired Qualifications

Experience working in utilities.
Experience in street works.

As a Utilities Planner, you will be the key contact before works for the operational team. You will have full accountability for the planning aspects of all works before they commence on site with some Streetworks involvement. You will ensure that all operational teams are able to undertake their work in line with the received push plans and requested dates as well as compliant with NRSWA and ensure that KPI timescales are adhered to minimising any financial impact to the company.

Project Planning and Scheduling

Take ownership of the workstreams, coordinating the work from receipt, through to job completion.
Schedule work orders in accordance with SLA’s, whilst optimising travel routes and increasing productivity.
Identify noticing issues and apply early intervention, to ensure that all information derived from inspections and other sources is correctly handled to ensure correct response from utilities and other promoters of Street Works activity.
Ensure that all the client and operational requirements are met in a professional and efficient manner.
Provide daily and weekly reports as required and to ensure that all service levels and objectives are achieved.
Provide a positive and innovative input into the team, through provision of solutions to problems and embracing change.
Communicate project plans, status updates, and potential issues to all stakeholders, including team members, management, and clients.
Participate in weekly operational planning meetings, daily operational PvA meetings, complete planning actions accordingly.

Monitoring and Reporting

Monitor project progress and handle any issues that arise, ensuring adherence to project timelines.
Perform risk management to minimise project risks.
Prepare and present regular progress reports, updates, and project health metrics to stakeholders.
Ensure that safety issues are reported in line with Company procedures.

Documentation and Compliance

Ensure that all projects are documented accurately, including scope changes, project progress, and final deliverables.
Ensure compliance with all safety, regulatory, and industry standards within the utilities sector.
Maintain up-to-date project files and documentation.
Maintain timely and accurate input and uploading of information into the works management systems, ensuring that all issues are recorded and escalated.

Ideally you will have experience working in Utilities previously.
Experience in a planning / coordinator role.
Experience in Streetworks would be an advantage.
Ability to prioritise workload, multi-task and work under tight time pressures.
Excellent communication skills.
High attention to detail.
Logical mind.

About the Company

Network Plus

Maintains, builds, and delivers utility infrastructure

Network Plus provides utility and infrastructure services across the UK, supporting the maintenance, construction, and delivery of essential services in sectors such as wastewater, power, local infrastructure, gas, telecoms, and water. It delivers end-to-end solutions for infrastructure projects, handling planning, design, construction, and ongoing maintenance, with revenue generated mainly through long-term contracts with clients like local authorities and large utility companies. The company differentiates itself through a strong emphasis on safety, efficiency, and the adoption of new technologies and methods to improve service delivery on large-scale projects that require specialized equipment and expertise. Its goal is to ensure critical infrastructure remains reliable and efficient, supporting sustainable operations and long-term client relationships.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Salford, United Kingdom
Founded: 2000

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