Planner

Location: Castledawson, Deerpark Road

Hours of Work: 8am- 5pm, Monday- Friday

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Planning Team.

About us

CFM are a leading NI Facilities management company delivering total integrated building service solutions throughout the public and private sector. The business has grown rapidly over the last 5 years and currently has a 350 strong all trade workforce.

Your new opportunity

This role operates within a fast-paced environment and is responsible for the planning and scheduling of job orders, ensuring efficiency and cost-effectiveness whilst providing a first-class service to our customers.

This role will require teamwork and liaise closely with all stakeholders in the business and assist daily in managing targets and workflows effectively.

Key Responsibilities

• Be the initial point of contact for tenants for urgent, routine and adaption works
• Scheduling customer appointments and creating events
• Notifying customers on planned arrival of workers Assigning jobs to relevant trade/department within the required job category via computer communication whilst considering cost, customer service and resource availability
• Raising survey events on new COTs, Adaptions and Response jobs
• Monitoring progress of all jobs to ensure all scheduled works are completed and PDAs completed correctly
• Liaise with administration team, supervisor and management to answer queries and review works in progress.
• Liaise daily with client district maintenance officers/administrators
• Monitoring of required completion dates, ensuring they are meet, or extension requested were required
• Dealing with queries and complaint resolution
• Maintaining standards and processes to reach KPI targets.
• Support other planning areas when required as part of a cross-functional team environment
• Review KPI prior to monthly meeting and prepare any documents needed for any possible challenges.
• Prioritise customer orders by due date to support the company in meeting target deadline KPI
• Escalate issues promptly to management and help resolve problems in a timely fashion

Our requirements

Essential

• IT literate, proficient in Microsoft Office
• Previous experience of scheduling/ logistics
• Experience in customer service and customer excellence

Preferred

• Experience operating within a face paced construction industry with a focus toward
• housing maintenance
• A Degree / HND in a related discipline

Competencies

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to manage client relationships
• Strong planning and organisation skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a cross functional team
• Ability to work accurately under pressure and meet deadlines & targets
• Good understanding of operating costs and productivity levels
• Knowledge of construction and the skills off the team members.
• Good customer service/customer care skills
• The ability to deal with the unexpected and good problem-solving skills

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Life assurance for added peace of mind
• Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Healthcare Cash Plan - helping with the cost of dental, optical, physio and other everyday healthcare expenses
• Employee retail discounts with a wide range of national brands
• Ongoing training, learning and development opportunities
• Clear career progression and internal promotion opportunities