Planning Coordinator

About The Role
Morrison Water Services is recruiting for an Planning Coordinator to work on our United Utilities Metering contract in Preston.
As a Planning Coordinator you will be a key part of our Back Office Support team. Responsible for providing ongoing support to our operational meter installations teams.
We are committed to developing our staff and therefore within the role, you will have the opportunity to gain exposure to all areas of our Back Office Support function. Including streetworks, planning & scheduling and reinstatement.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a long term framework, with ambitious growth plans. We have a flexible approach towards working and whilst previous experience in a similar role is desirable, training can be provided to anyone with a passion and drive to deliver a great service.
As a Planning Coordinator your duties and responsibilities will be:
- To work collaboratively with internal and external (e.g. local highway inspectors) customers / stakeholders to ensure the effective delivery of the end to end processes
- Reviewing, validating and managing and preparing new work within the designated area of responsibility
- Liaise with customers to keep them informed of work progress
- Maximise the productivity of the operations team by ensuring sufficient work is planned on a daily basis
- Assign & dispatch work to relevant operational teams
- Plan site surveys and/or customer warning card delivery activities, as required
- Serve and manage permits for all metering work to progress from start to finish
Skills and Knowledge Requirements:
- Previous experience in a back office support role
- Competent in the use of information technology systems
- Effective communication and customer facing experience
- Excellent organisational skills
- Tenacious and determined
- Confident with a positive attitude towards your work
Does this sound like you? If so we would love to hear from you
As a valued employee of the M Group Services Water Division, you’ll be entitled to: 
- Matched Pension Scheme
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunities to progress in a successful company
- Life Assurance
- The option to take out Personal Accident Insurance
- The ability to partake in Payroll giving
- Salary Finance - an online portal offering financial support via articles, videos and blogs. You can apply for loans and savings schemes via payroll
- 21 days' annual leave plus 8 days' bank holiday
- Enhanced Maternity & Paternity policy
Who doesn’t like a discount? You will have access to your ‘My Rewards’ portal. This provides amazing reductions on 1000’s of purchases including Mobile Phone, Utility bills & top retail brand discounts.
Here’s a few so you can see the type of saving’s you can make:
- Up to 7% discounts on major supermarkets
- Up to 52% on Cinema tickets
- Up to 33% on holidays and travel
- Up to 10% on restaurants and takeaways
- Up to 25% off gym membership
What are you waiting for? Apply today!
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About The Company
M Group Services delivers a range of essential infrastructure services within the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors in the UK & Ireland. We have built and maintained relationships with our clients over a number of years and have a strong culture that continuously focuses on safety, operational delivery, efficiency and customer service. We are committed to profitable growth both organically and through acquisitions. M Group Services, a trusted employer to over 10,000 skilled specialists working from 240 locations, operates a divisional structure aligned with its end markets.
At M Group Services we recognise and value the benefits from our workforce diversity. We work hard to build and maintain inclusive environments and develop a culture where our people feel included and valued.