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Planner/Works Programmer

Annual salary: up to £32,130.00

REQ0032746

Permanent

Housing Repairs and Maintenance

Permanent

Business Area:

Contract Type:

Location:

Wakefield

Yorkshire & Humber

WF4 3BA

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Last Updated:

02

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01

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2025

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A Mears tradeswoman holding a toolboxMears housing with care colleague with a service userA Mears communications and marketing colleague standing next to a colleague sitting down at a deskA Mears colleague presenting their ID to a resident at their doorstepThree Mears vans parked side by side in a car parkA Mears Facilities Management colleague painting a stairwayA Mears housing construction colleague wearing a hard hat and high visibility jacket on a  construction siteA Mears call centre colleague answering the phoneThree Mears colleagues talking together round their desks in an officeA Mears colleague talking to a resident on a tableA Mears van parked up showing the Mears logo
Annual salary: up to £32,130.00

Planner/Works Programmer

Wakefield

Full Time, Permanent, 42.5hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary up to £32,130 per annum

Mears provides temporary accommodation to asylum seekers whilst their claim is being assessed in three regions: Northeast, Yorkshire and Humber, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. At the end of May 2021 Mears had over 19000 service users across the three regions. Mears work in partnership with central and local Government, registered providers, tenants, landlords and investors to find solutions to homelessness, provide more social and affordable housing and create specialist housing for people with care needs.

About the Role:

As a Planner within our Wakefield branch you will be part of a team of 3 reporting into the Contract Manager. The main duties of the role will be Planning appointments for the Electricians and Gas Engineers within the contract, Reviewing materials ordered by operatives, Ensuring emergency job are booked in kpi timescales, Responding to queries for compliance and quality team, Liaising with colleagues in housing management and updating various reports and excel spreadsheets for compliance.

Role Criteria:

  • Experience within a similar role
  • Resource planning
  • Analytical thinking
  • Good time management
  • Strong communicator
  • Good customer service
  • Problem solving

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship

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Benefits we can offer you

  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
  • Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
  • Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
  • Family friendly policies

To apply, follow the link below or to discuss your application further please contact Beth Dunford on beth.dunford@mearsgroup.co.uk  

Mears Group is a Disability Confident employer and recognises our people as our greatest asset, we hire individuality, recognising and valuing everyone is individual and ensuring equal access to opportunities for all regardless of social economic background or individual make up.

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant DBS/Security checks before commencement of employment.