Desktop Planner 

Duties will include:

• Scheduling and prioritisation of planning work activities

• Creation of low-level and high-level designs

• Progress reporting on planning work activities

• Owning, executing and delivering planning requirements within a geographic region

• Carry out detailed survey work in your area, to include but not limited to meeting design specification for civils and fibre build

• Creation of efficient and accurate detailed job packs

• Good understanding of build disciplines - including all accompanying documentation for utility stats, street gazetteer, detailed network plans with work point instructions, CDM, BoM, etc

• Liaison with any local authority agents and any other third parties as part of overall planning role

• Highlight and escalate major design variances to the planning base

• Flexible approach in dealing with amendments to planned information

• Ensure accurate completion of all planned submissions and work is completed on time

• Become proficient to highlight and escalate major design variances

You will be expected to:

• Access Network Planning experience

• GIS experience (ArcGIS Pro or QGIS)

• Demonstrable experience of fibre network design, FTTX, CDM

• External site survey experience; NRSWA, Unit 2 Street Works Signing, Lighting & Guarding accreditation

• S11/S13 Accreditations

• Planning knowledge out to the homes, across legacy and current telco access network topologies

• Proven track record of planning successful projects

• Ability to draw together different technical disciplines

• Able to communicate with people across multiple locations and at different levels

• Able to identify and work with key stakeholders inside and outside of the business

• Attention to detail and accuracy coupled with a ‘can do’ attitude

• A strong team player with initiative, strong organisation and the desire to succeed

• Excellent written, verbal and presentation communication skills

• A total awareness and understanding of current health and safety procedures

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and being PC literate - MS Word, Excel, Omnigraffle

Company benefits:

• Competitive pay

• Extensive training and development

• Excellent career progression opportunities

• Experience in a forward thinking and progressive company, with an ambition to develop our people

• Employee initiatives