Planner
Salary: £26,930 per annum | Company Benefits
Location: Bulwell, Nottingham
Contract: Full-time | Permanent | 40 hours per week
About Us:
Omega Red Group is the recognised UK market leader in earthing, lightning protection, and height safety protection.
Omega Red offers survey, design, installation, testing, maintenance, and repair solutions for earthing, lightning protection, surge protection and height safety. The business is passionate about protecting people, property, electrical equipment and systems, from the damaging effects of lightning strikes, electrical faults and surges.
The role:
We are seeking a proactive and self-motivated Planner/Scheduler to provide essential administrative and operational support within our Compliance Team at Omega Red Group. This is a fast-paced, dynamic role that plays a critical part in coordinating engineers and ensuring the smooth delivery of safety-critical operations.
You will be responsible for managing schedules, liaising with internal teams and external clients, and ensuring all activities are effectively planned and executed. While no specific qualifications are required, the role is ideally suited to someone with experience in planning, scheduling, or deployment coordination.
Key Responsibilities:
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Schedule tests, inspections, repairs, and installations with clients and engineers across the UK via phone and email
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Maintain accurate and up-to-date records within internal IT systems
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Coordinate with internal teams and external contractors to ensure timely delivery of planned activities
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Manage and update scheduling data, ensuring efficiency and accuracy across all workstreams
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Arrange sourcing and ordering of plant, materials, and equipment required for projects
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Support engineers with site-based queries and scheduling adjustments
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Communicate effectively with stakeholders to manage changes, delays, or unforeseen issues
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Contribute to the smooth and efficient operation of the Compliance Team
What You’ll Need:
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Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple schedules and competing priorities
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Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
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Proficiency in Microsoft Office and general IT systems
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Confident, self-motivated approach with the ability to work independently
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Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
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Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and manage time efficiently
What You’ll Get in Return:
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Family-Friendly Leave: Enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity & Shared Parental Leave, Fertility Support, and up to 5 paid Carer’s Days.
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Financial & Life Assurance: Company Pension Scheme with salary sacrifice options.
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Health & Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme and 24/7 Virtual GP access for you and your dependents.
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Lifestyle & Perks: Cycle to Work Scheme and My Premier Benefits discounts, cashback, and vouchers.
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Professional Development: Hands-on training and ongoing career development opportunities
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Inclusion & Belonging: Active People Networks – Disability & Neurodiversity, Unity+, Women’s Network, Parent & Carer Networking Group and more.
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Performance & Recognition: Annual salary review, Reward & Recognition Scheme, and Long Service Awards.
At South Staffordshire Limited, inclusion matters. We have a wide range of employee networks which are employee-led communities that bring our people together, support different perspectives and create a strong sense of belonging. Our people are encouraged to get involved as members or allies.
We are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve.
We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including all genders, ethnicity, sexual orientations, and physical and neurodiverse abilities.
We are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and encourage you to let us know how we can best support you throughout the recruitment process.
