Project Delivery Scheduler - M25

Balfour; Dartford, Leatherhead, South Mimms; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure company is seeking a Project Delivery Scheduler to manage the scheduling and booking of road space for project deliveries. You will work closely with various teams and local authorities to ensure compliance. The ideal candidate should possess strong organizational skills and IT proficiency. The role includes up to 40% remote working and offers comprehensive benefits such as 25 days annual leave and family-friendly policies.

Benefits

Smart working options

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Qualifications

• HNC/HND or experience in a similar field preferred.
• Ability to plan workload efficiently.
• Strong IT skills are crucial.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate scheduling and booking for project delivery.
• Liaise with various stakeholders for project inspections.
• Submit road space bookings when necessary.
• Participate in coordination meetings for projects.

Skills

Organizational skills

IT skills

Ability to plan workload

Experience in a project environment

Customer impact consideration

Planning structures inspections

Education

HNC/HND or equivalent qualification

Job description

Project Delivery Scheduler - M25

Company: Balfour Beatty plc

About the Role

This role supports the Project Delivery team through scheduling, coordinating and booking road space for delivery of Project Delivery works. The post holder will work closely with the various other members of the CPS business to understand the programme of works and identify opportunities for sharing of road space and traffic management. Where coordination is not possible, they will make road space bookings as required, ensuring compliance with the CPS Road Space Booking procedures.

Location: Can be based at Dartford, Leatherhead or South Mimms depot.

What You'll Be Doing

• Work closely with the Inspections Lead, Asset team counterparts and Inspectors to understand the annual programme of structures and linear inspections.
• Liaise with Inspectors to seek opportunities to group works together geographically to enable sharing of road space and traffic management costs.
• Submit road space bookings using the CPS NOMS system for bookings where sharing of road space is not possible.
• Assess inspection requirements and the booking of specialist plant (MEWP’s) to undertake inspections.
• Participate in road space coordination meetings, ensuring that bookings are made in sufficient time and that outstanding information is provided in a timely manner.
• Liaise with TfL and local authorities as necessary to obtain permissions for road closures and diversions.
• Ensure that all works have the required Traffic Management resource allocated.

Who We're Looking For

• HNC/HND or equivalent qualification desirable.
• Well organised with the ability to plan own workload in an efficient manner.
• Strong IT skills including confidence to learn to use new systems.
• Experience of working in a project environment desirable.
• Ability to consider customer impact of own work.
• Experience of planning structures inspections.

Why Work for Us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Benefits

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more.

About Us

Connect Plus Services (CPS) brings together the collective strength of our parent companies – Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis Road Operation UK. With around 600 people, based at eight locations across the M25 network, we work on behalf of Connect Plus and National Highways to manage the operation of the M25 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, from routine maintenance to managing the whole-life requirement of thousands of assets across the network.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We are also committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are a Disability Confident Employer and actively encourage applications from armed forces personnel, veterans and reservists.