Hire Planner / Coordinator - The Drinking Water Club Ltd

Job Description

The Drinking Water Club Ltd is a specialist potable water solutions company. The health, safety and welfare of our people and our customers is our priority. We are also proud of our commitment to our clients and delivering work to a very high standard, enabling us to continue building our expanding client base while growing our fleet and personnel.

We are looking to recruit an experienced Hire Planner / Coordinator to support our Water Division. The successful candidate will be responsible for preparing estimates and quotations for water service requests, planning and coordinating operational resources, and ensuring the efficient delivery of equipment, compliance with potable water regulations and all associated documentation.

A key aspect of this role is ensuring vehicles leave the depot safely and on time, monitoring service changes as they arise and managing customer expectations. You will also raise job requests on Sage, ensure completed works are correctly recorded for invoicing, and help maintain compliance with all regulations relating to potable water provision and LGV vehicle operations.

The role also includes the administration of operational resources, raising job instructions, processing returned job sheets and assisting with the validation and sign-off of weekly time sheets.

Effective and proactive communication with customers is essential to ensure outstanding service delivery and to meet the demanding requirements of our blue-chip clients.

The successful applicant will be supporting contracts across our existing client base, including Heathrow Airport Ltd and various other clients throughout London and Southern England.

Job Benefits

• Full-time permanent position.
• Twenty days' paid holiday per year.
• Full uniform and PPE provided.
• Regular training and development.
• Basic working week of 50 hours, Monday to Friday.
• Working hours of either 6:00am – 4:00pm or 7:00am – 5:00pm, depending on business requirements.

Requirements

• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure project objectives are achieved.
• Work collaboratively with other planners across the business.
• Understanding of tanker operations and compliance with potable water regulations and legislation is advantageous.
• Basic knowledge of vehicle planning and associated equipment.
• Strong IT skills with the ability to use software and hardware systems effectively.
• Commercially aware with strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Good understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental practices.
• Current full UK driving licence.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in an operational planning or coordination role.
• Demonstrable operational and driver management experience.

Salary

We offer a highly competitive salary that reflects your age, experience, skills and suitability for the role.