Planning Assistant Team Leader

LET’S CUT STRAIGHT TO IT

At Severn Trent, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re in the top 5% of utility companies worldwide for employee engagement, and we’re equally proud of our strong Glassdoor score — reflecting how much our people love working here.  

Join us to make a positive impact on the environment and our communities, while being valued and supported in a truly inclusive workplace. 

If you want to do more, because you care, we want you on our team. 

LET’S TELL YOU MORE

We’re looking for a Planning Assistant Team Leader to join the Workforce Planning & Optimisation team in Pride Park, Derby.

Your main responsibility is to inspire, motivate and lead a team of planning assistants, ensuring the highest standards of service is always delivered to our customers. You’ll lead team meetings, 121s and performance reviews.

You’ll also be our technical expert for chemical ordering, ensuring smooth deliveries across our sites by liaising with our chemical suppliers and chemical delivery coordinator to resolve invoicing issues and other queries.

You’ll drive understanding in processes and performance outcomes by providing insight and recommendations on performance to ensure delivery of key service metrics. The team use power apps to monitor chemical deliveries and orders which will play a part of the team’s metrics.

You'll be based in our modern Pride Park, Derby site where you’ll be able to park for free or get to with ease with loads of local travel options. In this role, you’ll work Monday-Friday between the hours of 07:30am – 4pm and there may be some travel to meetings at other sites.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Our ideal candidate will be a people person, who can bring morale to a team. If you’ve worked previously as a team leader or people manager, and you love coaching and leading then please apply!

If you have experience with using Power Apps to measure performance indicators that would be handy!

We’re all about continuous improvement so if you can identify better ways of working and bring your team along on the change journey, you’re a great fit for this role.

So, if you are a strong people leader and want to drive a high-performance culture, this role would be perfect for you.

The right skills and experience are important. But if you have the right character, positivity, and a caring attitude we want to talk to you, too.

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We want people who show up and get involve. Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because they care. Is that you?

HOW WE’LL REWARD AND CARE FOR YOU IN RETURN

It's not just a job; it's a career. We offer benefits that reward great work and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. Plus, you'll contribute to the environment and community too. Here are some of our favourites:

25 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
Annual bonus scheme (of up to £1,500, which is subject to eligibility)
Family-friendly policies (including a year off fully paid maternity and adoption leave)
Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent plc shares at a discounted rate
Dedicated training and development with our Academy
Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
Two paid volunteering days per year

LET’S GO

We can't wait to hear from you! Have an updated CV ready and spare five minutes to apply. We'll let you know the outcome after the closing date, so keep an eye on your phone and emails.