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Technical Planning Team Leader
| Posting date: | 28 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £34,469.00 to £38,299.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 November 2025 |
| Location: | LE1 5XQ |
| Company: | Platform Housing Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 0183 |
Summary
Are you a confident leader with a strong technical background in building maintenance?
Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where customer satisfaction and operational efficiency go hand in hand?
If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
We're looking for a Technical Planning Team Leader based in the West & East Midlands areas to join our Property Care team and lead a group of dedicated Lead Planners and Work Planners. You'll play a pivotal role in ensuring repairs and maintenance services are scheduled effectively and completed to a high standard.
What You'll Be Doing:
-Leading, coaching, and developing a high-performing planning team.
-Overseeing the scheduling of repairs to ensure “right first time” completion.
-Providing technical guidance to scope and time jobs accurately.
-Collaborating with other team leaders to optimise resource use.
-Ensuring customers receive timely, clear updates and resolving complaints swiftly.
-Monitoring work-in-progress and escalating issues to maintain service delivery.
-Supporting continuous improvement and training initiatives.
-Deputising for the Planning Manager when required.
What We're Looking for:
It is Essential that you have:
-Previous trade or supervisory experience.
-Strong understanding of repairs and maintenance operations.
And desirable if you have:
-Trade-related qualifications (e.g., NVQ, City & Guilds).
-Customer Service Management qualification or equivalent experience.
We also need you to have:
-Excellent communication and leadership skills.
-Strong customer focus and problem-solving ability.
-Ability to analyse data and drive performance improvements.
-Knowledge of health & safety, HR policies, and digital tools.
-Technical understanding of trade skills and realistic scheduling.
-Full Driving Licence as there will be travel across the area.
As our teams are patch based you'd also need to be based in one of the following areas: the West Midlands and Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire & Lincolnshire.
Be Part of Something Bigger
Part of Platform Housing Group, Platform Property Care is a well-established property maintenance business. Working with us is more than just a job. We value the contribution that our colleagues make to our business; our vision is clear - we are growing fast, and we aim to achieve our plan through an engaged and highly skilled team.
This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact in a role that's central to our commitment to “Keeping the Promise” to our customers. If this sounds like the role for you, then please click Apply Now to complete an application and upload your CV.
We do not require recruitment agency support at this time - all speculative CV's will be treated as a direct application.
Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where customer satisfaction and operational efficiency go hand in hand?
If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
We're looking for a Technical Planning Team Leader based in the West & East Midlands areas to join our Property Care team and lead a group of dedicated Lead Planners and Work Planners. You'll play a pivotal role in ensuring repairs and maintenance services are scheduled effectively and completed to a high standard.
What You'll Be Doing:
-Leading, coaching, and developing a high-performing planning team.
-Overseeing the scheduling of repairs to ensure “right first time” completion.
-Providing technical guidance to scope and time jobs accurately.
-Collaborating with other team leaders to optimise resource use.
-Ensuring customers receive timely, clear updates and resolving complaints swiftly.
-Monitoring work-in-progress and escalating issues to maintain service delivery.
-Supporting continuous improvement and training initiatives.
-Deputising for the Planning Manager when required.
What We're Looking for:
It is Essential that you have:
-Previous trade or supervisory experience.
-Strong understanding of repairs and maintenance operations.
And desirable if you have:
-Trade-related qualifications (e.g., NVQ, City & Guilds).
-Customer Service Management qualification or equivalent experience.
We also need you to have:
-Excellent communication and leadership skills.
-Strong customer focus and problem-solving ability.
-Ability to analyse data and drive performance improvements.
-Knowledge of health & safety, HR policies, and digital tools.
-Technical understanding of trade skills and realistic scheduling.
-Full Driving Licence as there will be travel across the area.
As our teams are patch based you'd also need to be based in one of the following areas: the West Midlands and Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire & Lincolnshire.
Be Part of Something Bigger
Part of Platform Housing Group, Platform Property Care is a well-established property maintenance business. Working with us is more than just a job. We value the contribution that our colleagues make to our business; our vision is clear - we are growing fast, and we aim to achieve our plan through an engaged and highly skilled team.
This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact in a role that's central to our commitment to “Keeping the Promise” to our customers. If this sounds like the role for you, then please click Apply Now to complete an application and upload your CV.
We do not require recruitment agency support at this time - all speculative CV's will be treated as a direct application.
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