Operational Scheduling Assistant - OHL, East

Join us as an Operations Scheduling Assistant - OHL

Do you thrive on problem-solving, juggling priorities, and keeping everything running smoothly behind the scenes? Are you someone who loves turning complex schedules into well-oiled plans? If so, this could be the perfect role for you! This role covers operational teams across the East and South East of England at Northfleet, Bramford, Buntingford and Bramley with occasional travel to these sites.

We’re looking for a proactive and detail-driven Operations Scheduling Assistant to support our Overhead Lines (OHL) Operational Planning team. In this role, you’ll help shape and deliver the operational plan, ensuring work is resourced, scheduled, and completed to meet targets — keeping our projects on track and our teams supported. In this role, you’ll help manage a rolling plan of operational, unlicensed, and capital works within the 0–1-year timeframe.

You’ll support the OHL Planning Assistants with updates and changes, while working closely with Operations Managers, OHL Team Engineers, and OHL Project Leaders to keep schedules on track and resources in place. From coordinating outages and routine work to raising work orders and supporting day-to-day planning actions, you’ll play a key role in making sure everything runs smoothly. You’ll also look for smart ways to bundle tasks together, helping us work more efficiently, while ensuring compliance, safety, and delivery across our OHL teams.

What You'll Bring

• Knowledge of planning processes and systems.
• A knack for prioritising, multitasking, and adapting quickly to changes.
• An understanding of how financial information can help shape smart decisions.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to keep plans on track in an operational environment.
• A collaborative approach and the confidence to work with colleagues across different teams.
• Can use Microsoft Office – Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• A Full UK Driving Licence.
  
  

Desirable

• Experience using Power BI.
  
  

Pay And Benefits

• £36,343 to £38,481 pa depending on experience + Bonus (2025 up to 4%) + Contribution Pension Max total up to 18%.
• 37 Hours per week Monday to Friday
• 26 days annual leave plus 8 statutory days.
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Ready to Apply?

If you’re excited by the challenge of making plans happen, bringing order to complexity, and supporting vital OHL operational projects, we’d love to hear from you.