Trainee Planner

XEIAD are the largest provider of civil infrastructure inspections in the UK.

We pride ourselves on supporting the end to end management of a range of civil engineering assets, helping asset owners and managers keep critical infrastructure safe, reduce risk and maintenance costs as well as extend asset life.

Specialising in difficult access our teams have extensive experience inspecting structures such as bridges, culverts, retaining walls, tunnels, and shafts across industry sectors such as Rail, Highways, Marine, Utilities and Defence.

We are currently engaged in the delivery of numerous projects throughout the UK for and on behalf of many asset owners, managers and a large diversity of engineering consultancies including Network Rail, National Highways, Balfour Beatty, Kier and Atkins to name just a few.

Having recently joined the BES Group we are able to offer our customers even more critical asset and risk management services.

As a Trainee Planner you will work as part of the Rail team to assist with the successful delivery of allocated contracts, ensuring that all works are planned to be undertaken safely and in accordance with XEIAD Policies and Procedures.

Typically, the role will consist of supporting Assistant Planners and Planners on a day-to-day basis with the planning of the workbank, maintain the log of Safe Work Packs and monitor the return of SWPs. You will be required to attend internal planning meetings to build and develop working relationships with colleagues and key stakeholders within the planning process.

The key objective of a Trainee Planner is to initially gain an understanding and develop knowledge of the rail infrastructure and rail planning standard NR/L2/OHS/019 whilst working towards achieving Personal Track Safety and Safe System of Work Planner Sentinel Competences.

Our people and our customers come before everything else and that will never change. Knowing we always do the best job we can with absolutely no compromise means everything to us.

If you work for us, you will get the below and, so much more:

• A competitive salary from £25,000 (depending on experience)
• You will be office-based in York, with the option of working some days from home depending on business needs (you must have suitable Wi-Fi, and provide your own office set up at home)
• Yearly salary review.
• 23 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Auto enrolment into our pension scheme
• Access to lots of discounts and benefits via our company benefits portal including; retail, fitness, holiday and cinema discounts.
• The support of a superb employee assistance programme.
• Life assurance and private healthcare scheme.
• Employee recognition scheme

Skills and Experience

• Must have a “can do” attitude willing to learn and progress to become a competent planner on a very busy reactive contract
• Computer literate and familiar with MS Office suite.
• Have good written and oral communication skills
• Eligible to work and reside in the UK

To apply for this role, simply click “Apply”. We ask for some basic contact information and a CV or your LinkedIn profile, it’s that easy! Please keep in mind, successful candidates will be required to complete the relevant background checks as part of the recruitment process.

We want to inspire everyone to see how important safety is and we expect the same from our people. And if you’re on the same page as us about that and you’ve got the right skills, experience and attitude, you’ll fit right in. Simple. We’re all about diversity and inclusion and that means we want our people to be themselves. We’re delighted to be an equal opportunities employer and that will never change!

BES Group, Your Trusted Advisor.