Logistics & Permitry Co-ordinator - South West ( Exeter, Plymouth, Bridgwater or Redruth)

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Who are we?

We are a gas distribution business that services the gas infrastructure across Wales and the south-west of England. We serve our customers and communities with safe, reliable, and affordable energy services whilst investing to create a sustainable future to deliver our carbon-free vision for 2050.

What we’re looking for?

We’re looking for a Logistics & Permitry Co-ordinator to join our Logistics department in the South West to manage the end-to-end oversight of permits, monitoring jobs to ensure key deadlines are met, scheduling drivers and teams to minimise the street works costs and maximise the logistics fleet efficiency.

We’ll trust you to:

• Co-ordinate drivers by planning routes using company systems to ensure effective and efficient utilisation of our vehicles & ensure that the associated systems and paperwork are completed correctly and in a timely manner.
• Liaise with external and internal customers to effectively manage fleet and resources, ensuring seamless delivery to and from our stores, communicating with external suppliers as appropriate.
• Participate in the measurement of departmental/team objectives, to enable performance gaps to be identified and addressed.
• Investigate any Highway Authority Fixed Penalty Notices/Defects and Section 74 charges and communicate findings to relevant stakeholders.

You can read a full job description here.

You’ll need to have:

• Numerate with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organisation and administration skills.
• A good knowledge of various systems such as SAP.
• Experience of adhering to strict deadlines.
• A valid full driving licence.

The following is desirable:

• Maths and English GCSEs or equivalent.

We would also love to hear about anything else you feel you could add or bring to the role!

As we are a safety critical organisation, all offers of employment are subject to pre-employment drug & alcohol screening.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary starting at £33,550 rising to £38,341
• Hybrid working
• Flexible working opportunities
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Retirement Savings Plan (pension) with Aviva: 5% employee contribution, with WWU doubling your contribution at 10% - totalling 15%
• 14 x salary Life Insurance linked to membership of the Retirement Savings Plan
• “Choices” flexible benefit scheme options including corporate gym memberships, dental insurance, and health cash-plans
• Access to our Financial Wellbeing Programme - allowing you to manage your benefits flexibly to suit your financial needs
• Enhanced pay for parental leave
• Retail discounts and cashback scheme
• Annual salary review
• Company Sick Pay
• In-house Occupational Health Team
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Comprehensive training

The way we do things

Our Ambition, Priorities and Values inform everything we do as a business – from our strategic planning to the performance management of our colleagues. Our values underpin everything we do and we are committed to creating a working environment that supports and fosters diversity, inclusion and equity, where all of our colleagues feel valued and supported to contribute to their full potential.

We are focused on creating a culture where it doesn’t matter about gender, race, sexuality or disability; it’s about our colleagues’ skills, the way we do things and how we live our values.

You can find out more here.

Interested?

If you think you’d make a good addition to the team, we would love to hear from you!

To apply, click the link below.

If you would prefer to complete your application form in an alternative format such as Microsoft Word or would like to discuss the role in a little more detail, please contact us at recruitment@wwutilities.co.uk or on 07971 038 982.

You can also ask us about flexible working practices that may be available or tell us if you have any special requirements during the application process.

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