We're looking for a Senior Network Planner (Occupancy) to join our South East team to provide leadership, subject matter expertise and guidance to assure the development, delivery and maintenance of Network Occupancy schedules. This role will be worked on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days per week in either Maidstone or Basingstoke office.

Lead effective planning of network occupancy schedules, abnormal load movements, and third party works in a way that optimises the network's overall availability and ensures road space can be managed in a way that minimises disruption to customers, whilst maximising operational delivery.
Provide subject matter expertise and guidance to a team of Network Planners or relevant parties in the development of regional occupancy schedules, ensuring they adopt best practice, intelligence insights, and ad-hoc changes for maximum customer benefit.
Ensure relevant documentation, information, materials, service delivery manuals, requirements and guidance are kept up to date and accessible to the wider regional teams.
Proactively analyse the effectiveness of existing plans and arrangements in meeting service level expectations and identify opportunities for improvement; escalate risks and issues that affect delivery.
Lead on decision making with conflicting priorities using evidence based approach.

Extensive knowledge of road space planning procedures and relevant technology systems
Proficiency in office software products to enable production/maintenance of documents, spreadsheets and management reports.
Experience of delivering through other teams, influencing internal and external stakeholders to follow new processes and procedures.
Demonstrate effective decision making skills, using sound judgement to assess options, manage risks, and make timely decisions within a team or across a department.
Good communication and people management skills.

Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England's motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership.

Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus
Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%
Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
Flexible hours and an approach driven by connected and sustainable working which includes hybrid working
Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines
A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience
Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities
Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme
Community friendly - offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year
Right to work check
3 year employment history references
DBS criminal record check
Social media and adverse journalism check
Driving licence check (if applicable)
Fit to work questionnaire (for all), followed by a medical check (if applicable)
Qualifications and/or professional membership check (if applicable)

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