Job Title Senior Planner
Post Number 013990
Weekly Working Hours 37
Salary Range £31,015 to £33,673 pa – pro rata for hours worked
Contract Type Permanent
Location Stevenage
About the role
As Senior Planner within Stevenage Borough Council’s Repairs Service, you will play a key role in organising repairs and ensuring residents receive a timely, reliable and customer-focused service. You will coordinate day-to-day scheduling, balance workloads and respond to changing priorities, working closely with planners, trade operatives and managers to keep repairs progressing from appointment through to completion.
About you
The successful candidate will have
• Strong knowledge of DRS / NEC and repairs and maintenance / social housing background
• Strong line management focus
• Strong data control (creating reports and identifying out of target jobs / trends)
Our benefits
• Pension Scheme: We offer a career average pension scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• Flexible working: Available upon request, subject to operational requirements.
• Part time and Job share opportunities: All our full-time vacancies are open to job share unless otherwise stated.
• Leave: A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave, maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave.
• Holidays: 25 days holiday rising to 31 days (depending on Local Government service)
• Training: An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues
• Travel: Season ticket loans and discounts for public transport
• Cycling: Cycle to Work scheme
• Stevenage Credit Union: Secure savings, free life insurance and access to cheap loans.
• Employee Discounts: Via monthly paid membership of the Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC)
• Wellbeing: Discounted Health and Fitness membership
• Trade Unions: For a small fee, all employees have the opportunity to join a Trade Union
How to apply
All applications must be made on online
For an informal discussion about this role please contact:
Name: Khalid Akhtar
Job Title: Repairs Manager
Phone Number: 07860852258
Email: Khalid.Akhtar@stevenage.gov.uk
Closing date for receipt of applications: 28 November 2026
Interviews will be held week commencing: 07 December 2026
Please note that if we receive a large volume of applications for this role, we reserve the right to close this vacancy ahead of the published closing date
Stevenage Borough Council (SBC) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, volunteers and recruitment candidates to share this commitment. SBC shall take all reasonable steps to employ staff who are safe to work with children, young people and vulnerable adults. For posts identified with regular contact with these groups applicants will be required to undertake a Value Based Interview. The council supports the legislative requirements for employing and maintaining safer staff and the guidance specified by Hertfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board | Hertfordshire County Council
We are changing.
Stevenage Borough Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). If you are employed by Stevenage Borough Council on 1 April 2028, it is expected that the majority of roles will transfer to the newly-created unitary councils on existing terms and conditions under TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings – Protection of Employment) principles.
LGR is one of the biggest changes we will face in a generation. It will reshape how we work and how services are organised and gives us a real opportunity to build something better.
To find out more, visit Local Government Reorganisation | Shaping Hertfordshire's Future
Stevenage Borough Council is committed to Equal Opportunities for All.
