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Dive Into a Career That Makes a Splash – Join United Utilities.Are you great at coordinating multiple moving parts? Would you enjoy managing materials, contractors, and permits to ensure timely delivery? United Utilities delivers essential water services to homes and businesses across the Northwest and are looking for proactive planners to join their team as a Forward PlannerAbout The RolesAs a Forward Planner, you will be responsible for preparing and reviewing monthly activity plans, ensuring they align with resource availability and operational priorities. You will coordinate key dependencies such as material orders, plant and tool availability, contractor arrangements, permits, and training schedules. The role involves integrating reactive work forecasts into plans, maintaining accurate documentation, and providing regular updates to stakeholders. You will also monitor and adjust plans as needed to accommodate resource changes or unexpected work, ensuring smooth delivery of planned activities. What You’ll Be DoingDevelop and review monthly activity plans, ensuring alignment with resource availability and operational priorities. Integrate reactive work forecasts into plans and adjust schedules as needed. Coordinate dependencies such as material orders, plant and tool availability, contractor arrangements, permits, and training schedules. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Planning, Scheduling, Learning & Development, and field teams, to keep plans accurate and up to date. Communicate clear updates to stakeholders and maintain documentation for planned activities and dependencies. Monitor and adapt plans in response to resource changes or unexpected reactive work to avoid delays. What We’re Looking ForPl