Group Marine Planning Assistant

Vacancy - Planning Assistant (Marine)

Are you excited by the opportunity to ensure the movement of vessels runs smoothly and efficiently for one of the UKs leading Port Operators?  Do you thrive in a varied role which will allow you to develop your skills and progress your career? We are seeking a Planning Assistant to join our team at the Port of Liverpool to help us keep the world moving!

Your Role

You will liaise between vessels, agents, tugs, Pilots, Port Control Operators and Business Unit Managers to administer vessel bookings for Ports within the Group using various IT platforms.  You will provide excellent customer service through the administration of vessel movement planning and bookings for all Ports across our Group.

Regularly reviewing the planning system, you will recommend improvements and support the Group Planning Manager in resolving planning conflicts and challenges, providing excellent customer service at all times.  You will administer Pilot age booking services for certain Ports, ensuring relevant electronic records are maintained and updated at all times.

As part of this role you will be required to provide planning support on Saturday mornings on a rotational basis.

What you'll bring

You will have previous experience in an administration and scheduling role, using an online booking system.  A background within Marine would be beneficial but is not essential

With excellent written and verbal communication skills, you will engage with a range of internal and external stakeholders at various levels.  Strong problem solving, issue prioritisation and customer service skills are key for this role.

You will have the ability to understand and apply geographical and technical information, combined with strong attention to detail.

Please note, we will be using this recruitment campaign to populate a talent pool and will be using this talent pool to appoint to any Planning Assistant vacancies which become available in the next 6 months.

Who are we?

Already one of the UK’s leading port and logistics companies, we are planning substantial capital investment over the next 5 years to achieve our vision of becoming the UK’s leading port operator.  We have ambitious plans to grow and transform the supply chain to benefit our customers.  Our investments are decarbonizing our operations, which in turn is helping us work towards our goal of having Net Zero Port Operations by 2040.  Much of our success depends on our unrivalled facilities and technology. But in our sector, it comes down to having the right talent to enable our organisation to grow.

What we can offer you

In addition to a competitive salary, we have a strong track record of developing our people to expand their skills and experience and develop their careers.  Valuing and rewarding our workforce is important to us which is why we offer a fantastic range of flexible benefits to choose from, such as:

• 27 days Annual Leave (plus bank holidays)
• Up to 10% Matched Contribution Pension
• Peel Ports Flexible Benefits including salary sacrifice car scheme, healthcare cash plans, Cycle2Work Scheme, Critical Illness insurance, Gym Membership Scheme, Retail Vouchers, plus more!
• Commitment to learning and personal development – Last year we supported over 50,000 hours of training and personal development!
• We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to colleagues via our Employee Assistance Programme when required

If you believe you have the skills and experience we are seeking and you want to join a thriving and ambitious place to work, we’d really like to hear from you! Closing date for receipt of completed applications is 9 January 2025, however we may close the application period early in the event of high volumes of responses.