Workforce Planning Manager

Our client is looking for a Workforce Planning Manager to support the delivery of a major renewable energy project. This role is based in Swynnerton and requires four days on-site work per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the coordination and deployment of operational resources across the national overhead line portfolio.
• Chair weekly resource planning meetings with project teams to review current and future workforce requirements.
• Maintain and continually update the overhead line resource tracker, ensuring workforce movements and allocations are accurately recorded.
• Collaborate closely with operational teams to forecast future labour requirements and identify potential resource constraints.
• Consult with internal recruitment teams and external labour suppliers to support recruitment campaigns and workforce mobilisation.
• Coordinate onboarding and mobilisation activities to ensure resources are available when required.
• Collaborate with the administration team to maintain accurate records relating to annual leave, absence, and sickness.
• Produce regular workforce planning reports and resource updates for senior management.
• Identify opportunities to maximise utilisation of internal resources across projects and frameworks.
• Support succession planning, apprentice allocation, and workforce development initiatives.
• Maintain effective communication with project teams to ensure changing project demands are reflected within resource plans.
• Develop and strengthen relationships with labour suppliers and explore new recruitment channels to support future growth.

About You

• Experience in workforce planning, resource management or operational planning within the construction, utilities, or infrastructure sectors.
• Experience coordinating resources across multiple projects and workstreams.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and changing business needs.
• Experience working alongside recruitment teams and supporting the mobilisation of operational employees.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including advanced Microsoft Excel.
• Experience maintaining workforce records and producing management reports.
• Ability to analyse workforce data and support resource forecasting and planning activities.
• Understanding of construction project delivery and labour planning requirements.
• Knowledge of employment legislation relating to working time, absence management, and workforce mobilisation.
• Experience supporting apprentices, trainees, and workforce development programmes.
• Understanding of operational planning, mobilisation processes, and workforce deployment strategies.

If you are interested in this role, please apply.

Please note: you must already have the right to work in the country where this role is based to be considered for it.