Workforce Planning Manager

• Client: world-leading digital infrastructure company
• Duration: 6 months with likely extension
• Work type: hybrid (2 days in the office)
• Pay rate: 496 GBP per day (PAYE – Inside IR35)

We are the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating 240+ data centers across the globe and providing interconnections to all the key clouds and networks. Businesses need one place to simplify and bring together fragmented, complex infrastructure that spans private and public cloud environments. Our global platform allows customers to place infrastructure wherever they need it and connect it to everything they need to succeed.

We a fast-growing global company with 20 years of continuous growth. Through our innovative portfolio of high-performance products and services, we have created the largest, most active global ecosystem of 10,000+ companies, including 2,100 networks and 3,000+ cloud and IT service providers in 32 countries spanning six continents.

A career at our company means you will collaborate on work that impacts the world and be surrounded by endless opportunities to learn new skills and grow in varied directions. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment. that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.

Summary

• Lead workforce analysis, supporting the Functional leads in their team structure and hiring strategy across the global project portfolio, including managing the tools related to day-to-day staffing and resource allocation (in cooperation with HR).
• Support broader centralized reporting functions on an adhoc basis for a large portfolio of Global Design & Construction projects – primarily reporting to senior leadership and developing presentation materials.

Responsibilities

• Conducting workforce analysis and forecasting to prepare for future workforce needs, including creating a scalable methodology (and the tools / reporting) to demonstrate team status and future needs, using project pipelines and staffing models (project gearing).
• Supporting the Functional leads in developing and implementing workforce planning strategies, including review of team structure, maintaining organisational charts and evaluating project gearing, to ensure that the organization effectively meets its staffing needs (at a project level) and maintains a competitive edge in the market.
• Working alongside HR to monitor and report on workforce metrics, and drive progress on hiring plans, including prioritisation / reallocation of resources, where necessary.
• Collaborating with HR, finance, and PMO teams to integrate workforce planning into business strategies.
• Be aware of compliance with labour laws and organizational policies, while ensuring workforce agility amid market changes.
• Executive Presentations: Prepare executive presentations by gathering and analysing data, coordinating inputs from VPs and functional leads to ensure comprehensive and insightful reporting.

Qualifications & Experience

We are seeking applicants with a background in Business operations (in a project context), Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field. Educated to degree level, or equivalent experience. The following knowledge and skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including advanced Excel skills and an ability to identify abnormalities, as well as trends and be able to derive conclusions.
• Communication Skills: Strong communication skills are necessary, as the candidate will need to engage with various stakeholders, including VPs, and SVPs, who are not in their direct line. The ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels is crucial, particularly using PowerPoint.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to prioritise, organise and plan own work and that of others and respond to pressure in a positive manner.
• Business acumen and commercial outlook.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Self-motivated with an ability to deliver work in line with priorities and time-scales; strong sense of accountability, ownership and urgency.
• Ability to travel within EMEA as needed.