Lead, Workforce Planner in Weybridge

This position is based in Weybridge, UK. The Lead, Workforce Planner carries out workforce planning and logistics for specialised crew within Marine Operations. Follows operational guidelines and directives from Marine Operations and department leadership. This role is suitable for someone with a background in workforce scheduling, planning, human resources, recruiting, or shipboard crew administration. It is ideal for an individual who thrives on evaluating problematic situations and creating resolutions based on planning and reasoning.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Schedules prioritised crew assignments and rotation planning for the Marine department.
• Provides information supporting an effective par level planning process and related procedures.
• Designs and implements optimised solutions for fleet needs pertaining to the Marine cost centre.
• Ensures effective communication with Marine operations, department leadership, fellow team members, and crew members in areas related to scheduling, succession planning, recruitment, and logistics as appropriate.
• Complies with applicable rules and regulations including but not limited to SQM, flag state and port state legislation, collective bargaining agreements and company policies in all aspects relating to workforce planning.
• Provides complete and accurate employee data in the Human Resources system for assigned departments and/or positions including performance data for succession planning.
• Performs related duties as assigned.
• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills

• Experience in one or more of the following functions: workforce scheduling, planning, recruiting, or shipboard crew administration.
• Previous professional experience in one or more of the following: workforce planning, analytics, par level planning, scheduling, and logistics services.
• Ability to evaluate a problematic situation and create a resolution based on planning and reasoning.
• Use logic, judgement, and data to drive decisions.
• Visualises, articulates, and solves both complex and uncomplicated problems and concepts and makes decisions that make sense based on all available information.
• Able to work flexibly to meet business needs.
• Excellent communication skills. Ability to communicate tactfully, verbally and in writing, to gather and relay information in a multinational environment consisting of department heads, managers, coworkers, and shipboard employees.
• Ability to read and write English in order to understand and interpret written procedures. This includes the ability to give and receive instructions in written and verbal forms and to effectively present information and respond to questions from management, co‑workers, and shipboard employees.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in business analytics.
• Familiar with automated HR systems or workforce planning systems.
• Working knowledge of general shipboard functions on a cruise ship, and the general concept of the shipboard organisation.
• Knowledge of applicable immigration and visa requirements related to seafarers in various geographical areas.
• Understanding of applicable flag state and port state regulations related to seafarers training, licences and certifications as needed.

It is the policy of the Company to ensure equal employment and promotion opportunity to qualified candidates without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, sexuality, gender identity or expression, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. RCL and each of its subsidiaries prohibit and will not tolerate discrimination or harassment.