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The Senior Workforce Planning/ Resource Advisor role is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a professional services firm's Human Resources department in Milton Keynes. You'll be responsible for coordinating resource planning across multiple teams, working closely with senior stakeholders to optimise deployment, utilisation, and development of staff.
Client Details
The Senior Workforce Planning/ Resource Advisor role is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a professional services firm's Human Resources department in Milton Keynes. This newly created position plays a pivotal role in ensuring the business has the right people, in the right place, at the right time - supporting both operational delivery and long-term talent strategy. The role is based in Milton Keynes, with occasional travel required to Northampton and Peterborough, so a full UK Driving license is essential.
Description
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders to understand project and client resourcing needs, ensuring effective workforce deployment across teams.
- Drive utilisation by advising on best practice and identifying resource solutions that balance commercial priorities with individual skillsets.
- Manage competing demands on resources to deliver optimal outcomes for both the business and its clients.
- Maintain and update work planners, providing administrative support throughout the resourcing lifecycle.
- Ensure project teams are well-matched to client requirements, combining technical expertise with industry knowledge.
- Support strategic talent management by aligning staff development goals with engagement opportunities.
- Build strong relationships across the business, influencing and challenging stakeholders to ensure effective resource decisions.
- Coordinate resource allocation in response to changing project timelines and new business wins.
- Assist with internal and external secondment programmes, onboarding of contingent workers, and employee deployment.
- Analyse utilisation data and support conversations around performance benchmarks and non-chargeable time.
- Contribute to forecasting and reporting on workforce utilisation, helping to inform strategic planning.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement and support training initiatives within the resource management function.
Profile
Ideally, you'll bring:
- Experience in resource or workforce planning, preferably within professional services.
- Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
- Excellent organisational and time management abilities.
- Proficiency in Excel and a proactive approach to continuous improvement.
- Live locally to Milton Keynes and able to work between Milton Keynes, Peterborough and Northampton
Job Offer
- Competitive salary negotiable depending on experience
- Hybrid working after 6 weeks (3 days on site, 2 from home)
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Career progression opportunities and the chance to develop the role
