Resource Planner Design & Engineering Australia

The Resource Planner Design & Engineering Australia will drive workforce planning from the front lines, supporting pursuits and projects through identification and deployment support of talent.

This role will support both Sector and Service leaders and WFP Directors to manage conflicts, drive GEC contribution and drive data quality.

The role will also be responsible for building and establishing strong networks on the ground, knowing people and capabilities.

• Engage regularly with team managers in Australia to maximize billability and reliability of forecasts.
• Monitor and actively manage the demand market-place, owning demand within remit while also supporting the wider network with requests that may otherwise be missed.
• Own the quality and accuracy of the 12-week look ahead for team managers within remit.
• Proactively engage team managers to identify work and demand that can be planned in advance for Design & Engineering.
• Provide regular feedback and insight from dashboards to key stakeholders to enable them to make informed decisions.
• Identify and recommend recruitment needs to relevant stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Maximize the use of soft booking and pre-planning practices within Design & Engineering.
• Actively support mobilization and de-mobilization of talent to projects across Australia.
• Act as the primary point of contact for talent looking for new opportunities in Design & Engineering in Australia and ensure all information is documented in the system.
• Develop a strong understanding of the team you are aligned to sufficiently to provide strong recommendations and be known to them.
• Build strong and approachable relationships with pursuit leaders or project managers and support by identifying suitable resource options.
• Establish and maintain a strong network with Team managers within Design & Engineering and take a solution driven approach while holding others to account.
• Understand how and where to engage GEC within Design & Engineering.
• Identify gaps or inaccuracies in workforce planning data and seek to resolve issues.
• Support the onboarding of new joiners and complete profile on WFP Tags.
• Engage regularly with Sector and Industry leads who commonly engage with talent to understand the Australia client talent requirements.
• Actively manage the demand marketplace and continuously enrich workforce data.