Senior Planner scheduling and controlling engineering and construction projects for AtkinsRéalis. Preparing baselines, resource reports, variance analyses, forecasts, and project updates.
About the role
- Resource Planner optimizing workforce deployment for Arcadis, a sustainable design, engineering and consultancy company. Managing demand forecasting, talent allocation and resource planning data across projects.
Responsibilities
- Engage with team managers to maximize billability and forecast reliability
- Monitor and manage the demand marketplace and workforce planning requests
- Own the quality and accuracy of the 12-week look-ahead
- Identify work and demand that can be planned in advance for Design & Engineering
- Provide dashboard insights and feedback to stakeholders
- Identify and recommend recruitment needs
- Support mobilization and de-mobilization of talent to projects
- Serve as the primary contact for talent seeking new opportunities
- Build relationships with team managers, pursuit leaders, project managers and account leaders
- Identify suitable resource options for pursuits and projects
- Identify and resolve workforce planning data gaps and inaccuracies
- Support onboarding of new joiners and completion of WFP Tags profiles
- Identify and escalate supply and demand risks
- Provide early warning of supply gaps or oversupply to Sector WFP Directors
- Find suitable talent and profiles to support sales pursuits
- Identify client requirements and integrate them into WFP Tags
- Support prioritization of top-tier clients and major opportunities
- Act as point of contact for Tier 3-4 client teams
Requirements
- Experience in workforce planning, resource planning, deployment coordination or similar operational planning roles within the AEC or related professional services industry
- Deep understanding of workforce analytics and forecasting
- Knowledge of demand signals, forecast accuracy and billability impacts on deployment decisions
- Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills
- Knowledge of regional talent trends, labor markets and basic employment law
- Analytical and data-driven approach to workforce planning data
- Change management and transformation expertise
- Knowledge of workforce planning systems, WFP Tags and demand matching, or ability to build comparable knowledge quickly
- Client-oriented, solution-driven mindset
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities and escalate risks appropriately
- Understanding of utilization, billability, project margins and commercial drivers
- Ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority
- Ability to make resource allocation recommendations
- Degree-level education in a relevant technical or commercial discipline such as business, operations, human resources or analytics, or equivalent practical experience
Benefits
- Skills-based approach to career development
- Equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging commitment
- Equal opportunity and affirmative action employment
- Meaningful work delivering sustainable solutions
- Inclusive and high-engagement culture
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