Resource Manager (12-Month FTC)

Salary: £60K

Location: Hampshire or Surrey, UK

Clearance: SC Clearance Required

Working pattern: 2 to 3 days per week on site.

About the Role:

Join a leading technology and engineering company as a Resource Manager on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will be a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing strategic resource management advice. Your role will involve liaising, influencing, and building relationships at all levels.

Key Responsibilities:

Tactical Resource Management: Optimize performance, customer satisfaction, and employee morale by effectively allocating and moving resources.

Onboarding and Mobilisation: Engage with new hires early to ensure smooth project integration and a positive employee experience.

Performance Management: Maximize Customer Funded Utilisation (CFU) and support other productive activities.

Capacity Demand & Supply Management: Act as a bridge between capacity planning and business unit operations.

Cross Directorate Optimisation: Facilitate employee mobility and manage internal and cross-business unit escalations.

Capacity Planning & Forecasting: Assist with short to medium-term capacity planning and forecasting.

Rotation Management: Oversee BAU and quarterly rotation activities.

Strategic Resource Planning: Support complex resourcing requests and scenario planning.

Deputise: Act as a credible deputy for the Head of Resourcing when necessary.

Key Requirements:

• Experience in operational resourcing within Professional Services or similar Matrix organizations.
• Background in Defence and/or National Security industries.
• Significant experience in the technology sector, including Software Development, Cyber, AI & ML, Data Science, and Systems Engineering.
• Comfortable with complexity and ambiguous requirements.
• Regarded as an SME within the stakeholder community.
• Proficient in Resource Management tools such as Profinda, Kantata, Retain, Dayshape, Tempus, or similar.