Workforce Planning Lead

John Wood Group PLC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood is seeking a Workforce Planning Lead in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This is a full-time office-based position, partnering with business leaders to forecast demand, manage utilisation, and deliver workforce insights to inform staffing decisions.

The role drives planning standards, governance, and enterprise processes while promoting the adoption of workforce planning tools and best practices across the business.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational workforce planning activities across the assigned unit, region, or portfolio.
• Partner with business leaders to ensure capacity aligns with current and future demand through forecasting, utilisation management, and workforce insights.

Job description

Wood is currently looking for a Workforce Planning Lead to join our team in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This is a full time office based position.

Job Objective

The role is responsible for leading operational workforce planning activities across their assigned business unit, region, or portfolio. The role partners with business leaders to ensure workforce capacity aligns with current and future demand through accurate forecasting, utilisation management, workforce insights and proactive resource planning.

The role provides trusted workforce intelligence, enabling informed staffing decisions, improving utilisation, identifying workforce risks and supporting profitable project delivery. Acting as the primary workforce planning partner for the business, the suitable candidate ensures planning standards, governance and enterprise processes are consistently applied while driving adoption of workforce planning tools and best practice.