Workforce Planning Lead

WOODplc; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood in Abu Dhabi, UAE, is seeking a Workforce Planning Lead for a full-time, office-based role. You will lead workforce planning activities, forecast demand, and collaborate with business leaders to ensure capacity aligns with current and future project needs.

The role focuses on providing workforce intelligence, governance, and best practices to drive efficient resource use and profitable delivery across the business unit in the region.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational workforce planning activities across the assigned business unit, region, or portfolio.
• Partner with business leaders to ensure workforce 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.