Strategic Workforce Planner - Data-Driven Scheduling

Troocoo; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Troocoo is recruiting an experienced Workforce Planner to join a frontline service Queensland Government department based in Brisbane, delivering government services across multiple channels.

In this role, you will develop and optimise workforce schedules, monitor workloads in real time, and provide data-driven insights to guide operational decisions. You will engage stakeholders, lead complex planning initiatives, and contribute to continuous improvement in a high‑volume service environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive resource and workforce planning experience.
• Ability to lead complex initiatives and analyse requirements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Developing and optimising workforce schedules and planning strategies, aligning forecasts, employee availability and business requirements.
• Monitoring workloads, service levels and workforce performance in real time and adjusting resources to maintain operational targets.
• Analysing workforce data and producing forecasts, reports and actionable insights to support operational decision-making.
• Maintaining workforce planning data and systems to ensure data integrity and effective resource planning.
• Providing specialist advice on workforce capability and resource management.
• Identifying and implementing continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen workforce planning and address resourcing challenges.

Skills

Forecasting

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Communication

Job description

Troocoo is recruiting an experienced Workforce Planner to join a frontline service Queensland Government department based in Brisbane, delivering government services across multiple channels.

In this role, you will develop and optimise workforce schedules, monitor workloads in real time, and provide data-driven insights to guide operational decisions. You will engage stakeholders, lead complex planning initiatives, and contribute to continuous improvement in a high‑volume service environment.