Strategic Workforce Planning Lead

Laing O'Rourke; North Sydney Council; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-house training programs and on-the-

Six months paid parental leave at full

Additional purchased leave options and

Exclusive discounts and savings across

Job summary

Laing O’Rourke in Australia is seeking a Strategic Workforce Planning Lead to align project pipeline with future workforce demand. You will forecast capacity, develop plans and provide insights to senior leaders to guide resourcing and capability initiatives across mobilisation and growth.

The role requires strong analytics, Excel and Power BI skills, and the ability to influence stakeholders in a large, complex organisation while delivering inclusive, sustainable workforce outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in strategic workforce planning within a large or complex organisation.
• Strong forecasting, capacity planning and scenario-modelling capabilities.
• Excellent analytical skills with ability to translate data into insights.
• Proven ability to influence and partner with senior stakeholders.
• Understanding of how workforce planning links with recruitment, mobility and capability development.
• Strong Excel skills; Power BI experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Translate project pipeline and growth plans into forward workforce demand, capacity and capability forecasts.
• Partner with senior leaders to understand future project requirements, mobilisation timelines and capability needs.
• Develop and implement workforce plans turning forecasting into actionable resourcing steps.
• Analyse workforce demand, supply, utilisation and availability to identify risks and opportunities.
• Undertake scenario planning across project wins, losses, mobilisation, demobilisation and growth.
• Identify critical hard-to-source capability requirements early to support proactive planning.
• Develop workforce reporting and insights to support decisions.

Skills

Strategic workforce planning

Workforce forecasting

Capacity planning

Scenario modelling

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

At Laing O’Rourke, you won’t just build projects, you’ll help shape the future. As a $6 billion privately owned global engineering and manufacturing-led construction leader, we deliver some of the nation’s most complex infrastructure, from transport networks to defence and utilities.

At Laing O’Rourke, our future pipeline requires us to think beyond today’s vacancies and plan earlier for the skills and capability our projects will need tomorrow.

We are looking for a Strategic Workforce Planning Lead to strengthen how we forecast, plan and respond to future workforce demand across our Australian business.

Working closely with senior leaders, you will connect our project pipeline and business strategy with workforce planning, using data and insights to identify future capability needs, risks and opportunities.

At the heart of Laing O’Rourke is our commitment to helping our people do their best work and grow meaningful, fulfilling careers. Through exceptional development opportunities, wellbeing support and employee benefits, we empower our teams to succeed.

We celebrate diversity and welcome applications from First Nations Peoples and candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse communities. Our industry-leading benefits include:

• In-house training programs and on-the-job skill development.
• Six months paid parental leave at full pay for all employees.
• Additional purchased leave options and volunteering leave.
• Exclusive discounts and savings across hundreds of retailers across Australia.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate project pipeline and growth plans into forward workforce demand, capacity and capability forecasts.
• Partner with senior leaders to understand future project requirements, mobilisation timelines and critical capability needs.
• Develop and implement workforce plans, turning forecasting and scenario modelling into clear actions across resourcing, mobility, talent and capability.
• Analyse workforce demand, supply, utilisation and availability to identify emerging workforce risks and opportunities.
• Undertake scenario planning across project wins, losses, mobilisation, demobilisation and growth.
• Identify critical and hard-to-source capability requirements early to support proactive workforce planning.
• Develop workforce reporting and insights to support business and resourcing decisions.

About You

You will ideally bring:

• Experience in strategic workforce planning within a large or complex organisation.
• Strong workforce forecasting, capacity planning and scenario-modelling capability.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn workforce data into clear, practical insights.
• Confidence partnering with and influencing senior stakeholders.
• An understanding of how workforce planning connects with recruitment, talent, mobility and capability development.
• Strong Excel and reporting capability, with Power BI or similar experience advantageous.

Experience within construction, infrastructure, engineering, defence, resources, energy or another complex project-led environment would be advantageous but is not essential.

We value flexible ways of working and welcome applications from people interested in full-time, part-time or job-share opportunities.