Workforce Planner - Design & Engineering Europe UK

Poutrix; Antwerpen; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a senior Workforce Planning Lead in Belgium to oversee demand forecasting and talent resourcing across EUK. You will partner with team managers, project leaders and Talent Acquisition to ensure resource availability and data integrity, while driving process improvements and tool adoption.

Join a team focused on proactive planning, analytics, and cross-border collaboration to deliver sustainable design and engineering solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in workforce planning, resource planning, deployment coordination or similar operational planning roles in EUK.
• Deep understanding of workforce analytics and forecasting and how demand signals affect deployment.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management with team/project leaders and Talent Acquisition.
• Knowledge of regional talent trends, labor markets and employment law in workforce planning.
• Analytical and data-driven, identifying data gaps and improving accuracy of information.
• Change management and transformation to support evolving processes and tools.
• Understanding of WFP data processes, tags and demand matching.
• Client-focused, solution-driven mindset translating needs into actions.
• Strong communication, providing timely feedback and early warnings.
• Ability to balance priorities and influence without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Engage with team managers across EUK to maximize billability and forecast reliability.
• Own the 12-week look-ahead quality and accuracy for the team.
• Identify recruitment needs and coordinate with stakeholders.
• Manage demand marketplace and enrich workforce data.
• Onboard new joiners and maintain profiles in WFP Tags.
• Develop a strong network with pursuit leaders and project managers.
• Escalate supply and demand risks and communicate early warnings.

Skills

Workforce planning

Forecasting

Stakeholder management

Data-driven

Change management

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

Degree in business/operations/HR/analytics

Tools

WFP Tags

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role accountabilities

• Engage regularly with team managers in Europe UK to maximize billability and reliability of forecasts.
• Monitor and actively manage the demand market-place, owning demand within remit while also supporting the wider network with requests that may otherwise be missed.
• Own the quality and accuracy of the 12-week look ahead for team managers within remit.
• Proactively engage team managers to identify work and demand that can be planned in advance for Design & Engineering.
• Provide regular feedback and insight from dashboards to key stakeholders to enable them to make informed decisions.
• Identify and recommend recruitment needs to relevant stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Maximize the use of soft booking and pre-planning practices within Design & Engineering.
• Actively support mobilization and de-mobilization of talent to projects across Europe UK.
• Act as the primary point of contact for talent looking for new opportunities in Design & Engineering in EUK and ensure all information is documented in the system.
• Develop a strong understanding of the team you are aligned to sufficiently to provide strong recommendations and be known to them.
• Build strong and approachable relationships with pursuit leaders or project managers and support by identifying suitable resource options.
• Establish and maintain aa strong network with Team managers within Design & Engineering and take a solution driven approach while holding others to account.
• Understand how and where to engage GEC within Design & Engineering.
• Identify gaps or inaccuracies in workforce planning data and seek to resolve issues.
• Support the onboarding of new joiners and complete profile on WFP Tags.
• Engage regularly with Sector and Industry leads who commonly engage with talent to understand EUK client talent requirements.
• Actively manage the demand marketplace and continuously enrich workforce data.
• Identify and escalate supply and demand risks within Design & Engineering.
• Address behaviours or practices that may compromise the best outcomes for Arcadis where possible and escalate concerns appropriately.
• Provide early warning and visibility to Sector WFP Directors on supply gaps or oversupply in EUK.
• Escalate unexpected changes and leverage WFP network to find solutions.
• Act as the key point of contact within pursuits to find suitable talent or profiles that support sales.
• Identify key attributes clients are looking for and integrate into WFP Tags to maximize value.
• Support the prioritisation of top tier clients or major opportunities.
• Act as the point of contact for Tier 3-4 client teams in Design & Engineering.

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience in workforce planning, resource planning, deployment coordination or similar operational planning roles within the AEC or related professional Services Industry in EUK.
• Deep understanding of workforce analytics and forecasting, including how demand signals, forecast accuracy and billability influence deployment decisions.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with Team Managers, Project Managers, Pursuit Leaders, Account Leaders and Talent Acquisition partners while maintaining appropriate challenge and accountability.
• Knowledge of regional talent trends, labor markets and basic employment law relevant to workforce planning and deployment.
• Analytical and data-driven, with the ability to identify gaps in data, manage planning inputs and improve accuracy and completeness of workforce information.
• Change management and transformation expertise, with the ability to support evolving processes, behaviors and adoption of workforce planning tools and ways of working.
• Detailed knowledge of processes and systems that drive workforce planning data, WFP tags and demand matching, or the ability to quickly build that knowledge in a comparable environment.
• Client oriented, solution driven mindset, with the ability to understand client and pursuit needs and translate them into practical resource planning actions.
• Strong communication skills, able to provide timely feedback, recommendations and early warnings on supply and demand risks.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, escalate risks appropriately and leverage networks to identify suitable talent for pursuits and projects.
• Understanding of commercial drivers such as utilization, billability, project margins, and their impact on resource planning decisions.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive adherence to workforce planning practices without direct authority.
• Ability to make informed resource allocation recommendations, balancing competing priorities, business needs, and workforce constraints.
• Leadership style that empowers Arcadians, promotes accountability and continuous improvement, and supports a healthy, inclusive and high engagement culture aligned to the Arcadis Leadership profile of being curious, driving success and igniting passion.
• Degree level education in a relevant technical or commercial discipline such as business, operations, human resources, analytics or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day, which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people.