Junior Resource Strategy Analyst

AtkinsRéalis; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working culture

Generous time-off policies

Professional development

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in Canada is seeking a Junior Resource Strategy Analyst to support resource planning across projects. You will forecast demand, analyze capacity, track utilization, and partner with PMs, HR, and discipline leads to optimize staffing and provide data-driven insights.

Responsibilities include developing short- and long-term forecasts, monitoring KPIs, updating dashboards (Power BI/EcoSys), and assisting with cost control and staffing scenarios to help leadership make strategic

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, HR, Data Analytics, or related field.
• New grads welcome.
• Experience in resource planning, project controls, workforce planning, business analysis, or related disciplines preferred.
• Experience in engineering, construction, infrastructure, consulting, or project-based orgs is an asset.
• Experience with ERP systems, resource management tools, and reporting platforms is an asset.
• Experience with Power BI, Power Query or similar analytics tools.
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively across functional teams.
• Able to work within tight deadlines for ad hoc requests.
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and forecasting for short-term and long-term resource needs.
• Analyze workforce demand to identify shortages, surpluses, and skill gaps.
• Support workforce planning, budgeting, and alignment with business priorities.
• Collaborate with project and functional managers to align staffing with priorities.
• Assume cost control tasks within project control by quantifying resources for forecasting.
• Monitor resource utilization, availability, productivity, and trends.
• Update Bridget Bench system and create dashboards/reports using BI tools.
• Provide insights to improve workforce efficiency and optimize deployment.
• Track KPIs related to staffing, utilization, and resource performance; compare plan vs actuals.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Excel skills

Collaboration

Multitasking

Presentation skills

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Human Resources, Data Analytics, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Power Query

Excel

ERP systems

Reporting platforms

Job description

Job Description

Overview

The Junior Resource Strategy Analyst is responsible for supporting organizational and project resource planning by analyzing workforce demand, capacity, utilization, and staffing trends, under project control department. This role partners with project managers, discipline leaders, and human resources to develop resource forecasts, identify gaps, optimize workforce allocation, and provide data-driven insights to support strategic business decisions.

Your role

Planning & Forecasting:

• Assist lead to develop and maintain short-term and long-term resource forecasts based on project portfolios, business pipelines, and operational requirements.
• Analyze workforce demand and capacity to identify resource shortages, surpluses, and critical skill gaps.
• Support annual workforce planning and budgeting activities.
• Collaborate with project and functional managers to align staffing needs with business priorities.
• Assume cost control tasks within project control discipline, by quantifying the resource and covert into price model for forecasting purpose.

Analytics & Reporting:

• Monitor resource utilization, availability, productivity, and workforce trends.
• Update Bridget Bench system, create dashboards and reports using business intelligence tools such as Power BI, EcoSys, or other reporting platforms.
• Assist lead to provide insights and recommendations to improve workforce efficiency and optimize resource deployment.
• Track key performance indicators (KPIs) related to staffing, utilization, and resource performance. Conduct comparison of plan and actual activities and trending exercise.

Strategic Workforce Management:

• Support talent acquisition and workforce planning initiatives by identifying future staffing requirements.
• Analyze organizational capability needs and recommend strategies to address skill shortages.
• Assist leadership in evaluating resource scenarios and business growth opportunities.
• Support succession planning and workforce development initiatives.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Work closely with Engineering teams, Project Management and HR teams to ensure resource plans are aligned with business objectives.
• Participate in resource review meetings and coordinate the data flow into a project control in a systematic format.
• Communicate resource risks, constraints, and opportunities to management.

About you

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Human Resources, Data Analytics, or a related field.

• New grads are welcome.

• Experience in resource planning, project controls, workforce planning, business analysis, project management, or related disciplines are preferred.

• Experience in engineering, construction, infrastructure, consulting, or project-based organizations is an asset.

• Experience working with ERP systems, resource management tools, and reporting platform is an asset.

• Experience with Power BI, Power Query or similar analytics tools.

• Familiarity with project controls concepts, including cost management, scheduling, and earned value management, is an asset.

• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively across functional teams.

• Able to work within tight deadlines for ad hoc requests, with stretched capacity.

• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

• Strong organizational and multitasking skills.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada.

Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs.

Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.

And take advantage of our hybrid working culture and generous time-off policies to balance a fulfilling career with your personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We’re committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

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