Engineering Resource Planner – Hybrid & Forecasting Focus

James Fisher and Sons plc; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early finish on Fridays

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Company Pension

Career development

Job summary

James Fisher and Sons plc in Inchinnan, Glasgow, offers a hybrid, full-time Engineering Resource Planner role. You’ll develop and maintain engineering resource plans, coordinate with project managers, and use Primavera P6 to forecast needs and resolve gaps.

You’ll work with governance and compliance requirements, provide regular senior-management insights, and support capacity planning in a collaborative, safety‑minded environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in resource management and workforce planning.
• Experience using and owning resource management software.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-management abilities.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and comfortable with planning/data-driven systems.
• P6 experience strongly desired, though not required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain engineering resource plans, ensuring accurate allocation of personnel to meet project and organisational priorities.
• Coordinate with project managers, engineering leads, and functional stakeholders to understand short- and long-term resource requirements including bid work.
• Use planning tools (P6) to build and update resource forecasts, identify gaps or conflicts, and propose mitigation strategies.
• Establish, implement, and refine resource management processes, dashboards, and communication practices to improve visibility, consistency, and efficiency.
• Monitor resource utilisation and performance data, providing regular reports and insights to senior management.
• Support portfolio-level planning activities, including demand forecasting, scenario modelling, and capacity planning.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to resource planning, scheduling, and communication workflows.
• Ensure alignment with governance, quality, and compliance requirements across all resource planning activities.

Skills

Resource management

Workforce planning

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Excel

Primavera P6

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

James Fisher and Sons plc in Inchinnan, Glasgow, offers a hybrid, full-time Engineering Resource Planner role. You’ll develop and maintain engineering resource plans, coordinate with project managers, and use Primavera P6 to forecast needs and resolve gaps.

You’ll work with governance and compliance requirements, provide regular senior-management insights, and support capacity planning in a collaborative, safety‑minded environment.