Enterprise Workforce Planner – 18-Month Contract

Rolls--royce; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 71,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunity

£5,000 benefit allowance

6x pensionable life assurance

50% income protection

28 days’ holiday + bank holidays

Rolls-Royce SMR pension

17% bonus

Job summary

Rolls-Royce SMR is seeking a Workforce Planning Expert on a fixed-term basis to shape the enterprise-wide workforce plan for Manchester/Warrington/Derby. You will translate business strategy into in-year plans and rolling 2-3 year forecasts, balancing capacity, cost, and risk.

You’ll partner with Finance, PMO, HR and Operations to define governance, data standards and interventions that improve delivery confidence and resource agility across permanent, contingent and outsourced workforces.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading strategic workforce planning in complex and regulated environments.
• Ability to translate enterprise strategy into integrated short, medium and long-term workforce plans.
• Advanced analytical capability with data integration and scenario modelling.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide workforce planning with in-year and 2–3 year forecasts.
• Develop a 3–5 year strategic workforce roadmap aligned to budgets and milestones.
• Craft governance, data discipline and decision forums for workforce insight.
• Collaborate with Finance, PMO, HR, Talent Acquisition and Organisation Design.
• Provide evidence-based recommendations on build/buy/borrow/outsourcing.

Skills

Workforce planning

Strategic planning

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Cost modelling

Education

Degree-level qualification

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Rolls-Royce SMR is seeking a Workforce Planning Expert on a fixed-term basis to shape the enterprise-wide workforce plan for Manchester/Warrington/Derby. You will translate business strategy into in-year plans and rolling 2-3 year forecasts, balancing capacity, cost, and risk.

You’ll partner with Finance, PMO, HR and Operations to define governance, data standards and interventions that improve delivery confidence and resource agility across permanent, contingent and outsourced workforces.