Resource Manager - Derby

Balfour Beatty; Derby; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Resource Manager in the Power Transmission and Distribution team based in Derby. You will oversee the effective allocation of resources, help manage complex projects, and play a key role in sustainable energy solutions. This position offers significant growth opportunities within an inclusive and diverse work environment.

Benefits

Company DC pension scheme up to 5% EEs & 7% ERs

Flexible benefits window

Hybrid working options

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience in resource planning across a multi-discipline environment.
• Strong ability to manage changing priorities.
• Proven ability to allocate and manage resources effectively.

Responsibilities

• Plan and allocate design and engineering resources against demand.
• Liaise with Design Delivery Managers to ensure resource is in place.
• Support strategic planning and recruitment to meet resource needs.

Skills

Project Management Techniques

Interpersonal Skills

IT Skills

Planning Skills

Job description

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About the role

Our work matters to millions. It'll matter to you too. Join our Power Transmission and Distribution team as a Resource Manager on the Design & Engineering team based in the Derby area and you'll be a big part of fascinating, complex, varied and meaningful work.

As a Resource Manager your role will be able to,

• To ensure the effective and timely deployment of design resource to all UK based Design & Engineering disciplines.
• To support current and future projects of Power T&D for OHL / Cabling / Substations /Multi-utilities by managing against accurate resourcing schedules to enable strategic resourcing plans to be developed in line with the business requirements
• Support the UK business in the allocation of resources to D&E project deliverables in line with the agreed resourcing plan and requests for OHL / Cabling / Substation /Multi-utilities business streams.
• Report to central resource function and use existing systems, documents and processes to effectively deploy and manage resource demand.

In return we offer you.

£Competitive - DOA + excellent benefits including Site Allowances, Company Car and Substance Allowances (Subject to T&C's of role)

Opportunity to shape what's next in a pivotal project management role with an industry leader. What you do here as a Resource Manager will matter. Not just to the infrastructure and engineering experts you will manage or the supportive colleagues who'll value your perspective. Your work will matter to society, as you help us to shape large-scale Power engineering projects.

When it comes to developing our people teams are award winning. Joining the team as a Resource Manager, you'll get to:

• Secure a future in an industry that's enjoying significant investment
• Take pride in adding your talents to our focus on building sustainably Power for the future
• Lead and inspire a multi-skilled team and set the tone for large infrastructure projects
• Take charge of all aspects of project delivery - from initiation, planning and design, to delivery, monitoring, commissioning, and handover
• Be part of something big by helping us to connect communities and build sustainably
• Benefit from a project management development pathway towards chartership with the Association for Project Management
• Prove yourself and lead bigger and bigger projects in a rapidly growing industry
• Build relationships with clients and other stakeholders
• Be a critical part of a business that's embedding innovation into all we do.

What you'll be doing

• Plan and allocate design and engineering resource against demand.
• Ensure regional/different client resource demands and requirements are supported.
• Liaise with Design Delivery Managers and Engineering Managers to ensure all resource is in place.
• Facilitating the movement of resources from project to project.
• Support the development of an ongoing resourcing strategy to ensure current and future needs of the department are met.
• Support the Design Delivery Managers in strategic planning, training and recruitment needs to ensure suitable skillsets and resource levels to deliver works.
• Effectively communicate with a range of internal stake holders on short- and long-term plans to ensure collaboration in resource deployment.
• Ensure all resource deployment is within governance of the Power T&D Business Gated Lifecycle.
• Carry out weekly communications with Engineering Managers to ensure compliance against resource needs.
• Engage with our Strategic Design Partners and other subcontract resource providers to ensure they have scope of work, durations, volumes and orders in place prior to starting work.
• Produce effective Management Information on all D&E resource.
• Provide support with the management of Early Careers staff within the D&E Department in terms of liaising with BB Group EC Recruitment, organising training, rotations and supporting their development.

Who we're looking for

Essential:
• Excellent planning skills, familiar with project management techniques and applications
• Ability to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders in both the operations and business support functions
• High tolerance for ambiguity and changing priorities and the ability to plan for contingencies and manage conflicting stakeholder priorities
• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to consult with wide range of people at different levels
• Must have strong IT Skills, literate in all Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight timescales
• Proven ability to effectively allocate and manage resources to meet short and long term resource plans, with the ability to leverage resources to address business challenges

Desirable:
• Experienced in resource planning across a multi discipline environment, ideally within the power transmission industry.

Why work for us

Alongside the amazing opportunity, support and pride that you will gain from developing your career with one of the world's foremost infrastructure giants, you will also enjoy:

• Company DC pension scheme up to 5% EEs & 7% ERs
• Wellbeing sessions - non-work-related activities go for a walk, do some house duties etc.
• Opportunity to join into the company SIP scheme.
• Flexible benefits window Options to purchase additional holidays, bikes, tech vouchers, dental cover, PMI etc.
• Reward platform where you can get discounts off shopping, insurance, cars etc.
• Hybrid working (where applicable)
• Enhanced company sickness scheme
• Enhanced company Maternity/Paternity/Shared parental/Adoption schemes
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications
• Employee assistance programme
• Up to 2 days volunteering per year
• Company funded social events.

In joining the Power T&D team, you are joining a strong function, where you can join us as the first step on a lengthy career, or simply join us be the best you can be in your role we will support you either way.

We have a BB Academy, which is a great resource to support you with your learning and development.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business.

We have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, initiative-taking, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone

About us

Our skilled and dedicated teams deliver a range of proactive and reactive services which support a reliable and safe supply of power flowing to millions of homes and businesses around the world. Our contracts range from 50,000 schemes to 100 million plus major projects.

Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions. With experience and expertise across the full spectrum of the electricity grid our teams have capability across overhead lines, cable tunnels, distribution networks and substations. From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support clients in the development of some of the world's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Further information on Disability Confident can be found at: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/