Resource Mobilisation Manager

Babcock International; Lowton Common; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international engineering company is seeking a Resource Mobilisation Manager to lead strategic workforce planning for its Nuclear Services segment. This role entails developing mobilisation plans and collaborating with internal teams to optimize resource deployment, contributing to key strategies. Candidates should have experience in workforce planning and excellent communication skills. The position is based in the UK, offering hybrid work arrangements.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension scheme with life assurance

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Qualifications

• Proven experience in strategic resource or workforce planning, including sourcing strategy implementation.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of business impact.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading resource planning activities across the Nuclear Services business stream.
• Creating and implementing mobilisation plans to meet current and future workforce needs.
• Supporting Business Control Managers for robust resource demand planning.
• Collaborating with BU Directors and recruitment teams to optimize resource deployment.
• Contributing to the development of Cavendish Nuclear's Capability Strategy.

Skills

Strategic resource planning

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

As a Resource Mobilisation Manager, you'll be at the heart of strategic workforce planning for our Nuclear Services business stream. This is a high-impact role where you'll lead the development and implementation of mobilisation plans that align with our Capability Development Model. Day‑to‑day, you'll collaborate with a wider team of Resource Mobilisation Managers and influence the future of nuclear capability across Cavendish Nuclear. You'll gain exposure to senior leadership and contribute to shaping a safer, more secure world.

Responsibilities

• Leading resource planning activities across the Nuclear Services business stream
• Creating and implementing mobilisation plans to meet current and future workforce needs
• Supporting Business Control Managers to ensure robust resource demand planning
• Collaborating with BU Directors and recruitment teams to optimise resource deployment
• Contributing to the development of Cavendish Nuclear's Capability Strategy

This is a permanent role, working 37 hours per week, based at Warrington (Cheshire) or Leicester (Leicestershire). Hybrid working patterns are available, with 2‑3 days in the office.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in strategic resource or workforce planning, including sourcing strategy implementation
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of business impact
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. We value difference and don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn. The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain a Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK.

Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This window opens February through to March annually.
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

About Cavendish Nuclear

Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, is a leader within the UK nuclear industry providing a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and deing projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost‑effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group—from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.