Strategic Power T&D Workforce Planner

Balfour Beatty plc; Motherwell; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Pension scheme

Flexible working

Career progression

Wellbeing programmes

National infrastructure projects

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is recruiting a Workforce Planning Manager for the Power Transmission & Distribution sector in the UK. The role focuses on strategic workforce planning, demand forecasting and capacity management to support major infrastructure projects.

You will collaborate with operations, recruitment, training and external labour partners, maintaining robust reporting and stakeholder relationships. This is a hybrid role with office presence required across UK sites.

Qualifications

• Strong planning, organisational and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing workforce demand, deployment or resource planning within a complex environment.
• Ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Strong analytical and reporting capabilities.
• Resilience, adaptability and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Good Microsoft Office skills and confidence working with workforce data and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver strategic workforce plans to support Power T&D projects across the UK.
• Manage workforce demand forecasting, deployment planning and capacity management.
• Work with operational and project teams to identify workforce requirements and develop solutions to address gaps.
• Support workforce growth initiatives, including engagement with specialist labour supply partners and subcontractors.
• Produce meaningful workforce reporting and management information to support business decision-making.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across operations, recruitment, training, procurement and HR.
• Drive workforce mobilisation activities and ensure resources are available to support project delivery requirements.
• Lead and support team members, providing coaching and development where applicable.

Skills

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Analytics & reporting

People leadership

Tools

MS Office

Workforce data tools

Job description

Balfour Beatty plc is recruiting a Workforce Planning Manager for the Power Transmission & Distribution sector in the UK. The role focuses on strategic workforce planning, demand forecasting and capacity management to support major infrastructure projects.

You will collaborate with operations, recruitment, training and external labour partners, maintaining robust reporting and stakeholder relationships. This is a hybrid role with office presence required across UK sites.