Strategic Resource Manager - Flexible, Growth & Pension

Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer pension 28.97%

25 days annual leave (plus increases)

8 Bank Holidays

Staff discount portal

Career development opportunities

Flexible working

Job summary

The Department for Transport in Leeds is seeking a Resource Manager to align people, skills and capacity with strategic priorities. You'll shape workforce planning and resource allocation across a portfolio of digital and technology initiatives within the Portfolio Management Hub.

You will lead resource planning activities, identify current and future capability needs, maintain stakeholder relationships, and ensure accurate reporting to the Resource Allocation Committee.

Qualifications

• Experience in resource planning and workforce management across projects, programmes, portfolios or service lines.
• Stakeholder engagement and influencing to secure resources.
• Data analysis and reporting using metrics to forecast resource needs and support decisions.
• Use of digital resource management tools to support planning and reporting.
• Identifying skills gaps and capability needs for current and future staff.
• Managing competing priorities and resource risks across multiple areas.

Responsibilities

• Leading the development and implementation of resource and capability activities across one or several projects, programmes, portfolios and service lines.
• Building and maintaining key stakeholder relationships to secure and deploy resources.
• Ensuring timely and accurate reporting on resource and capability activities to support departmental resourcing efforts, and update in the Resource Allocation Committee on resource data and metrics.
• Leading the identification of required resource levels, skills, competencies, and skill gaps for both new and existing staff.
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Job description

The Department for Transport in Leeds is seeking a Resource Manager to align people, skills and capacity with strategic priorities. You'll shape workforce planning and resource allocation across a portfolio of digital and technology initiatives within the Portfolio Management Hub.

You will lead resource planning activities, identify current and future capability needs, maintain stakeholder relationships, and ensure accurate reporting to the Resource Allocation Committee.