Strategic Workforce Planner – OHL Projects (Flexible)

Morgan Sindall Infrastructure; Swynnerton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Flexible working

Pension scheme

Annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Share-save scheme

Job summary

Swynnerton-based Morgan Sindall Infrastructure seeks a motivated Workforce Planning Manager (Resource) to lead planning and deployment across the national Overhead Line portfolio. You will shape workforce strategy, coordinate with project teams and recruitment, and drive safe, efficient project delivery.

Reporting to the Operations Director, you will build resource networks, manage annual leave and sickness data, and deliver regular senior-management updates while supporting apprenticeship and

Qualifications

• Experience in workforce planning, resource management or operational planning within the construction, utilities, or infrastructure sectors.
• Experience coordinating resources across multiple projects and workstreams.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and changing business needs.
• Experience working alongside recruitment teams and supporting the mobilisation of operational employees.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Microsoft Excel.
• Experience maintaining workforce records and producing management reports.
• Ability to analyse workforce data and support resource forecasting and planning activities.
• Experience using workforce management or resource planning systems.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Understanding of construction project delivery and labour planning requirements.
• Knowledge of employment legislation relating to working time, absence management, and workforce mobilisation.
• Experience maintaining workforce data and reporting systems.
• Familiarity with document management systems and business reporting tools.
• Experience within the electricity transmission, utilities, or wider infrastructure sector.
• Experience supporting large operational workforces across multiple live projects.
• Knowledge of National Grid or other major utility client environments.
• Experience supporting apprentices, trainees, and workforce development programmes.
• Understanding of operational planning, mobilisation processes, and workforce deployment strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the coordination and deployment of operational resources across the national OHL portfolio.
• Chair weekly resource planning meetings with project teams to review current and future workforce requirements.
• Maintain and continually update the OHL resource tracker, ensuring workforce movements and allocations are accurately recorded.
• Collaborate closely with operational teams to forecast future labour requirements and identify potential resource constraints.
• Consult with internal recruitment teams and external labour suppliers to support recruitment campaigns and workforce mobilisation.
• Coordinate onboarding and mobilisation activities to ensure resources are available when required.
• Collaborate with the OHL administration team to maintain accurate records relating to annual leave, absence, and sickness.
• Produce regular workforce planning reports and resource updates for senior management.
• Identify opportunities to maximise utilisation of internal resources across projects and frameworks.
• Support succession planning, apprentice allocation, and workforce development initiatives.
• Maintain effective communication with project teams to ensure changing project demands are reflected within resource plans.
• Develop and strengthen relationships with labour suppliers and explore new recruitment channels to support future growth.

Skills

Workforce planning

Resource management

Operational planning

Stakeholder management

Excel

Data analysis

Recruitment coordination

Microsoft Excel

Labour mobilisation

Project coordination

Tools

Workforce planning systems

Job description

Swynnerton-based Morgan Sindall Infrastructure seeks a motivated Workforce Planning Manager (Resource) to lead planning and deployment across the national Overhead Line portfolio. You will shape workforce strategy, coordinate with project teams and recruitment, and drive safe, efficient project delivery.

Reporting to the Operations Director, you will build resource networks, manage annual leave and sickness data, and deliver regular senior-management updates while supporting apprenticeship and