Workforce Planning Lead

BAE Systems; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Join BAE Systems as a Workforce Planning Lead, where you'll oversee strategic workforce initiatives and manage program alignment with business needs. This key role involves collaboration with stakeholders to enhance workforce planning and stakeholder engagement, offering a competitive salary and inclusive workplace culture.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave allowance

Company contributed Share Incentive Plan

Flexible working options

Employee assistance programme

Cycle2work scheme

Employee discounts

Eligibility for annual incentive

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in strategic workforce planning required.
• Proven track record in medium to large corporate environments.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of the Strategic Workforce Plan.
• Own and manage the SWP programme ensuring alignment with strategy.
• Collaborate with senior leaders for recruitment and capability planning.

Skills

Stakeholder Engagement

Program Management

Strategic Workforce Planning

Tools

Business Intelligence data tools

Excel

Job description

Job title: Workforce Planning Lead

Location: Frimley. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary:Up to £63,600 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Workforce Strategy – Lead the development, consolidation and delivery of the Strategic Workforce Plan (SWP) across short, medium and long-term horizons

• Programme Management – Own and manage the SWP programme, ensuring alignment with Digital Intelligence strategy and the Integrated Business Plan (IBP)

• Stakeholder Engagement – Collaborate with senior leaders, HR Centres of Excellence, Shared Services, and the Global Digital Academy to inform recruitment, talent and capability planning

• Resource Forecasting – Partner with the COO and recruitment teams to provide robust headcount and resource analytics, including regional supply views and critical skill needs to support key business cycles (monthly, quarterly, annually)

• Risk Management – Identify, manage and mitigate operational resourcing risks using transparent data and planning tools

• Continuous Improvement – Lead initiatives to optimise workforce planning processes, enhance utilisation, and support diversity, retention and engagement goals

• Market Intelligence – Leverage internal and external insights to inform strategic workforce decisions and drive innovative resourcing solutions

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Extensive experience in strategic workforce planning, encompassing both data/methodology and the development of long-range strategic workforce plans

• Proven track record of working in medium to large complex corporate environments, driving change initiatives

• Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills

• Strong program management capabilities

• Ability to balance big-picture thinking with attention to detail to manage and synthesise complex data

Desirable:

• Proficiency in advanced Excel

• Hands on experience using Business Intelligence data tools

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Digital Intelligence People team:

We are looking for a talented individual to join our Digital Intelligence People Team in a key strategic role leading the coordination and delivery of our workforce planning agenda across Digital Intelligence.

If you’re passionate about shaping the future of talent through data-driven planning and cross-functional collaboration, we want to hear from you.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 17th July 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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