Global Workforce Forecast & Resource Lead

Arcadis Consulting Middle East Limited; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a Senior Workforce Planning Manager GEC to drive workforce agility across our Global Excellence Centre. You will own the 12-week forecast, establish proactive capacity plans, and provide early warnings to service leaders.

You will lead a team of Resource Planners, collaborate with regional directors and TA partners, and optimize deployment across GEC, local, and global pools to deliver optimal client outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in workforce planning, resourcing, forecasting or related analytical roles within the AEC or related professional Services Industry in the GEC.
• Strategic thinking and business acumen, with the ability to translate regional Service forecasts, utilization trends and project demand into actionable workforce planning insight.
• Analytical and data-driven, with strong capability in interpreting workforce data, identifying risks and driving proactive interventions.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills, with proven ability to work effectively with Regional Service Directors, Service Area Leaders, Major Project Directors and Talent Acquisition partners.
• Knowledge of regional talent trends, labor markets and basic employment law relevant to workforce planning and mobility decisions.
• Experience leading or managing resource planners or similar workforce planning teams, including setting priorities, building capability and improving forecast accuracy and productivity.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and accelerate workforce risks, support contingent staffing decisions and maintain accurate workforce tags and planning data.

Responsibilities

• Own the 12-week forecast, highlighting supply and demand variance.
• Establish data driven resource forecasts to enable proactive decision making.
• Provide recruitment recommendations to Service Directors and inform TA partner(s).
• Maximize the agility of talent across accounts and Sectors, ensuring optimal use of named resource requests.
• Monitor and report on weekly billable and productive time vs planned and drive improvements in performance and data quality.
• Escalate key risks and issues to leadership and Industry WFP Directors as relevant.
• Prepare and provide contingency staffing plans to support potential risks or outcomes.
• Maintain an accurate view of workforce planning data, including WFP Tags, people mapping and capacity reporting to ensure the integrity of planning and deployment decisions.
• Maximize deployment opportunities to the Global Excellence Centre.
• Oversee and lead direct reports and provide leadership and capability building to the wider Resource Planning community.
• Act as the primary point of contact for the regional Service Director.
• Feedback insight to service leaders on talent availability, workforce capability, deployment trends, and future capacity considerations.
• Serve as a key point of contact for workforce supply and deployment requirements for Tier 1 and Tier 2 clients across the GEC.
• Drive adoption of workforce planning processes to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data.

Skills

Workforce planning

Forecasting

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Talent deployment

Resource optimization

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or engineering

MBA or Master’s degree preferred

Equivalent practical experience

Job description

Arcadis is seeking a Senior Workforce Planning Manager GEC to drive workforce agility across our Global Excellence Centre. You will own the 12-week forecast, establish proactive capacity plans, and provide early warnings to service leaders.

You will lead a team of Resource Planners, collaborate with regional directors and TA partners, and optimize deployment across GEC, local, and global pools to deliver optimal client outcomes.