Hybrid Workforce Planning Lead | Data-Driven Capacity

Wood; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Diversity & Inclusion

Flexible benefits

Professional development

Global connections

Collaborative environment

Job summary

Wood is seeking a Workforce Planning Lead to join our team in Houston, Texas; Greenville, South Carolina; or Tucker, Georgia. This hybrid role focuses on operational workforce planning, capacity and demand management, utilization, and workforce analytics to support profitable project delivery.

You will lead planning across portfolios, develop forecasts, monitor capacity, and provide data-driven recommendations to align staffing with demand while partnering with business leaders and Delivery

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in operations, business, engineering, data/analytics, or a related discipline
• Experience interpreting utilisation and operational performance metrics
• Strong analytical capability with advanced Excel and Power BI experience
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence at all organisational levels

Responsibilities

• Lead workforce planning activities across assigned portfolios, disciplines, or regions
• Develop short-, medium-, and long-term workforce forecasts aligned to business demand
• Maintain rolling capacity plans highlighting resource gaps, surpluses, and deployment opportunities
• Identify workforce risks early and provide mitigation recommendations
• Partner with Delivery Managers and Business Leaders to translate sales pipeline, secured work, and project demand into workforce requirements
• Monitor weekly utilisation performance and analyse trends to recommend actions that improve billability and productivity
• Produce weekly and monthly workforce planning reports and present workforce insights to senior stakeholders with clear recommendations
• Build trusted relationships with Operations Managers, Delivery Leaders, Project Managers, and Talent Acquisition and act as the primary workforce planning advisor for allocated business areas

Skills

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Analytical capability

Communication skills

Workforce planning

Job description

Wood is seeking a Workforce Planning Lead to join our team in Houston, Texas; Greenville, South Carolina; or Tucker, Georgia. This hybrid role focuses on operational workforce planning, capacity and demand management, utilization, and workforce analytics to support profitable project delivery.

You will lead planning across portfolios, develop forecasts, monitor capacity, and provide data-driven recommendations to align staffing with demand while partnering with business leaders and Delivery