Workforce Planning Consultant

CBRE; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE is seeking a Workforce Planning Consultant to serve as the centralized analytics partner for Talent Acquisition, delivering data-driven insights to guide recruiting strategy, operational efficiency, and workforce planning.

You will develop and maintain TA dashboards in Power BI, own TA metric definitions, and collaborate with TA, HR, Operations, Finance, and senior leaders to translate questions into reporting that informs staffing decisions and risk management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 5–8 years of relevant experience in talent acquisition analytics, workforce planning, or people analytics.
• Familiarity with ATS platforms and TA metrics (e.g. time-to-fill, source of hire, pipeline conversion).
• Advanced experience in Power BI and ability to design, build, and maintain dashboards independently.
• Strong collaboration with stakeholders to translate business questions into analytical frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain TA-specific Power BI dashboards and scorecards for key metrics.
• Develop workforce planning models to evaluate staffing, hiring demand, and attrition.
• Support workforce planning for site launches, growth, reorganizations, and large-scale changes.
• Lead requirements gathering and deliver insights to drive recruiting decisions.
• Create executive dashboards communicating workforce health and hiring progress.
• Build scalable data models, measures, and reporting structures in Power BI.

Skills

Power BI

Data visualization

ATS familiarity

SQL

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Power BI

Avature ATS

SQL

Excel

Job description

CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity.

Workforce Planning Consultant

About CBRE

At CBRE, you will join a collaborative, high-performing teamsupporting one of the largest and most dynamic client accounts in theorganization. Our environment is fast-paced, challenging, and constantlyevolving, providing the opportunity to work on complex business problems andmake a visible impact.

We are looking for individuals who are curious, adaptable,and motivated to grow. You will have the opportunity to work closely withleaders across Talent Acquisition, HR, Operations, Finance, and other areas ofthe business, gaining exposure to a large-scale, complex organization whiledeveloping both your technical capabilities and business acumen.

We believe strongly in developing our people and providingopportunities to take on greater responsibility, expand your skills, andprogress your career. Success in this role can create opportunities forcontinued growth within the team, across the broader account, and throughoutCBRE.

About The Role

As a CBREWorkforce Planning Consultant, you will serve as the centralized analyticspartner for Talent Acquisition (TA), delivering data-driven insights thatsupport recruiting strategy, operational efficiency, and workforce planning.You will develop and maintain TA-specific dashboards, own TA metricdefinitions, and partner closely with TA stakeholders and the broader PeopleAnalytics team to ensure timely,accurate, and actionable reporting.

This role will sit at the intersection of workforceplanning, talent acquisition, business intelligence, and data analytics. Thesuccessful candidate will be responsible for transforming workforce andrecruiting data into actionable insights, forecasting workforce needs, anddesigning scalable dashboards and reporting solutions that allow leaders toquickly understand staffing performance, workforce risks, hiring demand, andfuture talent needs.

A criticalcomponent of this position is the ability to partner directly withstakeholders. This individual must be comfortable meeting with TalentAcquisition, HR, Operations, Finance, and senior business leaders to understandbusiness questions, translate those needs into reporting requirements, andindependently develop Power BI dashboards and analytical tools that supportdecision-making.

The ideal candidate combines strong workforceanalytics experience with advanced Power BI capabilities, business acumen,stakeholder management skills, and the ability to simplify complex workforcedata for executive audiences.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, andmaintain TA-specific Power BI dashboards and scorecards covering key metricssuch as time-to-fill, source of hire, offer acceptance rate, pipeline health,and recruiter productivity.
• Develop workforce planning models that evaluate current staffing levels,future hiring demand, workforce gaps, attrition, internal mobility, andanticipated workforce needs.
• Support workforce planning for new sitelaunches, business growth, workforce transitions, reorganizations, siteclosures, and other large-scale workforce changes.
• Serve as the centralized analytics partnerfor TA stakeholders; lead requirements gathering, translate business needs intoreporting solutions, and deliver insights that drive recruiting decisions.
• Identify emerging workforce risks through trend analysis, includingattrition trends, aging requisitions, hiring velocity, offer fallout, internalmobility movement, and staffing gaps.
• Own TA data definitions and metric standards; ensure consistentmethodology across all TA reporting in alignment with the People Analyticsgovernance model.
• Generate actionable insights from TA and workforce data to identifytrends, surface risks, and support strategic talent acquisition planning.
• Design, build, maintain, and enhance interactive Power BI dashboardsused by Talent Acquisition, HR, Operations, Finance, and senior leadership.
• Develop executive-level dashboards thatclearly communicate workforce health, staffing performance, hiring progress,workforce demand, and operational risks.
• Build scalable data models, measures,calculations, and reporting structures within Power BI.
• Develop advanced DAX calculations and PowerQuery transformations to support workforce analytics and reporting.
• Create drill-down capabilities that allow leaders to move fromenterprise-level workforce trends to business unit, region, site, role,recruiter, or requisition-level insights.
• Build automated risk indicators, alerts, and visualizations that helpleadership quickly identify workforce risks and areas requiring intervention
• Partner with the Data Engineer to identify and source required TA datafields, tables, and pipelines; validate data accuracy and completeness prior toreporting.
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses across structured andunstructured data sources to respond to time-sensitive TA and workforcequestions from leadership.
• Maintain thorough documentation ofdashboards, data logic, metric definitions, and data sources to ensurecontinuity and institutional knowledge.
• Escalate prioritization conflicts and stakeholder issues to the PeopleAnalytics Manager in a timely manner.
• Monitor trends in TA performance andworkforce movement; proactively flag areas of concern and recommend actions inpartnership with TA and HR Business Partners.
• toprovide innovative analytical solutions.
• Lead by example and model behaviors consistentwith CBRE RISE values.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor'sDegree preferred with 5–8 years of relevant experience in talent acquisitionanalytics, workforce planning, or people analytics. In lieu of a degree, acombination of experience and education will be considered.
• Demonstrated experience supporting Talent Acquisitionor HR functions with data and reporting, including familiarity with ATSplatforms and TA metrics (e.g. time-to-fill, source of hire, pipelineconversion).
• Experience withAvature (preferred, not required) ATS/CRM, including reporting, dataextraction, recruiting workflows, or system integrations.
• Advanced experience in Power BI or comparable data visualization tools;ability to design, build, and maintain dashboards independently.
• Experiencewith workforce planning concepts including headcount modeling, attritionanalysis, and demand forecasting.
• Strongability to translate business questions into analytical frameworks andcommunicate findings clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, particularlyExcel; experience with SQL or similar languages preferred.
• Abilityto manage multiple priorities and stakeholder requests in a fast-pacedenvironment with shifting demands.
• Strongorganizational skills with an inquisitive mindset and attention to data qualityand accuracy.
• Willingness to take a new perspective on existingsolutions and proactively identify opportunities for improvement.
• Abilityto exercise sound judgment based on the analysis of multiple data sources andstakeholder inputs.

If you enjoy solving challenging problems,building innovative solutions, working with talented people, and being part ofa team where your work can directly influence business decisions, this is anopportunity to build your career while making a mean.

Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We have a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Candidate Accommodations: CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company’s success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at [e-mail] or via telephone at [phone] (U.S.) and [phone] (Canada).