Programme Resource Planner in Reading, Berkshire

Programme Resource Planner
6 Months
Reading site 3 days per week
Up to £650 per day (Inside IR35)

My client in the utilities industry are looking for a Programme Resource Planner to join their fast-paced team on an initial 6 month contract to help build a workforce planning strategy across their IT and Business Transformation programme within the Business Energy business area.

You'll be the guiding mind in embedding the delivery of a strategic resource plan, which straddles their IT and Business teams, to ensure they have the resources, skills and capabilities to deliver their ambitious Transformation journey. The role will require focus on efficient planning and utilisation of highly valued and limited IT and Business skills. You'll continually validate the availability of resources for current project work, measuring and reporting variance from the pre-published project plans and allocations. Working with key stakeholders across the business, the programme and central teams, you'll ensure that the resource needs are understood, plans are in place and issues are escalated in a timely manner.

In this role you will:
- Ensure strong, accurate resource project forecast with a focused understanding of the current and future skills and capability requirements aligned with resource requirements to fulfil each project milestone
- Develop, design and implement a tactical strategic plan for the IT and Business teams, that will place emphasis on driving resource plan and highlight any potential short comings or risks
- Bring an in-depth understanding of the labour market, supply and demand and inform on current and future treads
- Utilise strong stakeholder management across the programme and business
- Make recommendations to business & HR to determine a more efficient and effective way of working, which will enable their attainment of key resources and skills

To be considered for this role, it would be ideal if you had a number of the below skills/experience
- Demonstrable experience in Programme Resource Planning and a degree in Business / Strategic / Data related discipline (or equivalent)
- Financial and commercial awareness with comprehensive knowledge of how to deliver value through data analysis
- Strong knowledge of how the IT, Transformation industry operates and an understanding of compliance and regulatory obligations specific to the energy industry on the island of Ireland
- The ability to build a network of relationships across the company, keeping abreast of emerging technologies, corporate direction and values and seek to leverage on the established developments of other areas
- An understanding of agile ways of working

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.