Resource Manager

Location: South West – Hybrid
Salary: £55,000 – £85,000
Employment Type: Permanent
Security Clearance: SC Cleared or eligible

I’m currently working with a growing consultancy delivering complex transformation and technology programmes. Due to continued growth, they’re looking to appoint an experienced Resource Manager to own and develop their end-to-end resourcing function, ensuring demand, capacity and resource planning are accurately managed across the business.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong background in resource management, workforce planning or consultancy, who enjoys working with senior stakeholders, solving complex resourcing challenges and driving effective workforce utilisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve the end-to-end resourcing process
• Maintain a real-time view of demand, capacity, utilisation and resource debt
• Validate and prioritise resource demand across practices and accounts
• Develop creative solutions to resource gaps, including redeployment, associates, recruitment and phased allocation
• Ensure recruitment activity is aligned to validated business demand
• Lead weekly resourcing meetings and support monthly resourcing boards
• Identify and escalate demand mismatches, risks and capacity constraints
• Work closely with PMO to maintain accurate reporting, data and governance
• Challenge stakeholders constructively and ensure resourcing actions are tracked through to completion

Skills & Experience

• Experience in Resource Management, Workforce Planning or Project Management
• Consultancy experience is highly desirable, particularly within a digital or technology environment
• Strong understanding of demand planning, capacity management, utilisation and recruitment pipelines
• Experience using resource scheduling or workforce planning tools
• Strong data analysis and visualisation skills, including Excel and Power BI
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Comfortable challenging senior stakeholders and holding them accountable
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
• Experience supporting governance and producing senior/board-level reporting
• SC Clearance or eligibility to obtain SC Clearance

If you’re looking for an opportunity to take ownership of a growing consultancy’s resourcing function, influence senior stakeholders and develop creative solutions to complex workforce challenges, we’d love to hear from you.