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Workforce Planning Expert (18 Month FTC)

Manchester, UKFull-time£71k–£85k2026-10-29 → 2026-11-11
Hybrid

Core

Enterprise subject matter expert responsible for designing, developing, and continuously improving an integrated workforce planning approach to ensure strategic and programme objectives are delivered through an affordable, resilient, and executable workforce plan.

Role type

Senior strategic workforce planning expert (fixed-term contract)

Builds

Integrated workforce plans, rolling forecasts, strategic roadmaps, and governance frameworks for a small modular reactor (SMR) program.

Domain

Nuclear energy / Energy infrastructure / Strategic HR

Required skills

Strategic workforce planning, capacity/capability/cost/sourcing modeling, scenario analysis, demand and supply modeling, organization design translation, data governance, executive stakeholder management, talent acquisition strategy, succession planning, contingent labor management.

Preferred skills

People analytics, change management, project/programme management, HR professional accreditation.

Technologies

Advanced workforce data analysis and modeling tools.

Responsibilities

Translate business strategy and operating models into quantified workforce demand and capability requirements; establish governance, modeling standards, and decision forums; provide evidence-led challenge and advice to senior leaders on build, buy, borrow, partner, or outsource choices; develop prioritized capability gap and workforce risk registers; optimize workforce effectiveness through utilization and productivity reviews.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic advisory responsibilities.