Resource Manager

Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36000 people in over 70 countries dedicated toimproving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

• To lead activities towards right people at the right time in the right placeto deliver short and longterm business plans and strategies using a blended approach that focuses on capabilities and SPO (Skills Powered Organisation). Understanding the balance of business financial targets (utilisation and multiplier) peoplefirst decisions and client experience.
• To effectively lead and manage a team whilst acting as a touch point for escalations working as a trusted and respected business partner
• To support the team in helping plan in the long term 6 months 2 years the appropriate capability resource requirements as part of a whole workforce management strategy (including Resource Management GEC Contingent Workforce and Recruitment).
• To support the Strategic Workforce Planning vision of resource agility bringing the benefit for our clients our business and our people.
• To support Arcadiss vision of improving the quality of life and becoming a UK employer of choice
• To collaborate and coordinate with the Commercial Operations Team to ensure consistent reporting and support to Business Units
• To provide insight on weeklyresourceforecast reports including variance analysis ensuring alignment to active projects pipeline and cost billability calculations
• Ensure crossvalidation of forecasts against actuals and variance
• Ensure visibility of data and processes to support better collaboration

Reports to Business Area Operations Director; Direct Reports: 35 direct reports in the team

Role accountabilities:

Stakeholder management: Foster positive collaborative relationships with key stakeholders in the business to build an understanding of business needs in the short and long term. For example (but not limited to)

• Other Resource Managers
• Commercial Operations Team
• BDs
• MDs to build an understanding of immediate focus areas and longerterm strategic goals
• Strategic Pursuits Team
• HRBPs Finance and TA

Resource Optimisation: Implement resourcelevelling across business lines by monitoring supply and demand. Optimise resourcing model through governance and allocation of permanent staff contingent workers and use of GEC in accordance with commercial plans client needs and meeting our employer of choice on skills and grade mix to achieve optimal size and shape of team taking account of L&D needs skills gaps and recruitment plans. Ensure the RP team has a clear understanding of the technical skillset of each resource and whether this can be utilised elsewhere when available. Ensure supply and demand are modelled between each business area and consistent sharing between each resource planning team and look to enhance intercompany sharing of resources regularly meeting with the GBA Resource Planning Lead.

Planning: Provide insight on skills and capabilities required and contribute to short medium and longterm business plans adding value through strategic resourcing decisions and developing the understanding of the business into action plans and focus areas for RP and SWP. Provide insight into the analytics modelling and data integrity required for longterm strategic planning.

Continuous Improvement and Innovation:Working with key stakeholders and others in the SWP practice area to identify and build towards best practice and continue to evolve our approach to SWP. Always building towards providing the best value for the business.

One Team:provide inclusive leadership within the SWP domain.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Significant experience in resource management and workforce planning
• Strong leadership and delegation skills with a keen eye for detail and a high level of data accuracy
• A blend of people data and operational skill sets collaborative with peers confident and selfaware with senior audiences
• High integrity
• Able to build relationships based on mutual trust and confidence able to manage change effectively
• Prior experience developed in a role where business partnering was key to success
• Able to manage complex issues and act as a trusted advisor to the business line senior leadership team
• Lead with integrity and have the courage and confidence to challenge using evidence strong relationships and an understanding of the business line to influence effectively
• Confident positive and active communicator used to dealing with people at all levels in particular at the senior level
• Demonstrates determination resourcefulness and purpose to deliver the best results for the business
• Is futurefocused inquisitive and openminded; seeks out evolving and innovative ways to add value to the business
• Uses information insights sound judgment and knowledge in a structured way to identify options and make robust resourcing decisions
• A flexible attitude and a willingness to share knowledge

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its why we are pioneering a skillsbased approach where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career your colleagues your clients your life and the world around you.

Together we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality Diversity Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age Disability Faith Gender LGBT and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

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