About the Role
We are seeking a Strategic Workforce Analyst to support a large-scale workforce planning initiative within a rapidly scaling organisation delivering major clean energy projects across the UK.
This role sits at the intersection of strategy, workforce planning, and analytics, providing insight-led workforce solutions to ensure the organisation has the right people, skills, and capacity to deliver its operating model both now and as it grows.
The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the development and delivery of a Strategic Workforce Plan, translating organisational strategy into actionable workforce insights and enabling data-driven decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Workforce Planning & Scenario Modelling
* Support the development and ongoing management of a multi-year Strategic Workforce Plan aligned with organisational strategy and delivery priorities.
* Build and maintain workforce models and capacity scenarios to assess growth plans and delivery outcomes.
* Translate organisational strategy into clear workforce demand signals, identifying future capability and skills requirements.
Workforce Analytics & Insights
* Design and maintain workforce dashboards and analytics covering headcount, capability, skills, productivity, cost, and delivery risk.
* Analyse workforce data and convert complex insights into clear recommendations for senior leadership.
* Establish analytical frameworks to track workforce performance and outcomes.
Location & Skills Strategy
* Support workforce location and sourcing strategies to ensure roles are placed where they best support delivery and skills access.
* Analyse labour market trends and external insights to inform recruitment strategies and workforce planning.
* Support development of skills pipelines and workforce transition strategies.
Capacity & Resource Planning
* Design and support capacity and resource management processes, including workload and utilisation analysis.
* Support the development of approaches to capture time, activity, and workforce utilisation.
* Identify opportunities to improve productivity, role clarity, and operating efficiency.
Reporting & Performance Management
* Track key workforce KPIs aligned to strategic workforce objectives.
* Produce high-quality reporting and insights for senior leadership and governance forums.
* Support improvements in workforce data governance and reporting frameworks.
Required Skills & ExperienceEssential
* Experience in Strategic Workforce Planning, Workforce Analytics, Business Analytics, or Workforce Optimisation.
* Strong analytical capability with advanced Excel skills.
* Experience developing workforce models, scenario planning, or capacity planning frameworks.
* Strong data visualisation skills and ability to build dashboards.
* Ability to translate complex data into clear insights and recommendations.
* Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
Desirable
* Experience supporting organisations through scale-up, transformation, or organisational change.
* Experience within public sector, infrastructure, energy, or large-scale delivery environments.
* Experience with Power BI or other data visualisation tools.
* Familiarity with labour market analysis, workforce forecasting, or location strategy.