Staffing Coordinator

坯潤; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

Wood is recruiting for a Staffing Coordinator to support the optimisation of project staffing requirements across the Consulting Business Unit within the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region to support successful delivery of projects.

The position can be based at any of our UK offices on a Hybrid basis.

The Role

The role of the Staffing Coordinator is to support the optimisation of project resource requirements across the Consulting Business Unit within their region to support successful delivery of projects. This role is part of the Consulting staffing function and will report to the Global Staffing Director.

The Staffing Coordinator will utilize the tools and processes developed for the Staffing Function to support the Consulting business in reducing some of the administration burden with internal resourcing and to develop a robust forecast of team utilization. This support will help leaders to focus their time maximising utilization and winning work for their team, as well as providing new opportunities for technical resources within the region to work on projects globally to better fulfil their career aspirations.

The Staffing Function is fundamental to the Consulting Operating Model and impacts effective utilization (and hence profitability), employee engagement and retention, and effectiveness of leaders.

What We Can Offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across the Energy and Materials Markets
• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid and remote working where relevant
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Flexible benefits package; inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

Responsibilities

• Proactively support the business in maintaining a forecast of demand and capacity for their teams within the Staffing Tool, including providing technical support and guidance on how to input and maintain data within the tool
• Support the mobilisation of resources by managing the Request for Technical Services (RTS) process on behalf of local project and business leaders
• Proactively provide insights into team billability as well as support to improve billability by searching for alternative internal work across other parts of the business
• Identify existing internal Consulting resources with niche or specific skill sets using the Staffing search tools
• Support the maintenance of the global CV repository, by supporting CV collation within the specific region
• Promoting and supporting the use of the Global Engineering Centre (GEC – Chennai)
• Developing and maintaining a good working relationship with local leaders within area of responsibility
• Drive standardization and consistency across regional staffing activities which support a growth focused approach to workforce planning by helping to improve tools and processes
• Identification and where required escalation of issues or blockers to the Global Staffing Director

Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Expected

• Experience in a role requiring coordination and multiple stakeholder management
• Excellent interpersonal and engagement skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organisational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
• Advanced MS Office skills, particularly with MS Excel

Desirable

• Proven experience in project resourcing and/or workforce planning within an engineering organisation
• Proven experience in project administration

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.