This role plays an integral part in leading and supporting the delivery and resource management for the digital engineering group. The role reports to the Director of Delivery Planning with a dotted line into the Associate Director for the Digital Engineering group.
The role is for Maternity Cover of 12 months; however, there may be scope for the right individual within the delivery planning function depending on business needs.
Main Responsibilities:
1. Accountable for Group tactical deployment of engineering resources to meet operational objectives, including chargeable hours and labour earnings.
2. Accountable for resolution and escalation of day-to-day planning issues.
3. Accountable for effective and efficient management of day-to-day deployment of engineering resources.
4. Accountable for effective reporting of forward delivery planning metrics, including supply forecast, capacity gaps, forecast chargeable hours, and labour earnings.
5. Take a leading role in developing tools and processes required to support effective delivery.
6. Represent Group in sales and operational planning processes across Now, Near, and Far horizons.
7. Influence the technical sales activity to align with available capacity and influence the use of core Catapult to smooth demand.
8. Responsible for maintaining and growing contractor relationships for external resourcing needs.
9. Accountable for a long-term resourcing plan aligned to MTC and Technology Group strategy.
10. Responsible for creation and ownership of a long-term Skills Strategy aligned to MTC and Technology Group strategy in collaboration with group leads.
11. Collaborate with Group Associate Director and Department Leads to define the requirements of a future recruitment plan aligned to long-term resourcing and skills strategy.
12. Ownership of appropriate deployment models, including recommendations on team and Group structures to enable effective deployment.
13. Identification and communication of succession planning requirements.
14. Take a leading role in developing tools and processes required to support long-term delivery planning.
15. Maintain an effective interface with MTC Industrial and Technology sectors ensuring that a continuous dialogue is maintained around future strategic opportunities and project pipeline.
16. Support in developing individuals through mentoring and coaching as required.
Person Specification:
1. Act as a Communication champion.
2. Drive a health and safety culture.
3. Encourage cross-functional collaboration.
4. Provide support to the Technology Group leadership team, taking the lead in Group initiatives when required.
5. Act as a role model within the business to inspire RIGHT ways of working.
Essential Skills/Qualifications/Experience:
1. Relevant STEM related degree.
2. A self-motivated individual with a solution-focused attitude.
3. Experienced in influencing and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
4. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with a diverse set of stakeholders at all levels of seniority.
5. Must be comfortable with responding to rapidly changing business priorities.
6. Proactive approach to anticipating risks and identifying trends.
7. Continuous improvement focused.
8. Experienced in resource management, utilising resource planning tools and monitoring performance KPIs.
9. Experience in line management and comfortable working in a matrix-led organisation.
Desirable Skills/Qualifications/Experience:
1. People/line management experience.
2. Data analytic skills.
What we offer you:
1. Option to buy or sell up to a week’s holiday, plus long service holidays.
2. Fully Flexible working offering.
3. Wellbeing hub incl. Vitality PMI, access to Wellbeing champions.
4. Corporate Discounts e.g. up to 50% selected gyms.
5. Financial support for Professional memberships.
6. Professional development opportunities.
7. Opportunities to join and create clubs/societies.
8. Enhanced family leave.
9. Group Income Protection.
10. Life Assurance.
11. Company Pension Scheme and access to pension advice.
Please note we may close this vacancy earlier than the planned expiry date should we receive suitable applications. #J-18808-Ljbffr