I am currently looking for a Resource Manager for a 6-mth contract in Southampton.
Details:
The Resource and Operations Team works at the centre of this business providing the right people, on the right projects, at the right time. We want to attract a resourcing professional with demonstrable experience in Operational resourcing of people and skills onto project assignments within a technology-focussed organisation.
Details:
- Location: Southampton - hybrid working min 2 days per week onsite.
- Duration: 6 months
- IR35: Inside
- Day Rate: £320-345 Inside
- Clearance: SC is preferred but not essential to start, applicants will need to go through BPSS
The Resource and Operations Team works at the centre of this business providing the right people, on the right projects, at the right time. We want to attract a resourcing professional with demonstrable experience in Operational resourcing of people and skills onto project assignments within a technology-focussed organisation.
- Partnering with key stakeholders to capture project demand and identify possible candidates with availability from across the business to deliver
- Collaborate with fellow Resource Managers and Line Managers to balance personal/professional development needs with innovation and project demands.
- Practical experience of resource management in Professional Services, or similar technical matrix organisations (ideal)
- Tactical Resourcing – allocating people onto project delivery and often short-turnaround bid opportunities, balancing competing priorities and rapidly securing appropriate resources.
- Conflict resolution and problem solving
- Stakeholder management
- High level of prioritisation/organisational skills and excellent time management
- Relationship Skills, including communicating, influencing and senior stakeholder management
- Developing and sustaining long term relationships with key stakeholders in the business units, and all areas of business and corporate services.
- High degree of resilience and a self-starter
- Proactive with a positive, flexible approach, enjoys problem solving
- Able to work within tight deadlines and a fast-changing environment.
- Strong ability to liaise, influence, challenges effectively and build relationships at all levels.
- Effective team player with an ability to develop personal networks through strong interpersonal skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Good judgement, balancing the needs of the individual, customer and the business
- Technical competencies that will come in handy:
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office in particular Excel
- Previous use of dashboard tools such as Power BI is desirable
- Experience of MS Teams/Microsoft 365 applications
- ProFinda (if you have used this or any other smart resource management platform, we’d love to hear from you). If not don’t worry, we can support and upskill you.