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Workforce Planner – 12-Month Contract
Location: Edinburgh

We’re currently seeking a highly organised and proactive Workforce Planner for a key contract based in Edinburgh. This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of the day-to-day logistics planning of a busy technical workforce, ensuring seamless delivery of services to the highest standard.

As Workforce Planner, you’ll play a critical role in supporting operational teams by optimising engineer schedules, tracking job progression, and ensuring service level agreements (SLAs) are met. You’ll need to thrive in a fast-paced environment and bring strong planning, communication, and problem-solving skills to the table.

Key Responsibilities:

• Allocate reactive, planned, and statutory tasks based on location, skillset, and priority.
• Live-monitor job progress, addressing any scheduling issues promptly.
• Track performance trends via Power BI dashboards, flagging underperformance where needed.
• Maximise direct labour utilisation and identify resource gaps or mitigations.
• Provide clear updates and quality-check all job data and paperwork.
• Support subcontractor scheduling and ensure tasks are delivered within contractual SLAs/KPIs.
• Take part in labour planning meetings and contribute to contract reporting.
• Liaise with technical teams, supervisors, and clients to ensure smooth operations and clear communication.
• Manage workloads and deadlines effectively while maintaining high attention to detail.

What You’ll Bring:

• Proven workforce or logistics planning experience, ideally in a facilities or healthcare environment.
• Familiarity with CAFM systems and strong IT skills across Microsoft Office tools.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and make informed, proactive decisions.
• A collaborative mindset, with confidence in liaising with colleagues at all levels.
• Strong organisational, analytical, and communication skills.
• Experience with purchase order processes and data accuracy in timekeeping systems.

Please note: This role requires an advanced disclosure due to the nature of the contract.

Apply now if this sounds like the right role for you!


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