About the role
At Balfour Beatty, we’re on an exciting journey to Net Zero! We’re expanding our Power Transmission & Distribution (T&D) division and looking for a driven Cabling Resource Manager to play a pivotal role in our journey.
Your Role and Impact: As a Cabling Resource Manager, you will ensure the effective and timely deployment of cabling resources across UK operational projects. You’ll work closely with our Work Winning team to support current and future projects, creating resourcing schedules to meet business requirements and strategic goals.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Support the UK business by allocating people to projects in line with the agreed resourcing plan for the Cabling business stream.
• Report to the central resource function, utilizing existing systems and processes to manage resources from delivery staff to operatives
  What you’ll be doing

vehicles, fuel cards and any other requirements.

• Support the ‘Exit process’ for any leavers including all documentation, PPE, IT, vehicles, fuel cards and any other requirements.
• Complete and issue reporting instructions to relevant parties to capture movements between projects.
• Ensure Resource Request changes are logged and changes managed.
• Be the point of contact for Project Managers on any resource issues on their projects.
• Produce effective Management Information to show resource related data

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plan and allocate movements for monthly paid staff and operatives to projects, work alongside our work winning department to develop resource pipeline for upcoming projects
• Support development of staff through our tools and processes.
• Ensure regional resource demands and requirements are supported.
• Liaise with Power T&D Project Managers to ensure all resource is in place.
• Recruit and engage directly with subcontract labour suppliers to meet resource requirements.
• Proactively engage with a wide range of internal stakeholders to ensure that joining instructions, PPE, IT, training, payroll are all kept up to speed with plans.
• Effectively communicate with other Power T&D resource managers & co-ordinators on day-to-day movements and long-term plans to ensure collaboration in resource deployment.
• Ensure all resource deployment is within governance of the Power T&D Business Gated Lifecycle.
• Carry out weekly communications with Projects to ensure compliance against resource request and resolve any day-to-day issues.
• Recruit and engage with direct employees - complete ATRs (Authority to recruit) and offer documents to meet our demand profile. This includes any international direct resource to support the business.
• Engage with our Subcontractors to ensure they have scope of work, durations, volumes and orders in place prior to starting work.
• Support the ‘On boarding’ process for new starters into the business including all documentation, PPE, IT,

vehicles, fuel cards and any other requirements.

• Support the ‘Exit process’ for any leavers including all documentation, PPE, IT, vehicles, fuel cards and any other requirements.
• Complete and issue reporting instructions to relevant parties to capture movements between projects.
• Ensure Resource Request changes are logged and changes managed.
• Be the point of contact for Project Managers on any resource issues on their projects.
• Produce effective Management Information to show resource related data.

Who we’re looking for

• Experienced Resource Planner: Skilled in resource planning across a multi-site environment, ideally within the power utilities industry.
• Excellent Planner: Strong planning skills, familiar with project management techniques and applications.
• Effective Communicator: Ability to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders in both operational and business support functions.

Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more