Design Resource Planner

Description

As a Design Resource Planner at Foster + Partners, you will play a key role in helping shape some of the world's most ambitious design and architecture projects. Working closely with Studio Leaders, Commercial Managers and Design Teams, you will support the planning and allocation of resources across potential and live projects, ensuring teams are effectively positioned to deliver exceptional work. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys combining strategic thinking, collaboration and organisation within a fast-paced, creative environment.

This role is ideal if you want to:

• Play an integral part in the planning and delivery of high-profile global projects.
• Work closely with senior leaders and multidisciplinary design teams.
• Influence resource planning and project strategy from the earliest stages.
• Develop expertise in project forecasting, scheduling and resource management.
• Be part of a collaborative environment where organisation and problem-solving are highly valued.

What you will bring to the team:

• Experience in resource planning, project planning or workforce forecasting, with understanding of the design process / tender / procurement and construction process.
• Experience in preparing resource forecasts in the construction industry, preferably within a design consultancy
• Strong organisational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• The ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Confidence working with a wide range of stakeholders across different teams.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret project and resource data.
• A proactive, adaptable approach with a collaborative mindset and relationship-building skills.

What we offer:

We offer a benefits package designed to help you thrive professionally and personally. This includes: private medical insurance for you and your family; life assurance; personal travel insurance; access to a range of wellbeing support, comprising virtual GP services, mental health support and lifestyle coaching; as well as discount programmes for various retailers. On our London campus, we have subsidised catering facilities and host regular social events, and sports activities, for everyone to enjoy.

To support you in building a meaningful career, the practice offers opportunities to develop both your technical and non-technical skills through continuous learning, professional development support, and knowledge sharing and insights from experienced colleagues.

If our designs spark your curiosity and you would like to contribute to solving complex challenges with local and global impact, we invite you to join our team. You’ll be challenged and inspired, collaborating on extraordinary projects in an environment designed to cultivate excellence.

About Foster + Partners

We believe in the power of design to enhance everyday life. Through a culture of purposeful curiosity, our work defines the way tomorrow’s built environments look, feel and function. Founded in 1967 by Norman Foster, what began as a small team is now a global practice with an outstanding design legacy, creating innovative and thoughtful solutions that shape skylines and landscapes around the world.

Whether designing an entire city or a bespoke door handle, we approach every project with ambition and dedicated creativity - and we seek exceptional people to enrich our practice. If you enjoy solving complex challenges and creating industry-defining designs and solutions, we invite you to join our team.

The practice is committed to supporting diversity and inclusivity and strives to create a working environment that is responsive to different cultures. We value the contributions of our diverse and creative team and are proud to offer equal opportunities for all.

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