Resource Manager

Resource Manager – Professional Services

Salary: £35,000–£40,000

Location: Remote occasional travel into London or Hatfield office

Potential locations: Manchester, Birmingham, Reading or Home Counties

This is a 3 Month Fixed-Term Contract initially which will turn into a Permanent position.

We are supporting a leading technology and professional services organisation with the appointment of a Resource Manager to join its growing resource management function.

About the role:

This is not a line-management role. You will take ownership of the resource fulfilment process, helping ensure that project and customer demand is matched with the right people, skills and delivery model.

Working closely with senior resourcing, practice and delivery stakeholders, you will identify the most appropriate way to fulfil requirements using internal UK teams, nearshore and offshore capability, contractors or external delivery partners.

What you will be doing:

• Managing resource requests from initial requirement through to successful fulfilment.
• Maintaining an accurate, real-time view of internal skills, certifications, experience and availability.
• Matching available resources to projects while balancing capability, development opportunities, customer needs and commercial considerations.
• Identifying the most appropriate fulfilment route across onshore, nearshore, offshore, contractor and partner resources.
• Monitoring utilisation, bench availability, resource shortages and future capacity risks.
• Translating project requirements into clear briefs for external partners and contingent talent suppliers.
• Reviewing CVs, shortlisting suitable professionals and coordinating interviews with internal stakeholders.
• Managing competing resource priorities and escalating constraints when required.
• Building trusted relationships with practice leads, project teams, delivery stakeholders and international resourcing teams.
• Providing accurate resource data, forecasting information and management insight.
• Supporting improvements to resource management processes, reporting and service delivery.

What we are looking for:

You will ideally have previous experience in resource management, workforce deployment, project staffing or professional services resourcing.

What you will need to be successful:

• Experience working within technology, consulting or professional services.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• The confidence to challenge requirements and negotiate competing priorities.
• Experience matching people and skills to project or customer demand.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple fast-changing requirements.
• Experience using resource management, workforce planning or scheduling systems.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
• The ability to work effectively in an evolving environment where priorities can change quickly.
• The ability to obtain UK Security Clearance.

Experience using Power BI, advanced Excel, workforce planning tools or AI productivity tools such as Microsoft Copilot would be advantageous but training will be provided.

The opportunity:

This is an excellent opportunity to join a business that is transforming how it manages and deploys its professional services capability.

You will play an important role in improving the speed and quality of resourcing decisions, increasing utilisation and ensuring customer projects have access to the right skills at the right time.

Apply now for more information.