Workforce Planning Consultant

About us

At National Grid, we keep people connected and society moving. But it’s so much more than that. National Grid supplies us with the environment to make it happen. As we generate momentum in the energy transition for all, we don’t plan on leaving any of our customers in the dark. So, join us as a Workforce Planning Consultant, and find your superpower. 

National Grid is hiring a Workforce Planning Consultant for our Global Strategic Workforce Planning Team.  This position can be located in NG House, Warwick and we offer hybrid working. 
 

The Opportunity

We are looking for a dynamic Workforce Planning Consultant to join the Global Strategic Workforce Planning Team at National Grid. National Grid is at the forefront of the energy transition to Net Zero in the UK and our US jurisdictions. We need to deliver on more infrastructure development projects in the next 10 years than ever before and fundamentally change the way our grid works to achieve our Net Zero ambitions. At the core of this will be the need to ensure that we have the best people in the right place at the right time, during a period where the entire energy job market is as buoyant as it’s ever been, and the competition for key talent is fierce.
 

• Working as a Workforce Planning Consultant you will play an integral role in the Strategic Workforce Planning Center of Excellence team ensuring our new workforce planning business standard and process is driving value for our growing business. You will work closely with the wider people function and business to drive key initiatives to future proof our workforce for the clean energy future.
• You will have the opportunity to work with a quickly maturing workforce planning team and leverage the latest technology investments in Strategic Workforce Planning and People Data.
• To succeed in, and more importantly enjoy this role you’ll have strong analytical and consultative skills, thrive managing concurrent projects while working within a global team to drive value driven outcomes.

What You'll Do

• Collaborating with business workforce planners to facilitate the development of long range annual Strategic Workforce Plans and Quarterly Planning Process 
• Support business workforce planners, HRBPs and Recruiting Partners in ensuring short term plans and actions are on happening in accordance with plans
• Gathering, analysing and presenting workforce planning data which informs and enables HR programs and provides the business with meaningful, actionable insights
• Elevating discussions on systemic challenges and unrealized potential to transform people planning and practices for the better
• Change management and adoption of new Strategic Workforce Planning tool ‘Orgvue’ driving simplicity and efficiency to business workforce planners, stakeholders
• Maintaining customized analytics, process and role based permissioning in SWP tool
• Assisting in development and maintenance of annual and quarterly calendar for SWP aligned with other key financial planning processes 
• Analysing existing and new data sources, systems and tools to enable the teams to consume and understand data more intuitively
• Working closely with the people analytics team to drive quantitative workforce analytics and forecasts
• Being a thought partner to manage a wide array of stakeholders and consumers of strategic workforce planning insights throughout the organisation

About You

• Proven data experience in Workforce Planning, People Analytics or other People Operations
• Proficient in excel and strong power point skills to simplify data, insights for senior audiences
• Ability to effectively communicate and interact with business stakeholders to influence, discuss and explain analytics to non-technical stakeholders
• Strong business acumen, analytical and the ability to think systematically and holistically
• Experience telling a story using data and extracting key insights, helping stakeholders drive action
• Knowledge of HR practices, reward, talent management, organizational development, and labour market trends
• Attention to detail and commitment to accuracy of results, especially in times of rapid turn-around needs
• Demonstrated judgment and discretion when dealing with highly sensitive people data or projects
• Practiced at developing working relationships quickly and effectively across all levels of an organisation and thriving in a collaborative team environment
• Desire to work for a value driven organization where every day we do the right thing, find a better way and make it happen

What You'll Get

A competitive salary between £46,415 - £54,703 – dependent on capability

You’ll also benefit from:

• An annual performance bonus
• 26 days annual leave plus eight statutory days (and the option to buy more)
• A generous contributory pension scheme  - we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%
• Life insurance – x 10 annual salary
• Flexible benefits (share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology scheme, support via the employee assistance line and matched charity giving plus more)
• Generous family friendly policies and family care benefits
• Financial support to help cover the cost of professional memberships subscriptions
• Access to numerous apps which support health, fitness and wellbeing

More Information

The closing date for this vacancy is 28th February 2025

However, we encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. National Grid’s recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.