AMS PSR

On behalf of The Department for Transport, we are looking for a Strategic Workforce Planner (Inside IR35) for a 6 Month contract based in Birmingham, Leeds, Swansea or Hastings (3 days per week on site).

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As a Strategic Workforce Planner, your main responsibilities will be:

• Build and maintain Excel-based workforce planning models to forecast staffing needs and inform medium- to long‑term resourcing plans.
• Produce monthly workforce reports for HR Business Partners, offering insights, narrative, and future projections.
• Identify workforce trends and risks to support effective planning and decision‑making.
• Collaborate with key teams (e.g., Finance, Strategy, HR) to ensure accurate workforce data and a joined‑up planning approach.
• Analyse starter and leaver survey data, providing insights and recommendations, and support the development of workforce planning processes, guidance, and colleague upskilling.

Essential:

• Excel Expertise – Confident using Excel to create tools for modelling, forecasting, and analysis.
• Collaboration – Able to build strong relationships and work effectively with colleagues and partners.
• Data Insight – Skilled at interpreting data to spot trends and support decision-making.
• Planning & Problem-Solving – Organised, proactive, and able to find solutions when working with different stakeholders.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, DfT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

DfT guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".