Resource Coordinator
OCU are seeking a dedicated Resourcing Coordinator to join the team in Stockport. This role will provide essential coordination within the resourcing function, ensuring efficient planning and allocation of PAYE and contractor staff across IPE works, group works, and frameworks.
Responsibilities
• Coordinate resource planning and allocation for PAYE and subcontractor labour
• Manage resourcing needs across IPE works, group projects, and framework contracts
• Support the wider team in forecasting labour demands based on upcoming work volumes
• Maintain and update resourcing trackers and scheduling systems
• Liaise with project teams and site managers to ensure accurate and timely staff deployment
• Communicate changes in work plans or labour requirements to relevant stakeholders
• Support mobilisation of new projects by coordinating initial workforce requirements
• Assist in gathering and inputting data into internal resourcing systems and reports
• Provide administrative support to the Resourcing Manager and department
• Attend weekly planning meetings to report on resourcing activity and address upcoming needs
Skills & Experience
• Previous experience in workforce planning, scheduling, or resource coordination
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work across teams and functions
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and planning tools
• Experience working with contractors and PAYE staff in a construction or utility environment is advantageous
• Attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving
• Understanding of project delivery within a multi-site or framework-based environment preferred
Company Information:
OCU leads the way in end-to-end infrastructure engineering in the utilities, digital, and energy markets, specialising in safely and efficiently delivering complex client requirements. Our breadth of capabilities and depth of operational capacity, paired with our cutting-edge technology, ensure that we are not just part of the market; we are leading it.
Working directly with many of the country’s leading power, energy transition, water, telecoms and digital clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.
Stockport
Our People, our Culture, our Values
As a business, we pride ourselves on operating a ‘People First’ culture, striving to constantly deliver on our 5 core company values.
1. We Care about Safety - It is our goal for everyone working on our behalf to go home healthy and safe at the end of each and every day.
2. We lead with Integrity - Integrity is central to everything we do. Without it, we wouldn’t have the relationships with our clients, nor would we have built an enviable reputation within the industry.
3. We strive to be Better everyday - We take pride in everything we do. This involves a meticulous approach to our work, endeavouring to make each day better than the last.
4. We make a Positive Impact - We want to make the places we work in better; leaving a lasting infrastructure and social legacy. We believe in proactivity to maximise impact.
5. We Deliver to Grow - The successful delivery of frameworks and contracts feeds our ability to grow strategically and strengthen OCU to expand the business and capabilities even further.
About OCU
Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.
Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.
We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.
We believe that being successful is a choice.
We choose to be successful.
We are OCU, ‘One Company United’.
Resource Coordinator
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