OneIT - Lead Resource Planner

This Opportunity

WSP is a global leader in engineering and professional services. We pride ourselves on delivering innovative solutions to our clients and maintaining a robust IT operation to support our employees worldwide. To ensure due diligence in project planning, selection, and execution in helping WSP to achieve its mission and strategic objectives, we are seeking a talented and experienced resource planner for the global IT PMO.

With over 70,000 talented people in 566 offices across the Globe, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

As the Lead, Resource Planner IT PMO, you will report to the Director, Office of IT PMO, and be responsible to oversee the global resource planning based on priories and capacity, supporting HUB PMO Directors and Project Managers.

Your Impact

The Lead Resource Planner of IT PMO is responsible for:

• Resource Management: Ensure effective resource allocation and capacity planning according to their skillsets, pervious experience, and availability to optimize project deliverables.
• Ownership of resource planning tool(s), design, implementation, and maintenance of the tool(s).
• Monitoring day-to-day project activities, workloads, and corresponding resourcing.
• Manage resource conflicts.
• Knowing all the current and upcoming projects and business development activities, and plan resourcing accordingly.
• Documentation of resource planning process.
• Metrics and Reporting: to meet set KPIs, which include but are not limited to; resource utilization, track planning forecast compared to actuals and provide insights for business process improvement. 
• Stakeholder management: Collaborate and support Portfolio Manager, HUB IT PMO Directors and key stakeholders to manage project resourcing needs and priorities.
• Maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, fostering trust and alignment.
• Always adhering to WSP Health and Safety standards.

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s degree in human resource management, information technology, business, management, or a similar field.
• 7+ years’ experience in PMO or program/project management on resourcing projects.
• Experience working with resources that are geographically dispersed.
• Ability to work within a matrix organization structure. 
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, tools, and best practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a focus on driving continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• End to End understanding of IT lifecycle (pipeline, resource, demand, project delivery and financial).
• Presentation and training skills is an advantage.
• A relevant program/project management qualification preferred (e.g. PRINCE Practitioner, PMP) would be preferred.
• Familiarity with ITIL v3 or above would be advantage.
• Must be able to work independently and collaborate effectively with peers and leaders.

WSP Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $114,000 – $193,800

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.