Resource Manager – Design & Deploy

The Resource Manager is responsible for the effective planning, allocation, and forecasting of technical resource across network and cloud / infrastructure projects.

This role ensures that work entering delivery is resourced realistically, that utilisation is visible and balanced, and that future demand is forecast early, enabling predictable delivery across the Technical Directorate.

This Resource Manager operates between the Project Management and Engineering function and reports to the Technical Director, working closely with technical leaders to support delivery as one coordinated system.

Reports to:
Technical Director

To ensure that:

• Engineers are allocated effectively and fairly
• Delivery commitments reflect real capacity
• Resource conflicts are surfaced early
• Leadership has clear visibility of utilisation and future demand

• Own the day-to-day allocation of network and infrastructure resources across projects
• Balance competing demands across:
  • Projects
  • Operational work
  • Improvement initiatives
• Ensure resource assignments are:
  • Realistic
  • Visible
  • Agreed with technical leads

• Maintain an accurate view of:
  • Current utilisation
  • Near-term capacity (4–6 weeks)
  • Medium-term demand (3–6 months)
• Identify upcoming resource constraints or underutilisation
• New work intake
• Changes in priority
• Hiring or contractor needs

• Work with Project Managers to:
  • Validate resource assumptions in project plans
  • Adjust allocations as priorities change
• Ensure changes in scope or schedule are reflected in resourcing
• Reduce context-switching and over-allocation of engineers
• Work with engineering teams to support accommodation and travel requirements
• Ensure hardware, licensing and consumables are allocated to engineers in advance of working taking place, this will include arranging couriers and direct ship via our Business Operations Team
• Act as a neutral coordination point between:
  • Delivery demand (projects)
  • Supply (engineering teams)
• Escalate resourcing conflicts early, with options
• Support consistent ways of working across the team

• Provide regular, accurate reporting on:
  • Resource utilisation by team and role
  • Forecast demand vs capacity
  • Key risks to delivery caused by resourcing
• Produce clear, actionable insights for:
  • Head of Projects
  • Technical Director
  • Board Members

The Resource Manager is expected to actively support the teams ethos:

• One Delivery Team – Resource decisions support overall delivery, not individual silos.
• Predictable Beats Heroic – Capacity planning replaces last-minute fire drills.
• Clarity Over Assumptions – Resource availability and constraints are visible and documented.
• Design for Sustainability – Workload is balanced to avoid burnout and fragile delivery.

• Experience in resource management, delivery coordination, or PMO environments
• Strong understanding of technical delivery contexts (networks, infrastructure, cloud)
• Comfortable working with:
  • Competing priorities
  • Ambiguous demand
  • Senior technical stakeholders
• Strong analytical and reporting skills
• Confident using planning and reporting tools (e.g. spreadsheets, PPM tools, BI dashboards)

• Clear visibility of who is working on what, and why
• Fewer resource-related delivery surprises
• Leadership can make informed prioritisation and hiring decisions
• Resource discussions are data-led, not emotional

• Calm, organised, and impartial
• Comfortable saying “no” or “not yet” when capacity is constrained
• Trusted by both delivery and technical teams
• Pragmatic and solutions-oriented

If you have a passion for creating strategic partnerships, uncovering new opportunities, and delivering innovative technology solutions, we’d love to hear from you. Please send your CV and Cover Letter to the below with RESOURCE MANAGER APPLICATION as the subject.

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK and be willing to travel as required for the role. A valid UK driving licence may be necessary for certain positions.