Capacity & Workforce Planning Lead

Job in Reading, Berkshire, RG1, England, UK

Listing for: Sanderson Recruitment Plc

Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-31

Job specializations:

IT/Tech
IT Project Manager, IT Consultant, Change Management

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 90000 - 120000 GBP Yearly GBP 90000.00 120000.00 YEAR

Our Blue Chip Utilities client is looking for a Senior Capability & Workforce Planning Lead with demonstrable experience of working on large transformation programmes and SFIA. The role will be 50% on site & can be based out of Reading or Glasgow and will be via an Umbrella company

Lead the capability and workforce planning workstream of the IT transformation, ensuring our client has the capability, structure and ways of working required to deliver its IT strategy. The role will establish a clear, evidence-based view of current capability across the IT organisation (~950 staff), define future capability requirements, and drive targeted interventions to close identified gaps.
This is both a strategic & hands on role

This includes working closely with HR and IT Senior Stakeholders on the design and implementation of enterprise-wide job families aligned to SFIA, the review and development of structured learning and development technical offers, and the establishment of baseline certification expectations for each role.

Key Accountabilities

Job Families and career architecture
Design and implement a consistent enterprise-wide IT job family model aligned to SFIA
Capability baseline and workforce insight
Operating Model and Strategic workforce planning
Change Engagement and adoption
Act as a senior change leader across the IT organisation
Help scope what they have today & plan what is needed for tomorrow
Investment aligned to capability development, certification and external learning partners
L&D (at least related to curriculum development of six SFIA job families)
External partner services for IT professional development, such BCS and CITF memberships
Other funding required for continuous improvement projects

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

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