Labour Supply Manager

LABOUR SUPPLY MANAGER

SIZEWELL C NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN SUFFOLK

SALARY UP TO £60K PER ANNUM DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE PLUS EXCELLENT BENEFITS

Our client is seeking an experienced and highly organised Labour Supply Manager to oversee the end-to-end management of their labour on one of the UK’s largest projects. In this role, you will act as the vital link between their clients' operational requirements and their labour resource pool.

You will lead a dedicated team to ensure full shift coverage, maintain safety compliance, and drive profitability. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment and has a proven track record of handling high-volume staff deployment.

Core Responsibilities

• Workforce Planning: Forecast labour requirements alongside project managers to create optimal staff schedules.
• Resource Optimisation: Deploy skilled workers and tradespeople to the right sites at the right time.
• Client Account Management: Build strong partnerships with site supervisors, project managers, and clients.
• Compliance Oversight: Enforce mandatory safety certifications, personal protective equipment (PPE) standards, and legal right-to-work guidelines.
• Commercial Performance: Control workforce budgets, approve timesheets, manage invoicing, and hit profitability targets.
• Team Leadership: Direct and mentor back-office operations teams and field-based labour coordinators.
• Supplier Coordination: Partner with external agencies to plug temporary or highly specialized labour gaps.
• Issue Resolution: Address on-site attendance problems, worker performance issues, and contract variations swiftly.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Industry Experience: Minimum 3–5 years managing labour supply or recruitment within a fast-paced, safety-critical sector (e.g., Construction, Rail, Civils, or Logistics).
• Commercial Awareness: Proven experience managing profit and loss (P&L), pricing, and labour margins.
• Compliance Knowledge: Deep understanding of specific industry competencies, training tickets, and health & safety regulations.
• Technical Proficiency: Experience using workforce management, rostering, and applicant tracking software (ATS).
• Communication Skills: Strong negotiation, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management skills.
• Flexibility: Ability to operate effectively outside standard business hours to handle urgent site emergencies or shift shortfalls.

What’s on Offer

• Competitive Salary: Reflective of your experience and industry background.
• Performance Bonus: Incentives tied to fill rates, account retention, and margin control.

If interested in applying for this excellent Labour Supply Manager role, kindly submit your CV to Anna Maguire.

Whilst we will endeavor to contact you following your response, occasionally due to the high volume of applications this cannot always be possible and we are only able to contact shortlisted candidates.  We will keep your details on file and may contact you with future opportunities.