Project Management: Resource Specialist

SUMMARY:
Are you a dynamic and strategic thinker with a passion for resource management in the banking and financial services sector? Our client is seeking a Resource Specialist to join their team! In this pivotal role, you will collaborate with Programme Managers to proactively manage the contractor resource pool, ensuring seamless resource allocation across multiple projects. You'll navigate the complexities of a multi-project environment, balancing dependencies and overlapping deadlines to drive successful project outcomes. Your expertise will be crucial in capacitating portfolios, programs, and projects, making a significant impact on our client's success. If you're ready to take on this challenge and excel in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, we want to hear from you!

POSITION INFO:

Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct proactive capacity planning.
• Assess Project Office's capacity to accept new projects.
• Optimise resource allocation across the portfolio.
• Maintain an inventory of all resources and skills to inform and guide resource allocation and investment.
• Plan for future oriented workforce, including capabilities and skills set to balance growing and reduced IT demand and capability.
• Collate and analyse the allocation of existing external and internal resources to meet the demand.
• Assign available resources to portfolios, programs and projects in accordance with their skillset, experience and availability.
• Monitor and manage project teams' workload, utilisation and overtime hours.
• Manage resource conflicts or over-utilisation
• Overcome resource shortages by reallocating resources, assigning more resources etc; informing relevant stakeholders of any issues relating to inability to meet clients' needs due to resourcing.
• Support project teams with resource management issues and improve resource management processes.
• Compile monthly resource allocation and utilisation reports.
• Review and recommend improvements on project and programme capacitation strategies.