Resource & Staffing Manager overseeing consultant staffing for a consulting firm. Ekimetrics leverages AI to optimize business marketing and operations in multiple domains.
Responsibilities
Own and manage consultant staffing across client projects, ensuring optimal allocation aligned with skills, availability, and development goals.
Anticipate staffing needs and support workforce planning and recruitment forecasts in partnership with HR.
Monitor utilisation, bench time, and project demand to maintain balanced and sustainable team performance.
Review project pricing assumptions to ensure delivery feasibility and margin alignment with Finance, Sales, and Operations.
Establish scalable staffing frameworks, including operating models and team structures.
Act as the central decision point for staffing trade-offs and allocation conflicts, escalating where appropriate.
Oversee the operational follow-up of client engagements to ensure effective resource deployment and smooth delivery.
Define and monitor staffing and delivery KPIs, providing actionable insights to leadership.
Identify staffing risks and capacity constraints through pipeline visibility, proactively recommending solutions.
Drive continuous improvement of staffing processes, tools, and ways of working.
Partner with Partners, Directors, and Commercial teams to support portfolio planning and resource strategy.
Collaborate with Finance on forecasting, revenue visibility, and margin performance.
Support leadership in evolving delivery models and operational practices to enable growth.
Lead or contribute to internal initiatives focused on process optimisation, governance, and tooling.
Prepare operational insights and materials for management and leadership committees.
Stay informed on best practices to continuously strengthen staffing maturity.
Requirements
University degree in a relevant field i.e. (Business, Engineering, Economics, or equivalent) OR
Proven experience in resource management or staffing within consulting or professional services strongly preferred
Experience supporting a consulting population of 50+ consultants is highly desirable
Strong understanding of consulting delivery models and project-based organisations.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with advanced Excel skills preferred.
Comfortable using resource and staffing tools (e.g., Napta), or able to learn quickly.
Benefits
A competitive salary package with a bonus scheme.
Matched pension scheme
25 days holiday + bank holidays + Tenure Holiday
Critical illness cover + Life insurance cover
Private medical insurance
Eki. Academy, our internal training platform, offering technical, managerial, and sustainability-focused learning paths, including the Climate School.
A vibrant company life combining sport, culture, CSR initiatives, and community events.
Regular team events and seminars to stay connected to your consulting community.
Modern office in central London + Hybrid working (2-3 days a week in office)
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