Job Description

Ready for a new challenge?

Are you looking for work that makes a difference? Do you want to work with people who learn and grow together?

If so, Opencast could be the place for you. We're a growing tech consultancy that creates user-centred solutions with purpose for our clients in government and business.

The role

We're looking for a Planning & Allocation Specialist to join our team. As a Planning & Allocation Specialist at Opencast, you'll play a central role in matching our consultants with the right skills to projects at the right time. By using data insights, business knowledge, and stakeholder input, you'll make meaningful allocation recommendations and decisions that balance client needs, consultant skills, and internal priorities. You'll also be responsible for maintaining accurate records in Workday, enabling confident forecasting of utilisation, revenue, and demand.

This role is pivotal in ensuring the success of both client and internal projects, supporting effective workforce planning, and driving improvements to our allocation processes.

Ensure that work is carried out in accordance with Opencast's quality, environmental, and information security policies and procedures, as well as applicable customer policies, standards, and procedures while working on client.

Essential experience

To succeed as a Planning and Allocation Specialist, you will need to demonstrate experience of working in a fast paced complex environment and have the following experience:

Ability to analyse data and insights to recommend consultant allocations that align with project needs while supporting team strengths and availability Experience building effective, collaborative relationships with stakeholders across delivery, client engagement, and talent teams. Proficiency in maintaining systems like Workday with accurate allocation, availability, and project data to support reliable forecasting and planning. Comfortable leading regular allocation and resourcing meetings with cross-functional teams to align priorities and resolve challenges. Experience managing rotations, balancing team continuity with delivering high-quality client outcomes. Willingness to support the onboarding and development of new team members by sharing knowledge and promoting inclusive best practices. A continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to identify and contribute to process enhancements that drive efficiency, consistency, and positive behaviours
In addition to Planning and Allocation skills we must ensure that work is carried out in accordance with Opencast's quality, environmental, and information security policies and procedures, as well as applicable customer policies, standards, and procedures while working on client.

In the interview, we'll ask you questions that demonstrates your core essential skills and technical experience. We'll also ask you questions based around these topics.

Salary

Salary range: 34,000 - 44,000

What our offer includes

Competitive pension, healthcare, share options and discretionary bonus.? Flexible hours and 25days' holiday.??People to support you every step of the way.

Where you'll work

Everyone at Opencast splits their time between multiple locations, including from our HQ and hub locations, or home. Travel is part of life at Opencast, and considers requirements of your work, our clients and your team.

We include you

We welcome candidates from all identities, attributes, ways of thinking and backgrounds to thrive in a career at Opencast. Our aim is for the diversity of our people to be reflected in the solutions we deliver, to help create a fairer society for all.

Interview

Job interviews are on Microsoft Teams. We'll make any adjustments to help you.

Want to know more?

Visit our website or email careers@opencastsoftware.com.?We're not working with recruitment agencies on this vacancy. If you are interested in this position, please apply directly with Opencast.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 34,000.00-44,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company events Company pension Flexitime Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Work from home
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 1AB