Owen Reed is looking for a Senior Resource Manager for a top law firm in London.
We are working with a highly regarded international law firm to recruit an experienced Senior Resource Manager to support their Energy, Infrastructure, Projects and Construction (EPC) practice. This is a strategic role focused on implementing a structured, data-driven resource management approach to support performance, collaboration, diversity and inclusion, and talent development across teams and locations.
This is an excellent opportunity for a resource management professional to work closely with Partners, Practice Group Leads and Business Services teams to optimise utilisation, improve engagement and support the firm’s national working strategy.
About the RoleThe Senior Resource Manager will lead work allocation across the EPC practice, ensuring fair, transparent and skills-based resourcing while supporting career development and firm-wide talent initiatives.
Key ResponsibilitiesWork Allocation & Resource Strategy
*Lead allocation of work across EPC sub-teams, ensuring fair and skills-based distribution.
*Align work allocation with development needs and career aspirations.
*Identify training needs, performance issues and wellbeing concerns with Partners, HR, PSLs and L&D.
*Ensure even utilisation across teams and locations to maximise efficiency and collaboration.
*Allocate resources against client rates to optimise profitability and support firm strategy.
*Implement and develop a new resource management tool and refine resourcing processes.
Stakeholder Management
*Build trusted relationships with Partners, Practice Group Leads and Team Leads.
*Attend team and Partner meetings to embed resource management practices.
*Provide weekly utilisation and capacity reports and escalate resourcing risks in real time.
Fee Earner Engagement
*Develop relationships with counsel, associates, trainees and paralegals to understand capacity and skills.
*Map team skills and experience levels to support development and deployment.
*Monitor and chase weekly capacity forecasts to maintain accurate planning data.
Business Services Collaboration
*Work closely with Practice Management, Finance, HR, Project Management and Business Development teams.
*Collaborate with other Resource Managers to establish best practice frameworks.
*Support internal secondments, recruitment and trainee allocation.
Analysis & Reporting
*Deliver weekly and monthly utilisation analysis and process improvement recommendations.
*Compare forecast vs actual utilisation and support corrective actions.
*Track holidays and proactively recommend workload reallocation.
About You*Experience in resource management, workforce planning or work allocation in legal, professional services or corporate environments.
*Qualified lawyer or professional with legal sector experience, or strong resource management background.
*Strong commercial awareness and business acumen.
*Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
*Strong project management and organisational skills.
*Proactive, resilient and comfortable driving change.
*Able to influence senior stakeholders and manage ambiguity.
*Discreet and able to handle sensitive matters professionally.
*Advanced Excel skills; experience with resource management software is desirable.