Workforce Analyst

The Workforce Analyst provides the analytical foundation for organisation design and workforce planning across the Group. You'll develop robust workforce data, models and insight that support evidence-based decisions about capacity, skills and structure, helping leaders plan sustainably and avoid reactive change.

Working closely with key stakeholders, you'll translate complex workforce data into clear, actionable insights that support both organisational performance and a more sustainable experience of work for employees.

What you'll do

• Develop and maintain workforce analytics to support organisation design and transformation activity.
• Provide insight on workforce size, cost, composition, spans, layers and productivity, highlighting opportunities and risks.
• Build scenario models and analysis to inform OD decisions, including capability, resilience and workload considerations.
• Support strategic and operational workforce planning aligned to business priorities.
• Identify workforce risks, gaps and trends, including skills, capacity, critical roles and sustainability.
• Provide analytical support to operating model changes, ensuring assumptions are clear and evidence is robust.
• Track workforce impacts and deliverables from OD activity.
• Ensure accuracy, integrity and consistency of workforce data; maintain documentation of assumptions, methodologies and models.
• Produce clear, accessible insight for senior and non-technical stakeholders.

What you'll need

• Experience in workforce analytics, HR analytics, workforce planning or a similar analytical role.
• Strong quantitative and analytical capability, including workforce modelling.
• Ability to translate data into clear insights that inform decisions.
• High attention to detail and a strong data governance mindset.
• Commercial awareness; connecting workforce insight to cost, delivery and outcomes.
• Confident communicator able to engage non-technical audiences.
• Experience with HR systems and analytics tools (desirable); professional qualification/study in analytics, HR or related discipline (desirable).

Why this role matters: This role supports better, more sustainable workforce decisions. By providing transparent insight on capacity, skills and risks, the Workforce Analyst helps leaders design organisations that work in practice.

What you'll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from trained mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us. 

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350-acre former airfield into an award-winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors
• YTL Live – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
• plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.