I ntegrated Business & Resource Planning Analyst
Astroscale UK is seeking an Integrated Business and Resource Planning (IBRP) Analyst to ensure the business is planning consistently across finance, workforce, and delivery – connecting turning data into aligned, forward-looking decisions. This role sits within the Business Operations team and has a company-wide remit, driving alignment and collaboration across functions, partnering with teams at all levels without being positioned above any function .
The primary purpose of this role is to establish and operate a company-wide resource planning and demand management capability, providing a single source of truth for project demand and workforce allocation, that feed s forward-looking financial/resource forecasts. Supporting decision-making at leadership level, you will ensure the business can answer:
- Do we have enough people (now and in the future)?
- Are resources aligned to priorities?
- What is the forward-looking financial and capacity outlook?
Where are risks, gaps, or inefficiencies emerging ?
Responsibilities
- Consolidating project demands across all teams, and overseeing resource allocations
- Partnering with HR Talent team to integrate skills mapping into demand and resource planning
- Ensuring alignment across; project demand, resource allocation, workforce planning, financial forecasting
- Establishing and enforcing a governance framework for demand and allocations.
- Define and manage data standards, ownership and approval processes.
- Manage stakeholders, to ensure inputs are timely and accurate
- Deliver tailored reporting and routine dashboards for stakeholders, using Power BI or other tools.
- Explore opportunities for automation and AI-driven approaches to data capture, forecasting and scenario planning.
- Ensure alignment in data between functions , and respective stakeholders
- Support smoother reforecasting cycles for finance
Provide wider insight into delivery performance, and operational effectiveness supporting in particular the Head of Business Operations, Governance, Risk & Compliance and Deputy MD.
Essential Skills
- Strong analytical thinking, data analysis and modelling capability with the ability to interpret complex data and translate into business insight
- Advanced Excel + Power BI (or similar tools)
- Understanding of resource planning / workforce planning
- Knowledge of project delivery environments (PMO/Engineering)
- Ability to design and implement governance frameworks
- High ownership of process and standards
- Strong stakeholder management across all levels
- Confident in challenging and holding others accountable, with sound judgement on when to escalate issues appropriately
- Excellent communication and influencing skills
- Problem-solver with systems thinking
Current holder, or eligible to obtain, UK SC level clearance or higher.
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Desirable skills
- Background in engineering, manufacturing, or complex operational environments
- Exposure to process improvement or change initiatives
- Exposure to AI/automation in analytics
- Experience implementing planning tools or systems transformation
Understanding of financial planning & costing models
Benefits
- Opportunity to work with a highly talented , diverse & dynamic international team with cutting edge technology
- Flexible working around core hours in a friendly and supportive environment
- Optional 9/75 working pattern
- Hybrid working available (depend ent on individual role requirements)
- 25 days holiday (increasing yearly up to a maximum of 28 days) + 8 days Bank Holiday
- Life insurance and long-term sick pay
- Private healthcare (taxable benefit)
- Relocation allowance considered
- ( Visa sponsorship for employees considered ) – remove as appropriate
- S tate of the art office and cleanroom facility
Regular social events
Location
Astroscale UK (Harwell) .
About Astroscale
Astroscale is the global leader in on-orbit servicing, dedicated to the secure and sustainable development of space. The company delivers a variety of innovative and scalable on-orbit servicing solutions, including life extension, refurbishment, upgrades, in-situ space situational awareness, end-of-life, and active debris removal. Since its first successful launch in March 2021, Astroscale has proven rendezvous and proximity operations technologies in orbit during the ELSA-d and ADRAS-J missions. Astroscale spacecraft have been selected for pioneering missions with JAXA, the U.S. Space Force, the European Space Agency, the UK Space Agency, and Eutelsat. As more satellite operators adopt on-orbit servicing to routinely inspect, relocate , remove, and extend the life of spacecraft, the potential of a circular space economy — and a future of no waste in space — is being unlocked. Headquartered in Japan, Astroscale has a global presence with subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, the United States, France, and Israel. Find out more about Astroscale at www.astroscale.com .
At Astroscale UK we pride ourselves on our inclusive culture. Our essential criteria are based solely on the requirements necessary to perform the role. If any criteria could present a barrier, we are open to discussing reasonable adjustments and are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. Astro s cale UK is also open to supporting job share arrangements, to further our flexible working offering.
Note to recruitment agencies: Astroscale UK operates a preferred Supplier List, and we do not accept unsolicited agency approaches. Please do not forward candidate CVs or details in response to this advert, or to any Astroscale employee.
