Labour Supply Manager

Balfour; City of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company is seeking a Labour Supply Manager to oversee the temporary labour supply chain, optimizing performance through stakeholder management and relationship building. The successful candidate will develop workforce strategies and ensure compliance across multiple suppliers, contributing to effective and ethical labour practices in a complex environment. The role offers smart working options, generous leave, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Flexibility with smart working

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Qualifications

• Proven experience in construction labour supply chain, ideally from an agency background.
• Confident in stakeholder engagement and management across all levels.
• Strong understanding of temporary labour challenges and risks in construction.

Responsibilities

• Develop workforce strategies to support supply chain capacity planning.
• Act as the main point of contact for agency-related matters.
• Build strong relationships with key agency suppliers.

Skills

Construction labour supply chain experience

Stakeholder engagement

Supplier performance management

Commercial awareness

Strong communication skills

Proactive mindset

Job description

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About the Role

Balfour Beatty is looking for a Labour Supply Manager to join our Enabling Functions – Procurement team. This role can be based at any UK office, with regular travel to BB and subcontractor offices/sites required.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will come from an agency labour background, bringing strong experience in managing temporary labour supply chains and working with multiple stakeholders.

Role Purpose

Within this role, you will support Balfour Beatty in managing and optimising its temporary labour supply chain. Labour is high spend and high risk for Balfour Beatty. This role takes ownership of supporting operational performance for over £300m spend across tens of suppliers. It acts as the primary interface between Balfour Beatty’s operational teams, its agency supply chain, and Nutral as the Managed Service Provider (MSP). The successful candidate will help drive consistency, performance, and strategic alignment across a diverse and complex construction portfolio.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Developing the blue‑collar labour strategy. Translate business needs into workforce strategies, supporting supply chain capacity planning and early workforce mobilisation for upcoming projects and bids.
• Act as the central point of contact for all labour agency‑related matters across Balfour Beatty’s business units.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key agency suppliers, ensuring performance, compliance, and alignment with business goals.
• Engage with operational and commercial leads across the business to understand workforce requirements and future labour demand.
• Facilitate two‑way feedback between the business and supply chain, identifying opportunities for improvement and resolving issues swiftly.
• Support work‑winning efforts by advising on labour sourcing strategy, availability, and risk, particularly in relation to skills availability and supply chain capability.
• Contribute to the development of workforce strategies that improve ethical labour practices, compliance, and commercial effectiveness.
• Analyse supply chain performance data and report trends and insights back to key stakeholders within both Balfour Beatty and Nutral.
• Communicate changes in strategy, process, or supplier status to relevant project stakeholders.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• Proven experience within the construction labour supply chain, either from an agency background or working client‑side with direct exposure to agency workforce supply.
• Strong understanding of the challenges, risks and opportunities associated with temporary labour in construction environments.
• Confident stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills across both operational and executive levels.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to align supply chain performance with business outcomes.
• Experience in labour supply planning, supplier performance management, and compliance oversight.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to act as a trusted intermediary across multiple parties.
• A proactive, solutions‑driven mindset and the ability to operate autonomously within a fast‑paced, evolving environment.

Benefits

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro‑rata).
• Family friendly policies including 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partner’s leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

Diversity and Inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive and reach their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and offer interviews to applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum requirements. For more info, visit disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk.

Equal Opportunities

Balfour Beatty encourages applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists. We are also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We are committed to a fair and inclusive resourcing process and welcome feedback on the process at [e-mail].