Agency Labour Supply Chain Manager

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 Balfour Beatty and subcontractor sites required.

The ideal candidate comes from an Agency Labour background, bringing strong experience in managing temporary labour supply chains and working with multiple stakeholders.

In this role, you will support Balfour Beatty in managing and optimising its temporary labour supply chain. Labour is a high spend and high risk area. You will take ownership for supporting operational performance for over £300m spend across tens of suppliers and act as the primary interface between operational teams, agency suppliers and our Managed Service Provider.

As a Labour Supply Manager you will

• Develop the blue collar labour strategy and translate business needs into workforce strategies, supporting supply chain capacity planning and early 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 to understand workforce requirements and future labour demand.
• Facilitate two‑way feedback between the business and the supply chain, identifying improvement opportunities 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 our MSP.
• Communicate changes in strategy, process or supplier status to relevant project stakeholders.

You will have

• Proven experience within the construction labour supply chain, either from an agency background or 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.

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 which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave.

Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more.

Balfour Beatty Group Enabling Functions are Legal, Finance, IT and Procurement, Communications, Health Safety and Environment, HR and Sustainability. Together, they support delivery of our Build to Last strategy while improving efficiencies and standardising our approach, systems and processes.

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 our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We are a Disability Confident Employer and encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

Mid‑Senior level

Contract

Management and Manufacturing

Construction