Senior Consultant, Enterprise Workforce Planning

Metrolinx

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier.
Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.

As part of our ongoing transformation, recent updates to our operating model have created exciting opportunities for strategic talented professionals to join our team and play a key role in bringing this vision to life.

We’re building a future-ready organization, and our Enterprise Workforce Planning (EWFP) team plays a critical role in aligning our people strategies with our business strategy.

The Senior Consultant, Enterprise Workforce Planning will lead the enterprise-wide workforce planning initiatives—designing forecasting models, scenario planning tools, and analytics to inform strategic talent decisions at the executive level. Partner with HR, Finance, and operational leaders to embed workforce planning into long-term strategies, identify enterprise capability gaps, and deliver actionable recommendations. Mentor junior staff and champion workforce planning best practices.

Requirements

• Degree in Business, HR, I/O Psychology, Economics, or Data/Analytics; Master’s is an asset.
• Enterprise-level workforce planning, analytics, and strategic resourcing in complex organizations.
• Advanced skills in Power BI/Tableau, Excel (Power Query, advanced formulas), and HRIS (PeopleSoft, Workday, SAP HCM).
• Experience designing, building, and optimizing enterprise solutions in the workforce/talent management domain using Power Apps, Power Automate, and SharePoint Online; advanced capability in these technologies will be considered a significant plus.
• Proven ability to design and lead scenario modeling, capacity forecasting, and organizational design optimization.
• Experience integrating workforce planning with financial and operational planning cycles.
• Strong executive communication skills with a track record of influencing strategic decisions.

Nice To Haves

• CHRL/CPHR
• PMP
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of enterprise workforce planning frameworks.
• Drive advanced scenario modeling, capacity forecasting, and optimization analyses.
• Advise senior leadership on staffing strategies, organizational design, and risk mitigation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees