Consultant, Workforce Planning & Organization Design

Surrey, BC
Hybrid
Posted Oct 8, 2026
1 position

$96,000–$115,000 / year

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Senior · 7+ years
Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree
Posting language: English
Working hours: 35 hours per week

Job summary

The Consultant will lead strategic workforce planning and organization design initiatives to support enterprise transformation. They will partner with business leaders to assess workforce requirements, develop future-state structural models, and provide actionable recommendations for organizational effectiveness.

Job details

We’re searching for a Consultant, Workforce Planning & Organization Design. Are you searching for new possibilities? Expected Compensation: The expected hiring range for this role is $140,000 to $167,000 based on a 35-hour work week. Actual offered salary will depend on the successful candidate’s qualifications and experience, as well as market conditions for the role and internal equity. This is a 12-month contract opportunity to play a key role in shaping Westland’s future workforce and organizational structure through strategic workforce planning and organization design. Westland is committed to continuous learning where employees can grow their potential and write the stories of their careers. Financial assistance is available for approved work-related training/development courses leading to certification, and programs that offer professional development, including seminars and conferences. Discover what’s possible, with Westland The Westland story is all about growth, and that means plenty of possibility for everyone on our team. Every day, Westland proves that building a great business means taking care of communities, clients, and each other with equal commitment. As we continue to open new doors, we're inviting amazing people like you to join us. As a Consultant, Workforce Planning & Organization Design, you’ll support strategic initiatives that shape Westland’s future workforce and organizational structure. Working at the intersection of business strategy, organizational effectiveness, workforce analytics, and transformation, you’ll help leaders understand how work is changing and determine the roles, skills, capacity, structures, and accountabilities required for the future. Interested in learning more? Why you’ll love Westland: An open, flexible and welcoming workplace Plenty of opportunities to grow and learn Autonomy to own your own success Be part of our inclusive culture, alongside an extraordinarily talented community of people with a wide variety of backgrounds Flexible paid Values Days to celebrate days important to you Paid Volunteer Days for employees as part of Amplifying Communities, a program to support causes that matter most to our employees Why we’ll love You: You have 7+ years of experience in strategic workforce planning, organization design, organizational effectiveness, management consulting, HR strategy, business transformation, or a related discipline You have demonstrated experience leading workforce planning or organization design activities for complex enterprise transformation initiatives and translating business or operating model changes into workforce implications You bring strong organization design expertise, including accountabilities, decision rights, spans of control, organizational layers, team structures, role clarity, and organizational interfaces You have experience developing workforce forecasts, scenarios, capacity models, capability assessments, and transition strategies You’re a strategic and analytical problem solver who can define ambiguous problems, combine workforce and business data with qualitative insights, assess trade-offs, and develop practical recommendations You’re an experienced facilitator and presenter who can lead sensitive organization design discussions, support executive decision-making, and influence stakeholders without direct authority You can manage multiple priorities while maintaining an enterprise perspective in a complex, matrixed, and evolving organization You have a degree or equivalent relevant experience, while exposure to AI, automation, digital or technology-enabled transformation, experience in a distributed organization, and relevant professional certifications are considered assets Once here, you’ll: Lead strategic workforce planning for enterprise transformation priorities, translating business strategies, operating plans, and technology investments into future workforce, capacity, skill, and capability requirements Develop workforce scenarios considering growth, changing client needs, technology, automation, AI, and evolving ways of working, identifying workforce gaps, risks, dependencies, and opportunities and recommending appropriate actions Lead organization design activities by assessing structures, workflows, accountabilities, decision rights, spans, layers, and team configurations, and developing future-state structural options and recommendations Facilitate organization design workshops and decision-making discussions with leaders, evaluating options against strategy, operating requirements, client and employee needs, cost, risk, and organizational effectiveness Assess how transformation, process redesign, AI, automation, and emerging technologies affect work and roles, and define future-state accountabilities, decision authority, skills, capabilities, and opportunities for reskilling, redeployment, mobility, and career development Serve as a workforce planning and organization design advisor to enterprise transformation initiatives, developing impact assessments and presenting scenarios, trade-offs, risks, recommendations, and decision materials to senior leaders and governance groups Partner with Data & Analytics, Finance, People & Performance, and business leaders to analyze workforce and organizational data, establish planning assumptions and measures, monitor outcomes, and identify emerging workforce risks Translate approved workforce and organization design decisions into implementation and transition requirements, partnering across the organization to manage dependencies and risks, document decisions, and continuously improve Westland’s workforce planning and organization design practices Want to get to know each other better? Send your resume our way #LI-AB1 #LI-Hybrid You belong here We strive to be much more than a great place to work. Here, you join a collective of incredibly vibrant, purpose driven, and open-minded people. Every day, Westland proves that building a great business means taking care of communities, clients, and each other with equal commitment. You will be supported and respected for who you are and for the voice you add to the conversation. At Westland, you will feel the power of community. Westland Insurance Ltd. is an inclusive organization that values diversity in its workforce. We listen, champion equity and diversity, and create safe welcoming spaces where everyone has a voice and is free to be themselves. Westland Insurance Ltd. encourages applications from all qualified individuals and will accommodate applicants' disability-related needs, up to the point of undue hardship, throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. If you require a disability-related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please contact the recruitment team by email at careers@westlandinsurance.ca

What you’ll do

Requirements

Candidates must have 7 or more years of experience in strategic workforce planning, organization design, or management consulting. A degree in business, human resources, organizational development, or a related field is required.