Details:
- Salary: £52,000 - 65,000 - Annum
- Location: Warrington
- Date: 6 days ago
Description:
HR Business Partner
Warrington (Hybrid) | £52,000 – £65,000 DOE + £5,940 car allowance
I am supporting a family-owned construction and engineering business that has worked across the UK and Ireland for more than 160 years. They employs around 2,500 people, plus contractors, and delivers complex projects across a range of sectors. Its Infrastructure business unit delivers major civil engineering and infrastructure schemes across the North of England and Northern Ireland.
The HR Team
The UK and Ireland HR function has around 40 people. It covers HR Business Partnering, Recruitment, Reward, HR Operations, Learning & Development and Early Careers. You’ll join an established, collaborative team and work closely with each of these specialist areas to deliver joined-up people solutions to the business.
The Role
As HR Business Partner, you’ll report to the Senior HRBP and be the dedicated HR partner to the Infrastructure business unit of around 300 employees. You’ll act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, project directors and site management teams. You’ll give pragmatic, commercially minded HR guidance that supports project delivery, while making sure the organisation stays fair, consistent and compliant.
The role is based in Warrington. It involves regular travel to project sites across the North of England and Northern Ireland, plus occasional visits to other offices, including Dublin and London.
Key Responsibilities
Business Partnering & Stakeholder Management
Build strong, credible relationships with Infrastructure leadership, project directors and line managers at office and site level
Act as a sounding board and coach to managers, building their confidence and capability in people management
Give robust, objective advice and constructively challenge stakeholders, including saying no when a request isn’t in the best interests of the business or its people
Understand the business unit’s commercial priorities, project pipeline and resourcing challenges, and line up HR support behind them
Employee Relations
Manage a varied ER caseload, including disciplinaries, grievances, capability, absence management and appeals
Coach managers through ER processes so they’re handled fairly, consistently and in line with policy and UK employment law
Spot ER trends across the business unit and take proactive steps to reduce risk
Work with legal advisors on complex cases where needed
Organisational Change & Workforce Planning
Support organisational design, restructures and change programmes, including consultation processes and TUPE where relevant
Work with leaders on workforce planning as projects mobilise, ramp up and demobilise
Work with the Recruitment team to make sure the business unit can attract and keep the right talent
Talent, Performance & Development
Support the performance management cycle and help managers have effective performance conversations
Work with L&D and Early Careers on development needs, succession planning and talent pipelines
Support engagement initiatives and turn survey findings into practical action plans
Reward & HR Operations
Work with Reward on pay reviews, benchmarking, job evaluation and bonus processes for the business unit
Work with HR Operations so that people processes, data and contractual changes are handled accurately and on time
Use HR data and metrics, such as turnover, absence and ER trends, to inform decisions and shape priorities
Policy, Compliance & Culture
Apply HR policies and practices consistently, and help develop and roll out new policies
Keep up to date with employment legislation and best practice, including differences between GB and Northern Ireland employment law
Help build an inclusive, safe and positive working culture across office and site teams
About You
Essential
Proven experience as an HR Business Partner or senior HR Advisor in a generalist, business-facing role
Strong track record of building and keeping effective relationships with senior business stakeholders
Confidence dealing with challenging stakeholders, and the credibility to influence, push back and hold firm when needed
Solid ER experience and sound working knowledge of UK employment law
Experience in an organisation of similar size and complexity with a significant employee base
Pragmatic, commercially aware approach that balances business needs with fairness and compliance
Comfortable working across several locations, including site environments
Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly
Desirable
Experience in construction, infrastructure, engineering or a similar project-based industry
Experience supporting a dispersed or site-based workforce
Knowledge of Northern Ireland employment law
CIPD Level 5 or 7 qualification, or equivalent experience
Experience supporting organisational change and TUPE
Working Pattern
Hybrid: 3 days a week in the office or on site, 2 days remote, with flexibility to meet business needs
Travel: regular site visits across the North of England and Northern Ireland, plus occasional travel to Dublin and London
Package & Benefits
Salary of £52,000 to around £65,000, depending on experience
£5,940 car allowance
Pension: 3% employee / 5% employer by default, or 4% employee / 6% employer if you choose
26 days’ annual leave, plus the option to buy up to 5 more days
Early Finish Fridays (3:30pm)
Please contact Imogen Parr for more information