Assistant People Business Partner

Willmott Dixon; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK construction firm is seeking an Assistant People Business Partner to support people strategies across the North. You will be integral in attracting talent, enhancing onboarding, and driving development plans in a collaborative environment. The ideal candidate is an experienced HR generalist comfortable with dynamic settings and possesses strong relationship-building skills. This role offers competitive salary and benefits, including a flexible working environment.

Benefits

Enhanced pension scheme

Discounted private medical

Life assurance

Incentive bonus

Car scheme

Qualifications

• Proven HR adviser experience in delivery.
• Hands-on, resilient, and discreet.
• Comfortable with changing workloads.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with recruitment to attract top talent.
• Champion new starters with onboarding support.
• Coach managers on performance and wellbeing.
• Drive development plans and learning activities.
• Handle transitions and analyse exit interview trends.

Skills

Relationship building

HR advising

Adaptability

Admin skills

Positive attitude

Education

CIPD qualification (or working towards)

Job description

Overview

As our Assistant People Business Partner - North, you'll collaborate with the Lead Business Partner to deliver dynamic people strategies that fuel our growth. Dive into exciting projects on inclusion, health, and motivation, while supporting our 5 key people experiences:

• Attract: Partner with recruitment to draw top talent (especially early careers) and ensure seamless pre-employment journeys.
• Welcome: Champion new starters with check-ins and admin support for a standout onboarding.
• Perform: Coach managers on objectives, feedback, performance, attendance, and wellbeing to boost team success.
• Grow: Drive development plans, innovation, and learning activities to unlock potential and careers.
• Goodbye: Handle transitions and exits with empathy, plus analyse trends from exit interviews.
• Analyse data and apply technical skills in a practical "people first" way while travelling across the North West, Yorkshire and North East to build connections.

Responsibilities

Qualifications

• A passionate HR generalist who can build fantastic relationships at all levels. Hands-on, resilient, and discreet - ready to build trust at every level. You thrive in fast-paced commercial settings, juggling priorities with a positive, can-do vibe.
• Proven HR adviser experience in delivery.
• Adaptability in dynamic environments.
• Comfort with admin and changing workloads.
• Willingness to travel regionally.
• (Desirable) CIPD qualified (or working towards it).

About Willmott Dixon

Willmott Dixon have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant People Business Partner to join the team based in Oldham.

Willmott Dixon is a leading UK construction firm known for innovative projects, sustainability, and a people-first culture that drives real impact. You'll be the trusted adviser to line managers across the North, empowering them to create environments where our people thrive.

Benefits

In return: We reward our people generously with a competitive salary and a market-leading benefits package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, discounted or full private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel. We are an inclusive and flexible working environment for people to thrive in and we support agile working wherever possible. We are a proud member of the Disability Confident Scheme.