Associate HR Business Partner

TechnipFMC; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking an Associate HR Business Partner to provide strategic and operational HR support. This broad generalist role focuses on integrating HR processes, ensuring compliance, and enhancing employee engagement while working in a hybrid model. The ideal candidate will have extensive HR experience and formal education in the field.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays

Private Medical Insurance

Subsidised Cafe

Flexible Working Arrangements

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Extensive HR experience required.
• Formal HR education such as CIPD, HNC, Diploma, Degree.
• Excellent employment law knowledge (UK).
• Knowledge of change management and project management principles.

Responsibilities

• Support integration of HR processes into the HR Shared Services model.
• Partner with departments for a people-first culture.
• Provide generalist HR support throughout the employee lifecycle.
• Support managers through employee relations matters.
• Assist in organizational design aligned to business requirements.
• Improve existing HR practices for efficiency.
• Implement TechnipFMC's talent management framework.
• Ensure compliance within people management processes.
• Identify employee engagement initiatives.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and teams.
• Lead problem-solving activities.
• Support employee wellbeing.

Skills

Collaboration Office Software

Change Management

Data Analysis and Reporting

Presentation Skills

Process Improvement

Education

CIPD, HNC, Diploma, Degree

Job description

Job Purpose

The Associate HR Business Partner will play a key role in delivering both strategic and operational HR support to the Newcastle site. As the HR function continues to evolve, this position offers a unique opportunity to help streamline and integrate existing processes into the HR Shared Services model—driving standardisation, simplification, and industrialisation.

This is a broad generalist role supporting all levels of the workforce, with a growing emphasis on developing strategic partnership for the future. It presents an excellent development opportunity for an HR professional seeking to expand their impact and contribute to transformational change.

This role would suit an energetic, reillient and person-centered individual. The role supports hybrid working (4 days in office per week).

Job Description

• Change management: support and lead aspects of the continued integration of HR processes into the HR Shared Services model, with a focus on standardisation, simplification & industrialisation.
• Business partnering: partner with the various departments & management team to enable a people‑first culture, aligned with local business and departmental objectives.
• Generalist support: utilise a varied HR skillset to support all aspects of the employee lifecycle, prioritising key risk areas and activities as appropriate.
• Employee relations: support and coach managers through a range of ER matters, ensuring best practice and compliance, taking the opportunity to build management capability in these processes.
• Organisational design: support managers and leaders in developing organisational design aligned to the business requirements.
• Process excellence: utilise the generalist nature of the role to make improvements/enhancements to existing HR practices across the site, with a focus on standardisation and waste‑elimination.
• Talent management: work with managers and leaders to embed TechnipFMC’s talent management framework, supporting people development activities and succession planning.
• Compliance: ensure compliance within people management processes.
• Employee engagement: work across the site to identify employee engagement initiatives, aligned to employee feedback & improving our culture.
• Cross‑functional connectivity: build strong relationships across the Newcastle site with stakeholders, the wider UK & Global P&C team, and other functional areas.
• Problem‑solving: adopt a problem‑solving mindset and lead problem‑solving activities.
• Employee wellbeing: operate in a people‑centric way, supporting the mental and physical wellbeing of our employees.

You are meant for this job if:

• Extensive HR experience
• Formal HR education such as CIPD, HNC, Diploma, Degree etc
• Excellent employment law knowledge (UK)
• Knowledge of change management
• Knowledge/awareness of project management principles

Desirable

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment
• Union experience
• Experience/awareness of lean principles

Skills

Collaboration Office Software (e.g., Microsoft Office) Organization Change Management Presentation Skills Process Improvement Data Analysis and Reporting

What we offer

• My Annual Leave - 25days + 8 fixed public holidays.
• My Wealth and Protection – Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Life Assurance, Will Writing, Workplace ISA, Group Personal Pension Plan – employer contributions up to 10%.
• My Health and Wellbeing - Private Medical Insurance, Employee Assistance Programme, Dental Insurance, Health Assessments & Personal Accident Insurance.
• My Lifestyle - Electric Vehicle Scheme, Cyle2Work, Employee Tech Scheme, Give as You Earn, GymFlex, Holiday Trading, Personal Travel Insurance, Perks at Work.
• My Workplace - Subsidised Cafe, Branded workwear, Hybrid Working, Flexible Working Arrangements, Enhanced Maternity and Parental leave, Talent/Management and Leadership programmes, Various in‑house training opportunities for your personal development.
• My Giving - Volunteering opportunities.