HR Advisor

TN United Kingdom; North Berwick; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading family-owned construction and infrastructure business as an HR Advisor. You will provide essential HR support, manage employee relations, and ensure compliance with HR policies. The role requires strong communication and analytical skills, with a focus on continuous improvement and collaboration across teams.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work Scheme

Discounts on gym memberships and restaurants

Access to E-Learning

Qualifications

• Experience handling demanding ER caseloads.
• Ability to cope under pressure.
• Confidence in analyzing data and interpreting trends.

Responsibilities

• Deliver effective HR service to assigned business areas.
• Lead case management across business areas.
• Produce regular HR reports on employee engagement and turnover.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Planning

Time-management

Commercial Awareness

Education

HR Degree or equivalent

Chartered or Graduate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

Job description

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Location: Based in Stirling or Dundee but willing to travel across North, East & Tayside Regions

Challenges. Opportunities. Solutions. At Robertson, we see them our way. We’re bold enough to ask questions. Brave enough to look at things differently. Confident enough to be ourselves. Join us and you’ll join the UK’s largest family-owned construction, infrastructure, and support services business. As an HR Advisor, you’ll be part of a team that’s doing incredible things – for ourselves, for the built environment around us, and for a truly sustainable future.

Your new role

The HR Advisor role provides efficient HR employee relations support to the business units, ensuring the effective delivery of the Group HR strategy and providing proactive, business-focused HR support. The HR Advisor will ensure effective management of employee relations cases across specific business units, working closely with Managing Directors and senior leadership teams. Regional presence and support are key aspects of the role.

What you'll do:

• Deliver an effective HR service to the assigned business areas, assisting line managers to understand and implement policies and procedures in line with best practices in people management.
• Build effective working relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Liaise closely with business leaders and managers to monitor HR practices and ensure compliance, providing professional advice and guidance.
• Lead case management across your business areas, handling complex attendance issues, performance management, grievances, restructures, redundancies, and reevaluation of posts, in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Ensure consistency and compliance in case management, highlighting trends for wider HR learning.
• Support the development and implementation of HR policies and update Employee Handbooks as appropriate, ensuring policies are current on all relevant drives.
• Produce regular HR reports on topics such as employee engagement, sickness absence, turnover, analyzing trends, and highlighting opportunities for improvement to the HR Manager, SLT, and Heads of Business.
• Monitor employment practice and law trends to advise on proactive actions.

What you'll need:

• HR Degree or equivalent
• Chartered or Graduate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development or relevant qualification
• Commercial awareness
• Commitment to CPD
• Focused and highly motivated
• Planning, prioritizing, and time-management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written
• Experience handling demanding ER caseloads
• Confidence in analyzing data and interpreting trends
• Strong report-writing skills
• Ability to cope under pressure
• Knowledge of various sectors of the Group and ability to work collaboratively across teams
• Ability to work independently to meet deadlines and manage priorities, maintaining communication channels with the wider team
• Focus on continuous improvement
• Full UK driving license and willingness to travel

What's in it for me

Our Principles - The Robertson Way

Our principles are our roadmap to achieving positive outcomes and delivering on our purpose. They influence daily decisions around what we do and how we do things, creating an environment of growth, innovation, and high performance.

We listen

Listening enables us to work positively and collaboratively, giving customers, partners, and colleagues the assurance that their voices are always heard.

We are professional

Our prudence and diligence, care, and attention to detail mean that our customers have certainty and trust in everything we do.

We take responsibility

Each of us is accountable for our actions. From small details to team safety, community, and environmental care, everything matters.

We are determined to succeed

Every challenge is an opportunity. We work collaboratively, focusing on safety, productivity, and quality to find solutions that provide positive, lasting benefits.

We are one team

We work as one—in teams, partnerships, and with customers. We respect every contribution; everyone stands up to be counted. We are Team Robertson.

For more information on our principles and culture, please visit:

Benefits of working with Robertson:

We offer a wide range of rewards and employee benefits such as:

• 33 days annual leave (pro-rata for part-time or FTC positions, increases with length of service)
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounts (gym memberships, restaurants, days out with Hapi Rewards App)
• Access to E-Learning

Diversity & Inclusion:

At Robertson, we value diversity and inclusion. We strive to create an environment where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves. We encourage applications from people of all races, ages, genders, religions, sexual orientations, and backgrounds. We hope you see things our way, too.