FTC - People Services Adviser

Hydrock; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Hydrock is seeking a People Support Adviser for their People Team on a Fixed Term Contract until December 2024. This hybrid role in Birmingham offers the chance to provide critical HR advice and support across various employee relations areas, making a significant impact on the team's operations and employee satisfaction.

Benefits

25 days of holiday (buy/sell up to five days)

Earlier finish on Fridays (4pm)

Flexible benefits including climate perks

Opportunities for progression

Qualifications

• Experience in HR advisory/administrative roles.
• Knowledge of employee relations processes.
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload.

Responsibilities

• Provide first-line advice and support on HR queries.
• Assist in managing employee relations matters.
• Coach and guide managers on HR policies.

Skills

Employee relations

HR expertise

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

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Hydrock

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Posted:

18.06.2025

Expiry Date:

02.08.2025

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Job Description:

An exciting opportunity has become available in our People Team for a People Support Adviser on Fixed Term Contract until December 2024.

There is a possibility of this being extended beyond this.

In this role you will provide first-line advice, guidance, coaching and support in relation to Employee and Line Manager enquiries, across aspects of People Services as well as relationship manage and coordinate support for multi-stranded enquiries.

This is a hybrid role and could be based in Manchester, Birmingham or Leeds, with occasional travel required as necessary.

Requirements:

• Experience of working in a HR/People function, in an advisory/administrative role with an understanding of the application of up-to-date HR policies and processes
• Experience in dealing with a wide range of employee relations matters with a confident approach to supporting and advising managers throughout such processes
• The ability to organise and prioritise your own workload, to meet deadlines in a flexible, fast-paced environment
• Strong execution skills and excellent attention to detail
• The ability to build relationships both in person and remotely, gaining the trust of your colleagues in order to support each business area
• An analytical mindset with the ability to identify trends within a data set
• Confident in your HR expertise and employment law knowledge, with sound HR generalist experience, especially in employee relations
• Proven ability to provide guidance and support to leaders and managers at all levels, on all aspects of HR including policies and procedures, performance development, capability, disciplinary and grievances
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• A CIPD qualification or equivalent proven experience

Who you will be working with:

• An extremely dedicated and efficient People Team of 12, covering People Services, L&D and Talent Acquisition
• You will report into the People Support Lead

What's great about Hydrocknow Stantec

are a multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy of over 900 staff in 21 offices across the UK. Our driving motivation is to be a ‘Force for Good’, as it is our aim to improve the quality of people’s lives from our employees to our clients, through to the communities we work in and our planet as a whole through the work we do.

From the buildings that surround you, the roads and bridges you cross, all related to the infrastructure that we create, we aim to offer the most sustainable possibilities to shape the places, communities and society that we live in through meeting our client’s needs. Through the path we are on to delivering a green future, the result is something that everyone can be proud of.

Named as Building’s Engineering Consultant of the Year in 2023, we’re known for delivering outstanding sustainable projects for our communities, planet, and society.

Some of these projects have recently received industry accolades, including winning the Conservation and Regeneration category at the Construction Excellence South West Awards 2023; named Commercial Project of the Year at the British Construction Industry Awards 2022; picked out in the Integration and Collaborative Working category at Construction Excellence Wales Awards 2022; singled out for its Universal Design at the Civic Trust Awards 2022; and Bristol’s iconic waterfront sweeping up at the Bristol Property Awards.

Take a and get a feel for what we’re all about.

What we can offer you:

• Inspiring and supportive colleagues
• Reward for progression and hard work
• An opportunity to develop your soft skills, as well your technical skills
• Excellent health benefits25 days of holiday (buy/sell up to five days), accrue 1 day extra every 2 years, with bonus holidays too!
• An earlier finish on Friday (4pm!)
• An opportunity to give back: “Day off for good cause” (on a workday)
• A huge range of flexible benefits, including climate perks and an EV car leasing scheme

A place to feel included

We champion diversity, equity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we commit to supporting our employees and ensure we create a safe environment that nurtures you to perform at your best. Offering our people flexibility is an important factor in achieving this aim.

We consider all application individually with the required qualifications and knowledge without regard to any of the. We would like to provide everyone with a fair selection, assessment and employment experience so we ask with are made aware of any physical or neurodiverse condition within your application for which appropriate reasonable adjustments can be made by us.

Looking for the next steps?

Once you have completed your application through our careers site, we aim to review and respond to you as soon as your application’s been reviewed.

If shortlisted, a member of our Talent Acquisition Team will call you for an initial pre-screen by phone (typically 30 minutes) to help us assess your motivations and interest in the position and Hydrocknow Stantec.

If you progress following this telephone pre-screen, you will be invited to attend a formal interview by video conference (Microsoft Teams) or in our offices.

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