Group People Business Partner

United Infrastructure Ltd; Warrington; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

United Infrastructure in Warrington, UK seeks a Group People Business Partner to work with business leaders, plan talent, and align people strategies with the group’s objectives. You will partner with pillar heads, use data to inform decisions, and build strong relationships across the organisation.

Key activities include leading TUPE consultations, identifying current and future skills, coaching line managers, analysing HR metrics, and driving change management with an emphasis on inclusion and

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 7 or proven HR experience at Business Partner level.
• Solid grasp of current UK employment law and applying it to employee relations cases.
• Knowledge and experience of TUPE, settlement negotiation and managing redundancy campaigns.
• Ability to challenge in a robust yet constructive manner with diplomacy and tact.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a trusted partner to the pillar Managing Director and Senior Leadership team to provide guidance on people practices and employee relations.
• Lead TUPE consultations and transfers ensuring legal compliance and minimizing risk.
• Partner with business leaders to identify current and future skills aligned with strategy.
• Use data-driven insights to guide talent development, succession planning, and workforce planning.
• Provide guidance on restructures and succession planning.

Skills

Relationship building

Influencing

Data interpretation

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Problem solving

Change management

Diplomacy

Confidentiality

Education

CIPD Level 7 or equivalent HR experience

Job description

Our Group People Business Partner will work closely with business leaders and line managers to build capabilities, plan and manage talent, and develop approaches that achieve shared organisational objectives.

You will work closely within your business pillar and help it to implement the business strategy from a people perspective, using your stakeholder engagement skills to develop meaningful relationships with key people in the pillar, and other people teams in the organisation. Skills in relationship building and influencing are essential. You will also need to be able to use data, metrics and evidence to inform and drive decision making and change across your business area.

• Acting as a trusted partner to the pillar Managing Director and Senior Leadership team to provide guidance on people practices and employee related issues
• Lead and coordinate TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment) consultations and transfers ensuring compliance with legal requirements and minimizing risk.
• Partner with business leaders to identify current and future skills requirements aligned with business strategy.
• Use data-driven insights to guide talent development, succession planning, and workforce planning.
• Providing guidance on people practices such as restructures and succession planning
• Bringing people expertise and developing solutions to help the business area to deliver its strategy
• Acting as a local point of people expertise for specialist teams that are implementing new people approaches
• Working with the pillar management teams to make sure employees have the skills and resources they need to achieve their objectives
• Developing plans for recruitment, training, restructuring and succession and supporting relevant staff to implement these
• Coaching Line Managers on ways to motivate their employees and lead more effectively
• Analysing human resource metrics and comparing results to key performance indicators
• Resolving complex employee relations issues and addressing grievances in consultation
• Providing leadership and guidance on the people aspects of change management
• Championing the EDI agenda
• Assisting with the roll‑out of training specific to people practices
• Providing guidance to the pillar on United Living people policies

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 7 or proven HR experience at Business Partner level, including generalist HR
• Solid grasp of current UK employment law and the ability to apply this to employee relations cases
• Knowledge and experience of TUPE, settlement negotiation and managing redundancy campaigns
• Ability to challenge in a robust yet constructive manner, exercising diplomacy and tact where required
• Superb problem‑solving skills
• A good understanding of the many disciplines within HR, including diversity and inclusion, performance management, compensation and benefits, talent management, employee and union relations, etc.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to develop good work relationships across the business
• Strong collaboration, communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Ability to be flexible and prioritise workloads effectively
• Strong data interpretation skills and the ability to work accurately, with excellent attention to detail
• A high level of discretion and confidentiality

Join us at United Infrastructure and be part of our mission to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to the complex infrastructure needs of the UK.