HR Advisor

weServed ofVeterans Ltd.; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP and health check

Employee shopping savings portal

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock is hiring a HR Advisor in Glasgow (Hamilton Office and Cadder Yard) with hybrid working. You will support managers and employees across our Rail business, guiding employee relations, policy interpretation, and people management to drive an inclusive, compliant workplace.

The role covers end-to-end ER cases, organisational change, and reporting. Office-based with travel to Belfast and other sites; 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday; 6-month fixed-term contract.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a HR Advisor or Employee Relations role.
• Experience managing employee relations cases from start to finish.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience supporting investigations and formal HR processes.
• Experience using HR systems and analysing people data to produce reports and insights.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice on employee relations matters, HR policies, and employment legislation.
• Manage employee relations cases including disciplinary, grievance, absence, performance, and flexible working matters.
• Support organisational change programmes, including consultations, restructures, redundancies, and TUPE activities.
• Coach and develop managers to build capability in people management practices.
• Produce HR reports and analyse people data to identify trends and support business decisions.

Skills

Employee relations

Policy guidance

HR data analysis

Coaching managers

Stakeholder management

Education

CIPD Level 5 or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Title: HR Advisor

Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Fixed Term Contract 6 months

Role ID: SF77001

Help shape a positive employee experience across a vital UK infrastructure business.

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a HR Advisor at our Hamilton Office and Cadder Yard, near Glasgow, Lanarkshire.

The role

As a HR Advisor, you'll play a key role in supporting managers and employees across our Rail business. This is an exciting opportunity to influence workplace culture, strengthen employee engagement, and help leaders navigate people challenges with confidence. You'll provide expert guidance on employee relations, organisational change, and people management, ensuring best practice and compliance while contributing to a high-performing and inclusive environment.

Day-to-day you'll be:

• Providing expert advice and guidance on employee relations matters, HR policies, and employment legislation.
• Managing employee relations cases including disciplinary, grievance, absence, performance, and flexible working matters.
• Supporting organisational change programmes, including consultations, restructures, redundancies, and TUPE activities.
• Coaching and developing managers to build capability and confidence in people management practices.
• Producing HR reports and analysing people data to identify trends and support business decision-

Please note that this position involves travel/working across a range of internal and customer sites, as a requirement of the role.

The role is based across Hamilton Office and Cadder Yard, and the set working times are Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week. Hybrid working patterns are available. Travel to Belfast and other business locations will be required as needed. This is a six-month fixed-term contract.

Essential experience of the HR Advisor:

• Proven experience in a Human Resources Advisor or Employee Relations role.
• Experience managing employee relations cases from start to finish.
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience supporting investigations and formal HR processes.
• Experience using HR systems and analysing people data to produce reports and insights.

Qualifications for the HR Advisor:

• CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of UK employment legislation and employee relations practices.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to interpret and apply HR policies and procedures consistently.
• Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.

Security Clearance

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional FeesReservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock

We're Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you'll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we're building a future that lasts - not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 03/11/2026

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