HR Advisor

TN United Kingdom; Stirling; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a proactive HR Advisor to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will provide essential HR support across various business units, ensuring effective employee relations and compliance with HR policies. You will collaborate closely with senior leadership and manage complex employee relations cases, contributing to a positive workplace culture. This position offers a unique opportunity to be part of a family-owned business that values innovation and teamwork, while also providing a range of benefits and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

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

• Degree or equivalent and CIPD qualification required.
• Experience handling demanding ER caseloads is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR support and manage employee relations cases.
• Collaborate with business leaders to ensure HR compliance.
• Produce HR reports analyzing trends and improvement opportunities.

Skills

Employee Relations

Communication Skills

Data Analysis

Report Writing

Time Management

Commercial Awareness

Continuous Improvement

Education

Degree or equivalent

CIPD qualification

Job description

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Location: Glasgow 2 days a week and the Stirling Office 1 day a week - Potential Opportunity for Hybrid working.

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. And as 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 2 Managing Directors and their Senior Leadership teams. Regional presence and support is a key aspect of the role.

What you'll do:

• Deliver effective HR services to assigned business areas, assisting line managers with policies and procedures in line with best practices.
• Build effective relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate 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, and highlight trends for wider HR learning.
• Support the development and implementation of HR policies and update Employee Handbooks as needed, ensuring policies are current on all relevant drives.
• Produce regular HR reports on topics such as employee engagement, sickness absence, turnover, analyzing trends and identifying improvement opportunities for the HR Manager, SLT, and Heads of Business.
• Monitor employment practices and law trends to advise on proactive actions.

What you'll need:

• Degree or equivalent
• Chartered or Graduate member of the CIPD or relevant qualification
• Commercial awareness
• Commitment to CPD
• Motivation and focus
• Planning, prioritizing, and time-management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written
• Experience handling demanding ER caseloads
• Data analysis and trend interpretation skills
• Strong report writing skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Knowledge of various sectors within the Group and collaborative working skills
• Ability to work independently to meet deadlines and manage priorities, maintaining communication 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 guide us to achieve positive outcomes and deliver our purpose. They influence our daily decisions, fostering growth, innovation, and high performance.

We listen

Listening enables us to work positively and collaboratively, ensuring everyone’s voice is heard.

We are professional

Our prudence, diligence, care, and attention to detail provide certainty and trust in everything we do.

We take responsibility

We are accountable for our actions, from safety to community and environmental care.

We are determined to succeed

We view challenges as opportunities, working collaboratively to find solutions that provide lasting benefits.

We are one team

We work together respectfully, valuing each contribution, and embodying Team Robertson.

For more on our principles and culture, visit:

Benefits of working with Robertson:

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

Diversity & Inclusion:

We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves. We encourage applications from all backgrounds—race, age, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and more. We hope you see things our way, too.