HR Advisor: Employee Relations & Change Driver

SOCOTEC UK & Ireland; Swillington; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Electric car scheme

Employee recognition programmes

Family-friendly support

Exclusive retail discounts

Employee assistance programmes

Enhanced company pension

Job summary

SOCOTEC UK & Ireland is seeking an experienced HR Adviser to join our Central HR team. You will provide confident, commercially focused advice to managers and independently manage a varied caseload of routine and moderately complex employee-relations matters.

This role involves applying UK employment law, supporting organisational change, workforce reporting, and working with HR Business Partners across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Hands-on advisory case-management experience.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and practical advice.
• Ability to travel regularly between SOCOTEC locations.

Responsibilities

• Manage routine and moderately complex employee-relations cases (absence, performance, disciplinary, grievance).
• Provide practical, legally informed advice; attend meetings and challenge managers when appropriate.
• Prepare documentation, support occupational-health referrals and organisational change.
• Coach managers on HR policies and people-management practice.
• Review workforce information and support KPI reporting and succession activity.
• Collaborate with HR Partners and escalate complex matters as needed.

Skills

Advisory case-management

UK employment law

Communication

Organisation

Risk assessment

Travel willingness

Education

CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent

Job description

SOCOTEC UK & Ireland is seeking an experienced HR Adviser to join our Central HR team. You will provide confident, commercially focused advice to managers and independently manage a varied caseload of routine and moderately complex employee-relations matters.

This role involves applying UK employment law, supporting organisational change, workforce reporting, and working with HR Business Partners across multiple sites.