HR Business Partner

Systems Engineering & Assessment (SEA); England; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering solutions provider in the UK seeks an HR Business Partner to deliver comprehensive HR services while partnering with management. This position offers flexible working, requires being onsite 3 days a week, and comes with a salary of up to £50k depending on experience. The ideal candidate will have a strong HR generalist background, excellent communication skills, and be CIPD Level 5 qualified. The company offers a range of benefits including 25 days' annual leave, flexible working, and a group pension plan.

Benefits

Work life balance

Hybrid working arrangements

25 days' annual leave

Private medical health insurance

Group Pension Plan with employer contribution

Employee Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in HR generalist roles with a focus on Business Partnering.
• Proven ability to improve operational efficiencies.
• Strong numerical and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive HR Business Partnering services.
• Use people analytics to inform decisions.
• Support management in enhancing employee engagement.

Skills

HR generalist experience

Business Partnering experience

Excellent communication skills

Relationship management

Coaching and mentoring

Education

Relevant Degree or CIPD Level 5

Job description

About The Role

Engineered to Protect, that's our promise, we protect what matters – our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world. This role would partner with management and key stakeholders supporting the business in achieving the Company strategy and business objectives. This is an excellent opportunity for someone to grow within the business partnering model.

HR Business Partner role allows flexible working but does require being onsite 3 days a week across Beckington and Bristol sites.

The salary for this role is up to £50k, depending on experience.

What You'll Be Doing

In this position you will provide a wide-ranging, full employee life cycle HR Business Partnering service to management and employees, ensuring that all managers have the necessary tools and capability to professionally manage and develop themselves and their people.

You will use key people analytics to inform decisions and make recommendations to senior stakeholders. Use data and metrics to identify potential issues and support decision making that really drives employee engagement.

You will work with the Line Managers and their cohort to create solutions to people issues that enable stakeholders to better meet their commercial objectives.

Support and act as cover for the Payroll and Benefits Officer, learning the payroll methodology and working together on benefit related projects to guide the business to the most impactful benefits offering for our colleagues.

About Our Company

At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient.

We provide state-of-the-art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In-service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever-growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on-the-ground knowledge of key overseas markets.

What We Offer

1. Work life balance
2. Hybrid / flexible working arrangements
3. 25 days' annual leave, plus buy and sell
4. Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
5. Half day Fridays
6. Reservists in the Armed Forces receive special paid leave Family & wellbeing
7. Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
8. All Staff Bonus
9. Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution
10. Cycle to work scheme
11. Wellbeing Centre
12. Sports & Social activities
13. Employee Discounts portal – online and in-store discounts, travel savings
14. Life assurance policy
15. Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
16. Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning

Facilities & Resources

1. Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
2. Private seated lunch areas
3. Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
4. Onsite showers and toiletries provision
5. Free onsite parking

The Skills You Need

1. Relevant Degree and/or CIPD Level 5 qualified
2. You will be an experienced HR generalist either with some Business Partnering experience and/or keen to develop your career in a business partnering model.
3. You will have a proven background in adding value and improving operational efficiencies.
4. Excellent listening, verbal, numerical and written communication ability.
5. Able to demonstrate good relationship management skills at managerial and key stakeholder level.
6. Able to demonstrate effective coaching and mentoring skills.
7. Experience of working in an Engineering environment would be desirable.

Join us and be part of something smaller – with 500 people in the UK and Canada – doing something bigger: protecting what matters.

If you'd like to know more, please give Kelly Thomas from our Talent Acquisition Team a call on (phone number removed). Or reach out to us on (url removed).