HR Business Partner

ALSTOM Gruppe; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm is seeking an HR Business Partner to provide comprehensive HR support to business partners and ensure adherence to policies. Based in London, this role requires a strong HR background, exceptional communication and analytical skills. You'll work closely with management to develop HR strategies to achieve organizational goals, manage employee relations and contribute to an inclusive workplace. Competitive benefits and opportunities for professional growth are offered.

Benefits

Comprehensive and competitive social coverage

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible benefits

Award-winning learning opportunities

Maternity and adoption pay

Qualifications

• High level of HR experience in a similar industry/environment.
• Generalist HR management covering all areas of HR management practice.
• Experience in a matrix organisation structure.
• Professional expertise in employment law and employee relations.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Support line managers in HR policy and process.
• Translate business needs into HR actions.
• Ensure good industrial relations with unions.
• Implement performance management systems.
• Manage manpower planning and succession planning.

Skills

HR experience

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Time management

Microsoft Office

Business acumen

Job description

HR Business Partner

Company: Alstom

Location: London, Golders Green or Morden with travel between various other London sites

Appointment Basis: 12 month FTC

Apply by: 06/01/2026

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your future role

You’ll report to the Senior HRBP – UK&I Services and will oversee providing a professional HR support to local business partners, adherence to company policy and deployment of Alstom HR initiatives and ensures line managers develop their human relation skills to care for their teams.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in HR management, as well as exceptional communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills. As an HR Business Partner, you will work closely with the local senior management team to develop and implement HR strategies that support our organisational goals.

We’ll look to you for:

• Gain an understanding of the business in order to support and advise line managers and employees in all aspects of HR related policy, process and queries.
• Understand and prioritise business needs, and translate them into HR actions, to meet business KPI’s.
• Using HR internal systems to ensure accuracy of data, develop and use metrics to measure HR performance.
• Assure good Industrial Relations with unions and social partners in scope.
• Support your project leads to ensure the budget process is controlled and met e.g. headcount, training, salary.
• Prepare manpower/workforce planning as solid base for recruitment, and create succession plans, and assure enough anticipation and effective implementation.
• Work closely with C&B and HRD to support the development and implementation of policies and practices.
• Assure implementation of annual salary review and STI/bonus payments on time.
• Build managers’ ownership of the management of their people, including coaching.
• Implement the Alstom performance management system.
• Prepare & manage the annual People Review, including development plans and ensure feedback to individuals.

All about you

• A high level of HR experience in a similar industry/environment.
• Generalist HR management experience covering all areas of HR management practice.
• Experience of working within a matrix organisation structure
• Professional expertise in employment law issues, redundancies and employee relations.
• Excellent communication skills with transparency, influencing and persuasion skills.
• Ability to make decisions/sense of urgency.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook).
• Ability to manage time and projects effectively.
• Fluent in the English language, written and spoken
• Business acumen, being able to understand company finances, resourcing and the ultimate aim of the business is important

Things you’ll enjoy

• Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Utilise our dynamic, inclusive, and safety-focused working environment
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)
• Up to 52 weeks full maternity and adoption pay
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday
• A wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle

Equal opportunity statement

Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.

As a 'Disability Confident' employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.