HR Business Partner

Lanesra Technical Recruitment; Hattersley; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Car allowance

Excellent package

Job summary

Lanesra Technical Recruitment is partnering with a leading engineering contractor to appoint an HR Business Partner on a 12‑month fixed term contract covering projects in the North of England. The role is Manchester‑based with hybrid working and focuses on succession, talent, L&D and delivering the People Plan across regions.

You will coach managers, manage ER matters, support recruitment and HR projects, and work with central HR and L&D to ensure deliverables are met.

Qualifications

• Experience as a senior HR advisor or HR business partner.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR policies.
• Proven track record in implementing HR policies and procedures.
• Experience delivering a people plan with talent and development focus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to deliver the People Plan across regions.
• Lead talent, succession, and learning & development initiatives.
• Coach and develop managers and individuals in a proactive, solutions‑oriented way.
• Manage employee relations issues (discipline, grievances, performance, absence).
• Collaborate with central HR functions and the recruitment team on talent processes.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Senior HR partnering

Employee relations

Coaching managers

Policy implementation

Communication skills

HRIS & MS Office

Education

CIPD Level 5 qualification

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

HRIS systems

Job description

Position: HR Business Partner - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Location: Manchester (With Hybrid Working)

Salary Guide: £55,000 - £60,000 Plus Car/Allowance and Excellent Package

Our client is a leading Engineering Contractor which operates throughout the UK delivering projects within the water sector and they have a new opportunity for an HR Business Partner on a 12 month fixed term contract to cover their offices/projects in the North of England.

You will partner and offer support to the business in all aspects of HR, focussing on succession and talent, learning & development, coaching and delivering their People Plan within your regions.

Key responsibilities:

• Working with the central teams to implement key initiatives relating to areas such as talent, performance management, diversity and inclusion, wellbeing.
• In partnership with managers take ownership of implementing the people plan.
• Coaching Managers and individuals.
• Maintain positive relationships with the central HR functions.
• Managing all employee relations issues in your regions (disciplinary, grievance, performance management, sickness absence etc)
• Support the Recruitment team in future talent processes such as graduate recruitment.
• Undertake and support HR project work as identified
• Work closely with the L&D team to provide support in the co-ordination of training & development for managers and their teams in line with performance management tools.
• Work with L&D team to ensure key deliverables are met, monitored and reported.
• Maintain a positive and solution-oriented approach to work, providing open and honest feedback.

You will require excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strong influencing skills a flexible approach, pro-active self-starter, action orientated, resilient with a can-do attitude

Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

You will either have experience as a Senior HR Advisor looking to utilise your skills and grow into an operational HR Business Partner position or you will be a successful HR Business partner looking to be part of a high performing HR team.

• Ability to build and maintain core business relationships with key stakeholders
• Extensive senior Advisory/Partnering experience within a professional Human Resources function
• High level of educational achievement
• Extensive experience of implementing policies and procedures
• Knowledge of employment law principles Excellent Microsoft skills; to include minimum intermediate level excel and word CIPD qualified to at least level 5

You will require excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strong influencing skills a flexible approach, pro-active self-starter, action orientated, resilient with a can-do attitudeDesirable:

• Understanding and experience of manpower planning, resourcing. benchmarking and metric delivery
• Experience in an Engineering / Construction environment