HR Business Partner

Ross-shire Engineering Limited; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive clean water technology company in the UK is seeking an HR Business Partner to lead HR delivery for a workforce of around 400 people. This role involves partnering with leadership, shaping culture, and managing integration activities due to ongoing growth. The ideal candidate will possess a degree in HR, strong coaching skills, and analytical mindset. RSE offers an industry-leading salary, flexible development paths, and comprehensive benefits including private healthcare and a generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

Private Healthcare (Personal)

Car allowance

Holiday Allowance of 31 days per year

Company Pension Scheme

Discounted National Gym Membership

Cycle to Work

Qualifications

• Proven operational generalist experience in HR.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Solid grasp of UK employment law and best practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead all people-related activity across the business platform.
• Partner with leaders to deliver the People Agenda and business strategy.
• Drive cyclical HR activity including talent, reward, and succession planning.

Skills

Confident and proactive HR professional

Strong coaching skills

Analytical mindset

Excellent IT skills

Organisational change experience

Education

Degree / HND / HNC in Human Resources discipline

Tools

Microsoft Packages

Job description

Overview

At RSE Controls, we’re on an exciting journey of growth and transformation, bringing together several recently acquired specialist businesses into one unified and future-ready organisation. To support this, we’re looking for a highly capable HR Business Partner who is ready to take full ownership of HR delivery within this evolving business pillar.

Although part of a wider HR function and connected to other HR Professionals across the organisation, you will be the sole HR lead for this pillar, partnering closely with leadership teams and supporting a workforce of around 400 people. This is your opportunity to shape the people experience, culture, and operational HR delivery from the ground up. You’ll have the freedom to innovate and introduce new ideas where they’ll make a difference.

Regular travel to sites across the UK will be essential in order to build strong relationships, support leadership teams in person, and lead integration activity effectively.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead all people-related activity across your business platform.
• Partner with leaders to deliver the People Agenda and business strategy.
• Advise and coach managers on employee relations, performance & engagement.
• Drive cyclical HR activity including talent, reward and succession planning.
• Build strong workforce and labour market insights to support recruitment.
• Oversee compliance, policy application and employment legislation changes.
• Lead integration & transition activities including TUPE.

What Do You Need?

• Degree / HND / HNC or equivalent in a Human Resources discipline.
• Confident and proactive HR professional with operational generalist experience.
• Strong coaching skills and ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience of organisational change, including TUPE.
• Analytical mindset with ability to interpret workforce data and trends.
• Solid grasp of UK employment law & best practice ER handling.
• Self-driven, resilient and organised — able to handle pressure & competing priorities.
• Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Packages
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Who Are We?

RSE is a trusted clean water technology company, developing market-leading products and solutions for purifying drinking water, recycling wastewater, and cleaning water in industrial processes. We are disrupting the water sector, delivering water treatment products, technologies, and services to clients across the UK. RSE provides offsite modular build solutions using a low-carbon approach compared to traditional construction methods and our unique offering to the market focuses on innovation, efficiency, and excellence.

Established in 1982, RSE has grown into one of the most prominent MEICA engineering businesses in the UK water industry. We have created a complete in-house and full-service capability from project inception through to design, fabrication, and delivery by means of installation and commissioning. We additionally have one of the largest servicing and maintenance teams in the market, to ensure we’re on hand for all our clients’ needs.

Our service offering presents industry-leading innovative solutions and our dedicated staff play a key role in delivering our sustainability and wider business goals. With over 2000 staff across our group of companies, our strategic ambition will see the business continue to grow as we expand our operations and diversify our products. One of RSE’s key focuses is driving servant leadership and giving our people the opportunity and responsibility to take an entrepreneurial approach in their career development.

What RSE Offer

• Industry-leading salary based on your experience.
• A flexible career development path, with no restrictions on where your career can go.
• Private Healthcare (Personal).
• Car allowance.
• Holiday Allowance of 31 days per year, rising to 33 days per year after 2 years’ service.
• Holiday Buy / Sell Scheme
• Company Pension Scheme
• Cycle to Work
• Discounted National Gym Membership
• Professional Fees Paid
• Employee Discount Platform
• EV / Hybrid Car Lease Scheme
• Access to our network of health professionals including mental health champions and Occupational Health Nurse.

In a flourishing sector where there are vast career opportunities available, we believe by leading transformation in the industry our offering to the market means our people have the space to thrive.

If you’re interested in a career with a company that will harness your skills and provide you with the support to create your own future within the water industry, apply now