HR Business Partner

Kier Group; Rushden; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Travel to offices/sites across UK

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a HR Business Partner to join the Kier Transportation team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. Location is flexible with hybrid working and travel to offices/sites across the UK.

The role partners with Kier Transportation management to deliver a people plan aligned to the business strategy, embedding the Kier people strategy. It requires collaborative, trusted relationship skills and a passion for innovative people solutions.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified (or qualified by experience) with demonstrable experience of business partnering in medium to large organisations.
• Strong relationship skills and ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Knowledge of employment legislation with a focus on employee engagement and ER.

Responsibilities

• Partner with operational leaders as a trusted advisor to support business strategy.
• Coordinate and manage all employee relations activity in designated areas.
• Use data and metrics to inform change and drive decision making.
• Collaborate with resourcing partners to develop effective hiring strategies.
• Promote equality, diversity and inclusion while supporting wellbeing and emerging talent programmes.

Skills

Employee relations

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

We're looking for a HR Business Partner to join our Kier Transportation team.

Location: Flexible on Location - hybrid working available with travel to offices and sites as required all over the UK

Hours: 37.5 hours per week - 12month Fixed Term Contract - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

This is an exciting opportunity to partner with our Kier Transportation management team across a range of contracts. You'll play a key role in driving and delivering the people plan in support of our business strategy, whilst embedding the wider Kier people strategy. We're looking for someone who is collaborative, trusted and focused, with a passion for creating innovative people solutions that make a real difference.

What will you be responsible for?

As a HR Business Partner, You'll Be Working Within The Kier Transportation Team, Supporting Them In Delivering a Commercial, Customer-focused People Plan. Your Day To Day Will Include

• Partnering with operational leaders as a trusted advisor, bringing people expertise and developing solutions to support business strategy
• Managing and co-ordinating all employee relations activity within your designated areas
• Using data, metrics and evidence to inform change, drive decision making and resolve complex people challenges
• Working collaboratively with resourcing partners and managers to develop effective hiring strategies
• Championing equality, diversity and inclusion throughout the business, whilst promoting wellbeing and supporting emerging talent programmes

What are we looking for?

This role of HR Business Partner is great for you if:

• You're degree qualified (or qualified by experience) with demonstrable experience of business partnering in medium to large organisations
• You have a highly collaborative working style with strong relationship skills and the ability to build influential relationships with senior stakeholders
• You possess well-developed employee engagement and employee relations skills with up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation
• You're delivery focused and pragmatic, able to flex solutions and approaches to diverse audiences and business needs
• You have strong commercial awareness and a good understanding of talent management, succession planning and leadership development

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box,

Rewards And Benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.