HR Business Partner

Kier Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a HR Business Partner to join Kier Natural Resources, Energy & Environment in the UK, with travel and close work with the Northern Ireland operational team. You will be a trusted partner delivering innovative people solutions and promoting a positive, inclusive workplace culture.

Reporting to senior leaders, you will manage employee relations, apply employment law, use data to inform decisions, and collaborate with Group HR and Centres of Excellence to share best practice.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR business partnering within medium to large organisations.
• Strong employee engagement and employee relations skills with up-to-date employment law knowledge.
• Collaborative professional with excellent communication and ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience in change management with a delivery-focused, pragmatic approach.
• Good understanding of talent management, succession planning, and leadership development.

Responsibilities

• Partner with operational leaders as a credible advisor to deliver business objectives.
• Manage employee relations and implement people practices that foster positive relationships.
• Use data and metrics to inform decisions and resolve complex people challenges.
• Collaborate with Group HR functions and Centres of Excellence to provide best practice advice.
• Champion Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and support emerging talent programmes.

Skills

HR business partnering

Employee relations

Stakeholder management

Communication

Change management

Talent management

Job description

We're looking for a HR Business Partner to join our Kier Natural Resources, Energy & Environment team, UK basedwith travel and work partnering with Operational team in Northern Ireland.

Location: Flexible on location with travel and work partnering with Operational team in Northern Ireland
Hours: 37.5 hours per week - 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.

As a HR Business Partner, you'll be at the heart of our people strategy, working closely with operational leaders to deliver innovative HR solutions. You'll be a trusted partner, bringing expertise and insight to help drive our business forward whilst championing a positive and inclusive workplace culture.

What will you be responsible for?

As a HR Business Partner, you'll be working within the Kier Natural Resources, Energy & Environment team, supporting them in delivering their business strategy through effective people solutions. Your day to day will include:

• Partnering with operational leaders as a credible and trusted advisor, bringing people expertise to help deliver business objectives
• Managing employee relations and delivering people practices that foster positive working relationships
• Using data and metrics to inform decision making and resolve complex people challenges
• Collaborating with Group HR functions and Centres of Excellence to provide best practice advice and support
• Championing Equality, Diversity & Inclusion throughout the business and supporting emerging talent programmes

What are we looking for?

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

• You have proven experience inHR business partnering within medium to large organisations
• You have strong employee engagement and employee relations skills, with up to date knowledge of employment legislation
• You're a collaborative professional with excellent communication skills and the ability to build influential relationships with senior stakeholders
• You have experience in change management and a delivery-focused, pragmatic approach that flexes to diverse business needs
• You have a good understanding of talent management, succession planning, and leadership development

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. You can see more information of benefits here.

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. You can see our D&I action plan here. 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.

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