HR Business Partner

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Walsall; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and engineering company in Walsall is seeking an HR Business Partner to drive strategic people solutions. This role involves leading HR operations, providing expert guidance on employee relations, and mentoring junior HR staff. Ideal candidates will have leadership experience in complex organizations and knowledge of employment law. This full-time role offers a competitive salary range of £46,000 - £53,000 and hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and annual health check

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading benefits

Be Kind Day volunteering leave

Qualifications

• No essential qualifications required, but relevant HR certifications advantageous.
• Experience in managing complex employee relations.

Responsibilities

• Lead HR operations and project delivery at the production facility.
• Provide guidance to senior stakeholders on employee relations.
• Mentor on-site HR Advisor to ensure consistent service delivery.
• Build relationships with trade union representatives.
• Balance strategic initiatives with hands-on problem solving.

Skills

Leadership

Employee and Industrial Relations

Change Management

Communication

Education

Relevant HR certifications or CIPD membership

Job description

HR Business Partner

Location: Walsall, West Midlands, UK

Role Type: Full time / 52 Week Fixed Term Contract (Hybrid Working Arrangements)

Compensation: £46,000 - £53,000 + Car Allowance + Benefits

The role

As an HR Business Partner, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of our operations, driving strategic and operational people solutions that directly impact our defence, aerospace and engineering capabilities. This is a dynamic, senior‑level opportunity where your leadership will shape workforce performance, support business growth through bid activity, and foster strong relationships with trade unions.

Day-to-day responsibilities

• Leading all HR operations and project delivery at our West Midlands Production Facility
• Providing expert guidance to senior stakeholders and line managers on complex employee relations and organisational challenges
• Supporting and mentoring the on-site HR Advisor to ensure consistent HR service delivery
• Building and maintaining constructive relationships with trade union representatives
• Balancing strategic initiatives with hands‑on problem solving in a fast‑paced environment

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience of the HR Business Partner

• Leading HR conversations across diverse, complex organisations and delivering full‑spectrum Business Partnering
• Driving change and challenging the status quo within a business context
• Demonstrating success in Employee and Industrial Relations
• Applying technical HR expertise in areas such as reorganisation, redundancy, TUPE, bid support and mobilisation
• Navigating employment law and managing change in unionised environments

Qualifications for the HR Business Partner

• There are no essential qualifications required for this role. However, relevant HR certifications or CIPD membership would be advantageous.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) .

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

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