HR Business Partner

Veolia; Watford; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Staff discounts

Health & wellbeing resources

24h virtual GP

Volunteer day

Training & development

Financial wellbeing program

Job summary

Veolia is seeking an HR Business Partner to provide guidance to leaders on people-related matters across municipal operations. The role focuses on ensuring the right people are in place to meet annual plans and future strategy, building strong relationships and driving People objectives.

The successful candidate will lead strategic workforce planning, succession, and stakeholder engagement while partnering with leadership to implement HR solutions and drive cultural change across sites in the UK.

Qualifications

• Proven experience of complex workforce planning within a large matrix organisation.
• Experience mapping talent and succession planning.
• Strong stakeholder advisory capabilities at senior levels.
• Project management for strategic HR initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic workforce planning to maximise capability, engagement, and drive cultural change.
• Manage succession planning by identifying high performers and developing talent pipelines.
• Support annual pay, bonus, objective setting, and career pathway implementation.
• Lead Voice of Resourcers survey process and action planning.
• Partner with Senior Managers and their leadership teams to provide strategic HR solutions.
• Drive behavioural and cultural change initiatives to enhance employee capabilities.
• Leverage company analytics to inform stakeholder decision-making.
• Collaborate with HR Business Partners and ER team to deliver effective people solutions.

Skills

Workforce planning

Succession planning

Stakeholder management

Project management

Change management

HR analytics

Job description

Salary: £45,000-£50,000 depending on experience plus Veolia benefits including a car/car allowance, bonus and enhanced pension scheme

Location: Home based with travel to sites across, Surrey and Central & North London

When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. It's why we're looking for someone who's just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life.

We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.

What we can offer you:

• Access to our company pension scheme
• Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers
• Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to
• 24 hour access to a virtual GP, 365 days a year, for you and family members in your household
• One paid days leave every year to volunteer and support your community
• Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential
• Stream - Employee financial wellbeing support: early access to your earned pay, savings, budgeting, financial coaching & rewards.

What you'll be doing:

The HR Business Partner will work with our Municipal business providing guidance and support to leaders on people related matters, ensuring the business has robust plans in place to have the right people, in the right place, at the right time, to achieve the yearly business plan and future business strategy and goals. The HRBP will build key relationships and undertake core activities to ensure our People objectives are met.

• Lead strategic workforce planning to maximise capability, engagement, and drive cultural change
• Manage succession planning by identifying high performers and developing talent pipelines
• Support annual pay, bonus, objective setting, and career pathway implementation
• Lead Voice of Resourcers survey process and action planning
• Partner with Senior Managers and their leadership teams to provide strategic HR solutions
• Drive behavioural and cultural change initiatives to enhance employee capabilities
• Leverage company analytics to inform stakeholder decision-making
• Collaborate with HR Business Partners and ER team to deliver effective people solutions

What we're looking for:

• Proven experience of complex workforce planning within a large matrix organisation.
• A good knowledge and experience of talent mapping and succession planning.
• Strong experience of strategic workforce planning
• Knowledge of employee engagement.
• An experienced project manager who can deliver multiple strategic and high-profile initiatives.
• Have a proven track record of advising and influencing senior stakeholders in an operational environment on confidential and challenging issues.

We're proud to have been named as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for three consecutive years in 2023, 2024 and 2025. This consistent recognition reflects our commitment to our people, demonstrating that Veolia is not just transforming the environment, we're also transforming what it means to have a rewarding, purposeful career.

We're dedicated to supporting you throughout your application journey, offering adjustments where reasonable and appropriate. As a proud Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who opt-in to the Disability Confident scheme, and meet the minimum criteria for our roles.

We're also committed to ensuring that all applicants and colleagues receive fair treatment without discrimination on any grounds, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.