HR Business Partner

Planteria Group; Henham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading interior landscaping specialist based in Henham is seeking a skilled HR Business Partner to provide comprehensive HR support across the organization. This role involves advising management on HR initiatives, handling complex employee relations cases, and ensuring compliance with employment laws. The ideal candidate will have extensive HR experience, preferably in a growing environment, and a CIPD qualification. The position offers a fixed-term contract with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Quarterly company bonus

Annual performance-related bonus

BUPA Cash plan

Learning and Development opportunities

Lunch provided at the office

25 days holiday

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior HR Business Partner or equivalent generalist HR role for a growing company.
• Strong experience covering all areas of HR, including employee relations, policy, compliance, and organisational change.
• Confident advising, coaching, and influencing managers and senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic HR support and guidance to leaders, managers, and teams across the business.
• Lead and manage complex employee relations cases, including grievances and conflict resolution.
• Ensure full compliance with employment legislation and internal policies.

Skills

Experience in HR Business Partnering

Knowledge of UK employment law

Strong analytical skills

Experience with HRIS systems

Coaching and influencing skills

Education

CIPD qualified (Level 5 or 7 preferred)

Tools

BOB (HRIS)

Job description

At Planteria Group, we help organisations reimagine their workplaces, making them more productive, healthy, and sustainable. From creating warm, welcoming reception areas to designing large-scale living architecture, we turn ordinary spaces into vibrant places where people genuinely love to be.

We’ve grown from a small family business into the UK’s leading interior landscaping specialist, transforming workplaces and commercial environments with the power of nature, to international expansion with operations in the US. Along the way, we’ve partnered with some of the UK’s, and now US’s most recognisable brands to bring biophilic design to life, from lush office greenery and elegant corporate floristry to spectacular roof gardens and living walls.

Our success is driven by a fantastic team of 180+ employees internationally, and we’re continuing to expand. We’re now looking for passionate individuals to join us on this journey and help us shape the future of sustainable, inspiring workplace design.

Your Impact:

Joining us as a HR Business Partner, you will take on a generalist role providing end-to-end HR support across the organisation and supporting our existing HRBP. You will act as a trusted advisor to employees and managers, supporting them through complex people matters, driving HR initiatives, and ensuring consistent application of policies and procedures.

Working closely with the wider People and Senior Leadership team, you will play a key role in fostering a collaborative and compliant employee relations environment.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

Strategic HR Partnership & Leadership Support

• Provide strategic HR support and guidance to leaders, managers, and teams across the business
• Advise senior leadership on HR initiatives and people strategies aligned to organisational goals
• Support organisational change and development initiatives in collaboration with leadership

Employee Relations & Escalations

• Lead and manage complex employee relations cases, including grievances, disciplinaries, performance management, absence, and conflict resolution
• Coach and support managers on employee relations matters, grievance handling, and best practice people management
• Ensure consistent, fair, and compliant application of internal policies and procedures

Policy, Compliance & Governance

• Ensure full compliance with employment legislation, internal policies, and contractual obligations
• Coach new hiring managers on HR policies, processes, and their responsibilities as people leaders

Workforce Data & Continuous Improvement

• Work with the wider People team to address workforce challenges and recommend data-driven solutions
• Contribute to the development and implementation of HR initiatives that support business objectives

HR Operations & Lifecycle Management

• Provide end-to-end HR services across the full employee lifecycle
• Maintain accurate employee records using BOB (HRIS)

You will be a great fit if you have:

• Proven experience in a senior HR Business Partner or equivalent generalist HR role for a growing company
• Strong experience covering all areas of HR, including employee relations, policy, compliance, and organisational change
• CIPD qualified (Level 5 or Level 7 preferred)
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law
• Proficient in BOB (HRIS) or similar HR systems
• Confident advising, coaching, and influencing managers and senior leaders
• Able to manage sensitive issues with discretion, professionalism, and sound judgement
• Strong analytical skills with experience using HR metrics to inform decisions

Bonus points if you have:

• Practical experience collaborating with Operational Managers to support HR initiatives for front-line or field-based teams

At Planteria Group, our culture is guided by our core values: Humble & Confident, Positive & Energetic, One TEAM, Relentless to Improve, and Create Wow!

If you want to be part of a flourishing, fast-growing business that values agility, collaboration, and creativity, we’d love to hear from you. If you feel that you don’t quite hit the experience, we’re after, please do apply anyway as we’re always looking for people who are looking to grow and develop us!

Planteria Group is proud to promote equality of opportunity and an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive.

All employees must follow the organisation’s Health & Safety policies, take care of their own safety and that of others, use equipment and PPE correctly, report hazards or incidents, participate in training, and cooperate with emergency procedures, risk assessments, and investigations to maintain a safe, tidy, and compliant workplace.

Way of working: This role is based at our HQ in Henham, with the ability to work 1 day from home, and is a 6-month fixed term contract.

• Quarterly company bonus and annual performance related bonus
• BUPA Cash plan
• Learning and Development
• Lunch provided at our offices
• 25 days holiday