HR Manager

MCS Group; Derry and Strabane District; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Job summary

MCS Group is seeking an HR Manager to own the people function across multi-site operations in Northern Ireland. This permanent role blends hands-on delivery with strategic input, reporting to senior leadership to shape a compliant, high-performing HR function.

You will lead policy development, employee relations, recruitment, and rewards, building HR structures from scratch and driving culture, engagement, and retention.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior HR role.
• Strong working knowledge of Northern Ireland employment law.
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law is advantageous.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex ER issues.
• Experience building or improving HR structures, processes, or functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of the HR function.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership across all HR matters.
• Manage and lead on complex employee relations cases.
• Develop and implement HR policies, procedures, and governance frameworks.
• Drive improvements across onboarding, offboarding, and employee lifecycle processes.
• Lead recruitment and workforce planning across the business.
• Support organisational design, structures, and job frameworks.
• Deliver a compensation & benefits review to ensure market competitiveness.
• Drive initiatives to improve employee engagement, culture, and retention.

Skills

Senior HR experience

NI employment law

UK employment law (advantage)

Employee relations (ER)

HR strategy & design

Job description

HR Manager - Permanent - Career defining opportunity.

MCS Group is partnering with a fast-growing, multi-site organisation as they appoint an HR Manager, a genuinely high-impact, career-defining role.

The role:

This is a high-impact opportunity for an experienced HR professional to take ownership of the people function and drive real change across the business.

Operating in a fast-paced, operational environment, you will work closely with senior leadership to build, embed, and shape a consistent and compliant HR function across multiple locations.

This role will suit someone who enjoys hands‑on delivery, can operate strategically when required, and is confident influencing at senior level.

The main responsibilities:

• Lead the development and implementation of the HR function.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership across all HR matters.
• Manage and lead on complex employee relations cases.
• Develop and implement HR policies, procedures, and governance frameworks.
• Drive improvements across onboarding, offboarding, and employee lifecycle processes.
• Lead recruitment and workforce planning across the business.
• Support organisational design, structures, and job frameworks.
• Deliver a compensation & benefits review to ensure market competitiveness.
• Drive initiatives to improve employee engagement, culture, and retention

The successful candidate:

• Proven experience in a senior HR role.
• Strong working knowledge of Northern Ireland employment law.
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law is advantageous.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex ER issues.
• Experience building or improving HR structures, processes, or functions.

What's on offer:

• Competitive base salary, dependant on experience.
• Pension scheme.
• Opportunity to build and shape an HR function from scratch.

MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation, if you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request.