HR Manager

Alstom; London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading mobility company as an HR Manager in London, where you will drive HR initiatives and support teams across multiple sites. This permanent role offers a competitive salary, a performance bonus, and opportunities for career growth in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Performance related bonus

Contributed healthcare

Life assurance

Excellent pension scheme

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in HR management practice.
• Background in multi-site support as HR Manager/Senior HR Advisor.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR guidance and support to the business.
• Manage employee relations and HR policies.
• Support recruitment activities and training.

Skills

Influence

Resilience

Planning

Organisational Skills

Employee Engagement

Education

CIPD qualified

Job description

Req ID: 468080

Location: London (Wembley and East Ham with ad hoc travel across other London sites)

Appointment Basis: Permanent

Apply by: 30/05/2025

Salary: circa £55,000 - £60,000 DOE plus 7% bonus

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Alstom is the UK & Ireland’s leading supplier of new trains and train services, and a leading signalling and rail infrastructure provider.Alstom have built, or are building, just under 40% of the UK mainline train fleet; as well as the entire fleets in service with London Underground and Dublin Luas. We provide the widest range of smart solutions in the rail market, from innovative high-speed rolling stock, metros and trams to maintenance, modernisation, infrastructure and signalling.

Your future role

The role of HR Manager is a key and integral part of our wider HR Team at Alstom. As a growing organisation, we have a variety of interesting and challenging projects to get involved with to drive improvements across all aspects of HR and the wider business.

The focus of this role is to deliver tangible, effective HR guidance, leadership and support to the business. You will have the opportunity to support the activity required to enthusiastically champion initiatives, drive change and introduce new ways of working through communication and engagement.

You'll be responsible for maintaining, enhancing, developing and evaluating employee relations and human resources policies, programs, and practices. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business supporting and coaching managers to deliver exceptional people management practices and much more. You’ll specifically take care of the Services teams in Wembley, East Ham and other satellite sites across the London area.

We’ll look to you for:

• Providing proactive, valued-added advice related to the business area
• Supporting Managers in applying best practice HR Management, policies, processes and programs
• Executing recruitment activities, achieving great candidate experiences
• Working closely with each business manager and successfully execute HR initiatives
• Conducting training of HR process related topics
• Managing ER issues
• Dealing with Trade Union representatives (in particular pay negotiations)
• Ensuring Alstom’s people data management system data is accurate and that proper instructions are given to the HR Admin Team.
• Monitoring the Performance Management Cycle (PMC) including annual pay review, people reviews and succession and development planning
• Managing various employment contract types, benefits and policies

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• CIPD qualified or equivalent experience
• A background of multi-site support in a HR Manager/Senior HR Advisor capacity
• Generalist HR management experience covering all areas of HR management practice.
• Influence and resilience within a matrix organisation structure
• Up-to-date knowledge of UK social and employment legislation
• Experience dealing with trade unions at local level is desirable
• Fluent in the English language, written and spoken
• Comfortable working on own initiative
• Strong planning and organisational skills
• Willing to challenge the status quo, with a focus on continuous improvement
• Experience supporting with employee engagement

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career.

You’ll also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

What we offer

We offer a highly competitive remuneration package, including a performance related bonus, 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday. Contributed healthcare, life assurance, an excellent company-contributed pension scheme, and a wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle.

Alstom is the leading company in the mobility sector, solving the most interesting challenges for tomorrow’s mobility. That’s why we value inquisitive and innovative people who are passionate about working together to reinvent mobility, making it smarter and more sustainable. Day after day, we are building an agile, inclusive, and responsible culture, where a diverse group of people are offered opportunities to learn, grow and advance in their careers, with options across functions and geographic locations. Are you ready to join a truly international community of great people on a challenging journey with a tangible impact and purpose?

Equal opportunity statement:

Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.

As a 'Disability Confident' employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

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