HR Manager - 12 Month FTC

Fortem Solutions; Hitchin; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + bank holidays &

Birthday off

Company pension

Private healthcare

Dental care

Cycle-to-work scheme

Mobile phone discounts

Referral bonuses

Job summary

Fortem Solutions is seeking an experienced HR Manager on a 12-month fixed-term contract based at our Head Office in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. You will partner with operational leaders to shape people plans, deliver proactive HR support and act as the key link between leadership and the wider HR function.

Reporting to the Director of Human Resources, you will lead complex employee relations, workforce planning and change initiatives, ensuring people priorities align with business strategies while

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent.
• Experience in generalist HR management or senior advisory role with complex employee relations matters.
• Strong coaching, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience developing people plans and supporting organisational change.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and ER best practice.
• Commercially aware with ability to balance strategic priorities with delivery.
• UK Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver people plans aligned to Fortem's culture, business objectives and growth priorities.
• Partner with operational leaders to translate business plans into practical HR actions using data and insights.
• Support organisational change, mobilisation, restructuring and transformation activities.
• Coach and challenge leaders to build capability and accountability in line with Fortem's standards.
• Drive fair, proactive approaches to performance, attendance, development and employee relations.
• Own workforce planning for the workstream and understand future growth and capability gaps.
• Develop workforce plans supporting recruitment, talent, succession and development.
• Lead complex employee relations cases with expert advice on policy and employment law.
• Identify trends in people issues and implement preventative solutions to improve colleague experience.
• Coordinate activity across Talent, Development, Recruitment and HR Support Centre to deliver priorities.
• Act as the senior HR contact for leaders in the workstream.

Skills

CIPD Level 5

Generalist HR management

Coaching & stakeholder mgmt

People data insight

Leadership development

Employment law knowledge

Commercially aware

UK Driving Licence

Job description

We are looking for an experienced HR Manager to join Fortem on a 12-month fixed-term contract, based at our Head Office in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Reporting to the Director of Human Resources, this is a varied and influential role where you will act as a trusted partner to operational leaders, providing proactive HR support across a dedicated workstream. You will play a key part in shaping and delivering people plans that support business priorities, workforce needs and colleague experience, while acting as the link between operational leadership and the wider HR function.

The Customer

As part as our Head Office function you will have responsibility for the effective delivery of a range of HR functions and hold accountability for the overall people health of their workstream and act as the key link between operational leaders and the wider HR function.

Duties and Responsibilties

• Develop and deliver people plans aligned to Fortem's culture, business objectives, growth priorities and workforce needs.
• Partner with operational leaders to translate business plans into practical people actions, using people data and colleague insight to identify risks, opportunities and improvements.
• Support organisational change, mobilisation, restructuring and transformation activity, ensuring people priorities are planned and managed effectively.
• Coach, support and challenge leaders and managers to build capability, confidence and accountability in line with Fortem's people management standards.
• Drive fair, consistent and proactive approaches to performance, attendance, development and employee relations.
• Own workforce planning for the workstream, working with leaders to understand future growth, resource requirements, succession risks and capability gaps.
• Develop workforce plans that support growth, mobilisation and changing business needs, aligning recruitment, talent, succession and development activity.
• Lead and manage complex employee relations cases, providing expert advice on employment legislation, policy, procedure and best practice.
• Identify trends and root causes behind people issues and implement preventative solutions to improve colleague experience and reduce risk.
• Coordinate activity across Talent & Development, Recruitment and the HR Support Centre to deliver agreed workstream priorities and ensure people activity is planned and delivered effectively.
• Act as the senior HR contact for leaders within the workstream, challenging and escalating where priorities, resources or delivery plans are not aligned.

What You Will Need

• CIPD Level 5 qualified or equivalent experience, with a commitment to continuous professional development.
• Significant experience in a generalist HR management or senior HR advisory role, including managing complex employee relations matters.
• Strong coaching, influencing and stakeholder management skills, with experience supporting leaders and managers at all levels.
• Experience developing people plans, supporting organisational change and partnering with leaders to identify workforce and capability requirements.
• Strong knowledge of employment law, employee relations and people management best practice.
• Commercially aware, with the ability to balance strategic priorities with operational delivery.
• Able to interpret people data and translate insight into practical action.
• Strong understanding of leadership development, organisational capability and workforce planning principles.
• UK Driving Licence
• Experience within construction, social housing, repairs and maintenance, capital works or retrofit environments, including business growth, mobilisation or contract transitions.
• Experience in organisational design, workforce planning, talent, succession or leadership development programmes.
• Experience managing or developing HR team members, or holding change management/project management qualifications.
• Competitive salary based on experience
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays & your birthday off (or the nearest Friday/Monday, if it falls on a weekend) 26 weeks full pay maternity leave
• Company pension
• Discounted gym memberships at national and local gyms
• Up to £3,000 colleague referral fee
• Other benefits including dental care, private healthcare, cycle-to-work scheme, mobile phone provider discounts & more

Who We Are

We are part of the Willmott Dixon group, established in 2002 Fortem provides specialist property solutions tailored to keep homes and buildings running smoothly. Our highly trained teams deliver a range of internal and external repairs as well as high quality Retrofit. Capital Works and Repairs and Maintenance services. Alongside our core functions, we have extensive experience in decarbonisation, specialising in making homes more energy-efficient and helping clients on their journey to become zero carbon.

Our experience, commitment to best practice and exemplary quality, together with a genuine partnered approach, ensures we achieve excellent outcomes for our partners, clients and customers. We have an established track record of improving communities and creating better places for people to work and live.

We are Investors in People - Gold, we believe in equality, diversity and respect for all and encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Note for Recruitment Agencies: We have an agreed PSL, we do not accept speculative CV's from agencies. If speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable.