HRE60016 - ER Advisor

EDF Energy; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Balfour Beatty is seeking an ER Advisor to steer employee relations on the MEH project in the UK. You will lead discussions on sector agreements, ensure regulatory compliance, and act as a key partner to the client Employment Affairs Unit while driving a positive safety culture on site.

You should have a degree or equivalent, a CIPD qualification, and proven experience in large-scale nuclear or regulated environments. A strong leader with excellent communication skills is essential.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent.
• CIPD qualification preferred.
• Proven track record in large-scale projects in the nuclear or regulated sector.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a positive employee relations culture across the MEH project.
• Lead external discussions on sector agreements and social covenant.
• Ensure MEH compliance with employment regulations and policies.
• Monitor legal changes and advise on policy updates.
• Liaise with client Employment Affairs Unit regularly.
• Coordinate IR Crisis Delivery Plan and ER team training.
• Support discipline and grievance cases and investigations.
• Provide reports and metrics to management; promote safety culture.

Skills

Strong leader

Excellent communicator

Stakeholder management

IR issues expertise

Education

Degree or equivalent

CIPD qualification preferred

Job description

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ER Advisor

Balfour Beatty

Accountabilities and Key Deliverables

• Through proactive consultation with the recognised trade unions, maintain a positive culture of employee relations across the MEH project
• Take the lead for MEH in external discussions on the implementation and spirit and intent of the sector agreements and social covenant
• Ensure MEH complies with all the relevant employment regulations
• Monitor legal changes and ensure people policies are legally compliant
• Liaise with the client Employment Affairs Unit on a regular basis
• Facilitate effective engagement and liaison with delivery partners and trade unions on all individual workforce grievance & disciplinary issues
• Will act as the planner and coordinator for the IR Crisis Delivery Plan
• Arrange supervisors and managers development training in employee relations and behaviours
• Ensure constant development and employment legislation training takes place for the ER Team
• Support the ER Team on discipline and grievance cases and investigations
• Support complex individual disciplinary and grievance cases
• Provide reports and metrics to management team
• Lead and foster a positive Nuclear Safety Culture
• Role model safety behaviours and act as ambassador for MEH on site

Minimum Qualifications/Experience

• Degree or equivalent
• Relevant Professional Qualification – preferably CIPD Qualified
• Proven track record in large scale projects in the nuclear or similar regulated sector, including major EPC projects
• Can achieve security clearance (BPSS or higher)

Additional Qualifications/Experience

• Proven track record of success in the nuclear or similar regulated sector, including working on major construction projects
• Effective communicator, experienced in delivering and operating at a leadership Level
• Strong leader, experienced with dealing with a breadth of IR issues, liaising with trade union officials at all levels with a positive, “can do” mentality and the ability to reach sensible compromise positions
• Politically aware – understands the multi stakeholder context in which the role operates and manifests a collaborative approach
• Good client/external body facing experience with excellent working knowledge of the relevant training and funding organisations

MEH Values attributed behaviours

• Demonstrates Humility through sharing success as a team
• Demonstrates Positivity through always striving for solutions
• Demonstrates Respect through valuing other points of view
• Demonstrates Clarity through sharing information simply and concisely
• Demonstrates Solidarity through adopting a “One Team” MEH approach

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.