Human Resources Advisor

Wessex Water; Bath; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contribution up to 20%

Career progression

25 days holiday rising to 28

Healthcare package

Life assurance

Salary sacrifice car

Volunteering day

Job summary

Wessex Water in Bath is seeking an experienced HR Adviser to join our People team on a 12 month fixed term contract. The role focuses on high-volume employee relations casework within a busy, unionised environment and offers opportunities to contribute to HR projects and policy reviews.

You will provide consistent advice across business areas, support managers with disciplinaries, grievances, sickness absence and flexible working, and attend formal meetings.

Qualifications

• CIPD level 5 qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience in high-volume employee relations case management.
• Strong organisation and prioritisation in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of employment law and HR best practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice to managers across the full employee lifecycle.
• Handle high-volume employee relations case management in a busy environment.
• Support HR projects, policy reviews and data analysis.
• Attend formal meetings and support occupational health referrals.
• Advise on probation reviews, disciplinaries, grievances and sickness absence.
• Travel to sites across Somerset and Dorset to support managers.

Skills

Organisation

HR advisory

Employment law

Negotiation

Policy development

Communication

Coaching

Data analysis

Education

CIPD Level 5 or equivalent

Job description

Are you experienced in complex employee relations casework? Are you organised and skilled in balancing a high and varied caseload? If so, we have a great opportunity to join our existing team of experienced and highly motivated HR Advisers. Please note this is a 12 month fixed term contract.

What you'll do

You'll be joining a friendly and supportive People team providing advice and support to our managers across the full range of employee lifecycle activities.

This is a generalist HR advisory role with a heavy focus on high-volume employee relations case management, in a fast-paced, unionised environment. There will also be opportunities for involvement in HR projects, continuous improvement work, policy and process reviews, reporting and data analysis.

You will provide comprehensive and consistent advice across your business areas and support managers with employee relations and other people matters. You will advise on probation reviews, disciplinaries, grievances, performance management, flexible working, short/long term sickness absence and medical capability.

You will attend formal meetings as and when required and support occupational health referrals, working closely with our dedicated Occupational Health Advisers. You will advise on risks in terms of employment law and elevate concerns to your HR Business Partner when necessary.

The role will be based in Bath at our head office (in Claverton Down) but will also involve travel to our various sites across Somerset and Dorset to support managers across our region.

What you'll need

To be successful in this role, you will need to:

• have strong organisation and prioritisation skills with experience working within a fast-paced environment in a similar role
• have previous experience working within a HR advisory capacity ,including but not limited to grievances, disciplinaries and sickness management
• have sound knowledge of employment law, its application and best practice HR
• be an experienced problem solver with the ability to negotiate or influence successful outcomes
• contribute to the development of people initiatives and identify opportunities to improve our people policies and practices
• be a highly effective communicator and relationship builder at all levels of the business
• coach people managers to deliver people solutions and improve management capability across the business
• use data and metrics to highlight trends and demonstrate commercial awareness.

With a CIPD level 5 qualification or equivalent experience, you'll be:

• motivated and resilient to challenging situations
• able to work flexibly and adapt to a variety of circumstances
• curious and keen to seek learning opportunities and continuous professional development, incorporating them into your everyday work
• a role model for ethical behaviour and practices and an advocate for diversity and inclusion
• professional at all times, calm under pressure, always acting with integrity
• collaborative; both within your team, across the organisation and with external stakeholders.

What you'll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from trained mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us.

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a former airfield into an award-winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors
• YTL Arena – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
• plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome.

We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.