Human Resources Advisor

JR United Kingdom; Leiston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

JR United Kingdom is seeking an HR Lead to develop and deliver a comprehensive HR service for the Sizewell nuclear power project. This role provides the opportunity to significantly impact the UK's Net Zero target through strategic HR leadership within a fast-growing operational team. Candidates should demonstrate expertise in HR processes, strong communication skills, and a proactive mindset to thrive in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus birthday day off

Life Assurance

Flexible Benefits Scheme

Company Sick Pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Proven track record as an operational HR Advisor.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR practices.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead all people processes in the lifecycle of an employee.
• Manage a wide range of employee relation cases.
• Deliver change management processes including restructuring.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Resilience

Education

CIPD qualification, level 3 or studying towards

Tools

Microsoft Office suite

Job description

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As HR Lead, you'll develop and deliver a people plan and build an on site HR service from the ground up to support our fast growing facilities management team based at Sizewell, a ground-breaking new nuclear power station project that will provide low-carbon electricity to power 6 million homes.

What's special about this role?

• Impact on Net Zero: Directly contribute to a large-scale project working towards the UK's Net Zero target
• HR Leadership: Shape the on site HR service for a growing operational team
• Career Progression: Potential to advance to HR Business Partner as the team grows
• Fast-Growing Environment: Rapid business growth means working in a dynamic and challenging environment, perfect if you thrive on new experiences and problem-solving
• Strategic HR: Gain experience of developing and delivering a people plan
• Opportunity to build from scratch: Create a HR service from the beginning
• Sizewell project: Sizewell is a major infrastructure project - be involved in something significant!
• A great place to work: check out our video and hear why our employees think Sizewell is such a great place to work: https://youtu.be/21I3eQDpDYw?feature=shared
• 25 days annual leave plus birthday day off, plus Bank Holidays, plus option to purchase an additional 5 days leave every year
• Life Assurance
• Pension - salary sacrifice 6-8% match
• Flexible Benefits Scheme – including eye care voucher, store discounts for major retailers, salary sacrifice electric car vehicle lease scheme, personal IT equipment loans, impartial financial/savings guidance
• Access to wellbeing programmes
• Company Sick Pay
• Employee Referral bonus with generous bonuses for ‘referring a friend’
• The opportunity to use one working day per year volunteering to help the local community
• Employee Assistance Programme - free, confidential 24/7 365 support on all lifestyle matters

Hours

• Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week, typically 8.45am - 5.15pm
• Ideally the role will be 4 x days on site, 1 x day working from home. We're open to discuss how we could accommodate other flexible working options

Responsibilities

• Leading on all people processes in the lifecycle of an employee
• Building and maintaining excellent stakeholder relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Advising Managers and employees on all generalist processes/ activities - ensuring a current knowledge of employee legislation and employee relation issues is maintained to ensure the business area remains compliant and risk is mitigated
• Managing a wide range of ER cases including performance management, grievances, disciplinaries, absence management
• Delivering change management processes, including restructuring, redundancy, redeployment, consultation and TUPE
• Building and maintaining excellent stakeholder relationships both within the business and across the wider HR community
• Championing talent management and driving activities across the sites
• Collating and providing HR data, tracking, identifying and providing trends and solutions to the business
• Designing and delivering HR related training for the business
• Carrying out recruitment related activities including conducting interviews, attending local recruitment events to promote Dalkia as an employer in the community
• Engaging with the wider EDI Forum and promoting initiatives and activities which support our EDI culture
• Assisting with reward cyclical activities such a salary reviews including the analysis of data
• Supporting with the coordination of learning and development programmes
• Making a positive contribution to developing guidelines for people processes and attending and participating in appropriate meetings and forums
• Undertaking ad hoc projects
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information while ensuring compliance with relevant legislation.

Requirements

• A proven track record in an generalist operational HR Advisor or equivalent role
• CIPD qualification, level 3 or studying towards
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
• Full valid UK Driving Licence and own transport
• Strong working knowledge of employment law, HR policy/practice and employee relations
• Proactive and self driven
• The ability to work well under pressure, both on your own and as part of a team
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders
• Commerciality
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Resilience
• Problem solving
• High degree of confidentiality

At Dalkia, we are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We ensure that every applicant is treated fairly and respectfully throughout our selection process. If you require any adjustments, please inform us in confidence. Our talent acquisition team is here to assist you.