Human Resources Business Partner

Confidential Careers; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Careers in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to provide hands-on people support across a multi-site portfolio, with Milton Keynes as a base and regular regional travel.

You will handle employee relations, partner with senior leaders, and contribute to HR projects and organisational change while coaching managers and driving consistent policies across locations.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as an HR Business Partner or in a generalist HR role.
• Strong employee relations experience, including complex case management.
• Experience supporting multiple sites and different stakeholder groups.
• Solid understanding of UK employment legislation and HR best practices.
• Experience supporting organisational change, restructuring or business transformation.
• Ability to build credibility and influence managers at all levels.
• Practical, resilient and solutions-focused approach.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly.

Responsibilities

• Partnering with senior leaders and managers across a portfolio of operational sites.
• Managing complex employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, absence, capability and performance cases.
• Coaching managers to build confidence in handling people matters.
• Supporting organisational change, consultation and restructuring activity.
• Providing advice across recruitment, onboarding, performance management, compliance and employee engagement.
• Helping embed consistent people policies and processes across multiple locations.
• Supporting the integration of new sites and teams.
• Using people data to identify trends, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Working with central People, Payroll, Recruitment and Learning and Development teams.
• Contributing to wider HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives.

Job description

Location: Milton Keynes, with regular regional travel

Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Home-based with travel to operational sites approximately 2 to 3 days per week

We’re supporting a growing, multi-site organisation with the appointment of an experienced HR Business Partner to provide hands‑on people support across a portfolio of locations.

This is a varied regional role where you’ll work closely with senior leaders and operational managers, providing practical and commercially focused advice across the full employee lifecycle.

Employee relations will form a key part of the position, so you’ll need to be confident managing complex casework independently while also contributing to wider people projects and organisational change.

What you’ll be doing

• Partnering with senior leaders and managers across a portfolio of operational sites
• Managing complex employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, absence, capability and performance cases
• Coaching managers to build their confidence in handling people matters
• Supporting organisational change, consultation and restructuring activity
• Providing advice across recruitment, onboarding, performance management, compliance and employee engagement
• Helping to embed consistent people policies and processes across multiple locations
• Supporting the integration of new sites and teams
• Using people data to identify trends, risks and opportunities for improvement
• Working with central People, Payroll, Recruitment and Learning and Development teams
• Contributing to wider HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives

What we’re looking for

• Previous experience working as an HR Business Partner or in a similar generalist HR role
• Strong employee relations experience, including complex case management
• Experience supporting multiple sites and different stakeholder groups
• A sound understanding of UK employment legislation and HR best practice
• Experience supporting organisational change, restructuring or business transformation
• The ability to build credibility and influence managers at all levels
• A practical, resilient and solutions-focused approach
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly

A CIPD qualification and experience within a large, multi-site or operational organisation would be beneficial but are not essential.