Human Resources Business Partner

EQUANS; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car or car allowance

Bonus

Benefits package

Job summary

Equans seeks an experienced Human Resources Business Partner to join the team onsite at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth. This permanent, full-time role (37.5 hours) offers a competitive salary, a car or car allowance, bonus and a comprehensive benefits package, with on-site work five days per week.

You will partner with sector leaders to drive an engaged, high-performing culture, manage wide-ranging people matters, and use workforce data to inform decisions and drive improvements in

Qualifications

• CIPD qualified (Chartered Member preferred).
• Experience as HRBP across a large multisite contract.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation and best practice.
• Experience handling complex grievance and disciplinary issues.
• Commercial and financial awareness in people decisions.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR business partnering to sector leadership, delivering the People Plan and driving change.
• Support Sector strategic and commercial plans with people strategy and BAU objectives as a trusted advisor.
• Advise on business change and people transformation across the Sector.
• Enhance leadership and employee engagement through best practices and collaboration.
• Lead complex ER cases with HR leadership and legal teams to resolution.
• Develop and implement L&D plans to improve talent and succession within the Sector.
• Analyse people performance and MI data to drive improvements against KPIs.
• Provide People data and insights to challenge and support change initiatives.
• Ensure governance processes and authority levels are understood and applied.

Skills

CIPD qualified

HRBP experience

Change management

UK employment law

Grievance & disciplinaries

Commercial awareness

Line management

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Numeracy

Education

CIPD Chartered Member

Job description

Human Resources Business Partner

Equans is looking for a Human Resources Business Partner to join our team on-site at the Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth.

This is a permanent, full-time role working 37.5 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary, company vehicle or allowance, bonus and benefits package.

Join Equans at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, where we have been delivery total facilities management services since 2019, helping to keep one of the South Coast's largest hospitals operating effectively.

As our HR Business Partner, you'll play a key role in bringing our people strategy to life, partnering with leaders across the contract to drive an engaged, high-performing culture.

Working onsite five days a week, you'll provide trusted business partner support on a broad range of people matters, helping to shape and deliver improvements in culture, change management, compliance, and cost control. Using workforce data and insight to inform decisions, you'll identify opportunities, drive meaningful action, and support initiatives that enhance employee engagement, strengthen organisational performance, and contribute to the continued success of both our teams and the business.

What will you deliver?

• HR Partner to the Sector developing and delivering the People Plan, managing change projects and setting direction.
• Supporting and inputting to the Sector strategic & commercial plans in the creation of their People strategy, their delivery plans and business as usual objectives as a trusted advisor.
• Assisting with and providing sound advice in relation to business change and people transformation across the Sector.
• Enhancing leadership and corresponding employee engagement across the sector, sharing good practice, and collaborating as appropriate.
• Leading on and managing complex ER cases in conjunction with the Head of HR Operations/HR Director / Divisional HR Director and legal team to successful conclusion.
• Building effective L&D plans across the Sector, including methodologies to enhance talent and succession planning, graduates, apprentices, and work experience engagement.
• Evaluating people performance and MI Data across the Sector in line with agreed KPIs, recommending and implementing actions to improve.
• Lead on providing People data and insight to challenge, review and implement change.
• Integral to the adoptions of the business governance protocols and delegated levels of authority. i.e., REMCO, understanding contract commercials and impact on people decisions.
• Coaching line managers in all people process to ensure best practice and employee engagement is enhanced.
• Continually reviewing the HR services provided to ensure they meet the needs of managers and employees.
• Ensure all aspects of TUPE are delivered i.e., lead HR workstream, mobilisation, demobilisation, pre and post mobilisation phases to include all people aspects.
• Review of processes to modify in line with and to improve business requirements.

What can we offer you?

On offer is a competitive salary, car or car allowance, bonus and benefits package, which includes;

• 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
• Life Cover
• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
• Gym membership discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Holiday purchase scheme
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalised support programmes
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
• Access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), WOMEN Together (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, Veterans and Reservists, and Young Professionals.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

Who are we looking for?

• CIPD qualified (preferably Chartered Member)
• Experience in an HRBP role across a large-scale multisite contract
• Track record in HR and change management
• Knowledge of UK employment legislation and best practice
• Experience of complex grievance and disciplinary issues
• Commercially and financially aware
• Where applicable line management of a HR Advisor
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence at all levels and build effective relationships, with excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Analytical skills with the ability to define and measure impact and value of interventions
• Confident with data with the ability to manipulate data, in different formats, derive insights, commentary, compelling fact-base
• Numerate with strong verbal reasoning skills
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and with conflicting priorities
• Practical approach to problem solving

Who are we?

Equans is a world leader in energy services with nearly 100,000 employees working in more than 50 countries, with an annual turnover of over 17 billion euros. In the UK & Ireland, Equans is a provider of technical, FM, regeneration and energy services – with specialist capabilities in smart buildings, green mobility, district & embedded energy and decentralised renewables. Equans’ 13,500 UK & Ireland employees combine these activities to help businesses, public sector organisations and government to embrace the energy transition towards net zero, and also the digital & industrial transitions that are redesigning the way we move, work and live. Equans is a Bouygues group company.

What's next?

We are committed to building a diverse, respectful and inclusive workplace that truly reflects the communities and markets we serve. Joining Equans means being part of a culture where every voice is valued, supported by vibrant employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity across gender, ethnicity, disability, LGBTQ+, veterans, parents, and young professionals. Guided by our core values, we foster a culture of respect, integrity, collaboration, and excellence - empowering our people to deliver outstanding results and be their authentic selves every day. Our approach means we welcome candidates with transferable skills who may not meet every specific requirement, and where possible we support flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments to enable success.

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK.

Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check or security vetting, as noted in the role requirements. A criminal record will not necessarily be a barrier to obtaining a position with us. As part of our recruitment process, EQUANS uses StaffVetting, our trusted third‑party provider, to support the completion of employee background checks. StaffVetting delivers professional screening services in a friendly, efficient, and customer‑focused way, helping us ensure the right checks are completed from the start of the application journey.

We are Disability Confident Level 2 members, and we offer the Guaranteed Interview Scheme as part of this commitment. Where feasible, if a candidate applies under the Disability Confident Scheme and they meet all of the essential criteria, we will offer an interview. The Equans Resourcing Team manage this requirement. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries should come to the resourcing team not direct to Equans Managers.

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