Human Resources Director

Practicus; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Practicus is partnering to recruit an HR Director for a growing PE-backed blue-collar business. You will build and transform HR from the ground up, leading a small team across multi-site operations and unionised environments. The role demands a strategic, commercially minded leader who can drive culture, EVP and workforce planning at Board level.

Ideal candidates bring experience in fast-paced, operational settings and a track record of delivering measurable HR capability and change across sites.

Qualifications

• Experience building and transforming HR functions.

Responsibilities

• Build and professionalise HR from the ground up.
• Lead and coach a small HR team to high performance.
• Drive culture change and EVP across sites.
• Influence business strategy at Board level.
• Manage workforce planning and succession strategies.

Skills

HR leadership

Talent development

Employee relations

Unionised environments

Multi-site oversight

Change management

Executive coaching

Workforce planning

Private Equity exposure

Commercial mindset

Job description

I’m partnering exclusively on the search for an exceptional HR Director to join a growing, PE-backed, blue-collar business at a pivotal point in its evolution.

This is not a role for someone looking to simply maintain the status quo.

The People function is at an important point of transition, creating a genuine opportunity to build, transform and professionalise HR from the ground up.

I’m keen to speak with commercially minded HR leaders who can demonstrate experience across:

• Building and developing high-performing HR functions
• Managing, developing and coaching a small HR team, creating capability, accountability and pace
• Operating within industrial, operational and blue-collar environments
• Ideally combining a strong HR background with broader operational experience or a genuine understanding of operationally led businesses
• Working across multi-site, unionised environments
• Delivering culture change, EVP and organisational development
• Coaching and constructively challenging senior leaders
• Developing workforce planning, talent and succession strategies
• Managing complex employee relations and trade union relationships
• Working effectively with executive leadership teams and Private Equity stakeholders
• Bringing energy, pace and commercial thinking to business transformation

You’ll work closely with the Managing Director and wider leadership team, acting as a trusted adviser while also providing the challenge needed to support the next stage of growth.

This is a genuine opportunity to build something meaningful, influence business strategy at Board level and leave a lasting legacy.

If you’re an HR leader who enjoys working in fast-paced, operational environments and wants a role where you can genuinely shape the future of a business,