Hybrid HR Advisor – Employee Relations & Change

weServed; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP and health check

Employee shopping savings portal

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock is hiring a HR Advisor in Glasgow (Hamilton Office and Cadder Yard) with hybrid working. You will support managers and employees across our Rail business, guiding employee relations, policy interpretation, and people management to drive an inclusive, compliant workplace.

The role covers end-to-end ER cases, organisational change, and reporting. Office-based with travel to Belfast and other sites; 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday; 6-month fixed-term contract.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a HR Advisor or Employee Relations role.
• Experience managing employee relations cases from start to finish.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience supporting investigations and formal HR processes.
• Experience using HR systems and analysing people data to produce reports and insights.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice on employee relations matters, HR policies, and employment legislation.
• Manage employee relations cases including disciplinary, grievance, absence, performance, and flexible working matters.
• Support organisational change programmes, including consultations, restructures, redundancies, and TUPE activities.
• Coach and develop managers to build capability in people management practices.
• Produce HR reports and analyse people data to identify trends and support business decisions.

Skills

Employee relations

Policy guidance

HR data analysis

Coaching managers

Stakeholder management

Education

CIPD Level 5 or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Babcock is hiring a HR Advisor in Glasgow (Hamilton Office and Cadder Yard) with hybrid working. You will support managers and employees across our Rail business, guiding employee relations, policy interpretation, and people management to drive an inclusive, compliant workplace.

The role covers end-to-end ER cases, organisational change, and reporting. Office-based with travel to Belfast and other sites; 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday; 6-month fixed-term contract.