People Advisor — HR for Major Construction Project

Bouygues Travaux Publics; Tilbury; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Bouygues Travaux Publics is seeking a People Advisor to deliver proactive HR support for the Lower Thames Crossing project. You will partner with managers and employees to ensure compliant, consistent people solutions across the lifecycle, handling onboarding, policy application and employee relations with a professional approach.

The role requires advisory experience, strong communication and detail orientation, and a collaborative mindset within the People & Culture team and client

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a people advisory, people operations or generalist HR role.
• Strong understanding of employee lifecycle processes and employment legislation.
• Experience advising managers on day-to-day people matters with discretion.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with professionalism, discretion and sound judgement.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• High attention to detail and compliant people records.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key contact for BMJV managers and employees, providing timely, professional and solutions-focused HR advice
• Advise managers on the application of people policies, procedures and best practice, escalating complex matters to the People Lead where appropriate
• Support employee relations matters including absence, conduct, capability, performance and informal resolution, ensuring a fair and consistent approach
• Coach and guide line managers to build confidence in managing people matters effectively and in line with BMJV expectations
• Support end-to-end onboarding and mobilisation activity, working with managers, new starters and relevant stakeholders to deliver a positive employee experience
• Oversee and support compliance requirements including right-to-work, visa process, documentation tracking, competency validation and audit readiness
• Prepare and issue new starter contracts and ensure new recruits are set up accurately on relevant systems ahead of their start date
• Support engagement, inclusion, wellbeing and retention initiatives, helping to create a positive and collaborative project culture
• Support the HR process cycle, annual pay review, appraisal etc
• Contribute to workforce planning activity by supporting resource tracking, starters, leavers and changes across the project
• Identify opportunities to improve HR processes, systems and ways of working, supporting implementation of improvements where required
• Work collaboratively with the wider People & Culture team, line managers, parent company stakeholders and the Client Team to deliver consistent people support
• Support delivery of People KPIs, project priorities and wider People & Culture objectives across BMJV

Skills

People advisory

Employee lifecycle

Legislation knowledge

Communication

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Record keeping

Education

CIPD qualification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

HRIS literacy

Job description

Bouygues Travaux Publics is seeking a People Advisor to deliver proactive HR support for the Lower Thames Crossing project. You will partner with managers and employees to ensure compliant, consistent people solutions across the lifecycle, handling onboarding, policy application and employee relations with a professional approach.

The role requires advisory experience, strong communication and detail orientation, and a collaborative mindset within the People & Culture team and client