People and Culture Business Partner

MCS Group; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing organization in England and Scotland is seeking a People & Culture Business Partner to support managers and drive high performance across sites. This newly created role requires proven HR experience, strong UK employment law knowledge, and the ability to support organizational change. The position offers a competitive salary, pension scheme, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Highly competitive base salary

Pension scheme & life assurance

Health cash plan & free annual health checks

Generous annual leave

Ongoing training & career development

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a People/HR Business Partner or Senior HR Advisor.
• Experience in fast-paced, multi-site environments.
• Ability to coach and advise managers on employment matters.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership on workforce planning and team development.
• Drive culture and values alignment across sites.
• Advise managers on employee relations and performance.

Skills

People/HR Business Partner experience

UK employment law knowledge

Organisational change support

Coaching and advising managers

Driving license and access to a car

Education

CIPD Level 5 or above

Job description

Overview

People & Culture Business Partner - England/Scotland

MCS Group is delighted to be partnering with a growing organisation as they look to add a People & Culture Business Partner to their team, in this newly created role.

The role

As People Business Partner, you'll act as the trusted advisor for managers and site leads across Birmingham and Scotland, with occasional travel to head office. You'll support satellite teams as they scale, embedding culture, aligning people practices, and driving high performance.

The main responsibilities

• Partnering with leadership on workforce planning, team development and succession.
• Driving culture and values alignment across new and existing sites.
• Advising managers on employee relations, performance and engagement.
• Rolling out policies, initiatives and performance frameworks consistently.
• Supporting recruitment and onboarding in line with business needs.
• Promoting wellbeing, inclusion and a high-trust environment.
• Analysing People KPIs to provide insights and recommend improvements.

The ideal candidate

• Proven experience as a People/HR Business Partner or Senior HR Advisor in a fast-paced, multi-site environment. Construction, engineering, or renewables sector experience is an advantage.
• Strong UK employment law knowledge and ability to coach and advise managers.
• Experience supporting organisational change and growth, including onboarding and site mobilisation.
• CIPD Level 5 or above (desirable).
• Driving license and access to a car.

What's on offer

• Highly competitive base salary.
• Pension scheme & life assurance.
• Health cash plan & free annual health checks.
• Generous annual leave (increasing with service).
• Ongoing training & career development.

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided or contact Rebekah Mulligan, Senior HR Recruitment Consultant at MCS Group on 02896 205148. Even if this position is not right for you, we may have others that are. Please visit MCS Group to view a wide selection of our current jobs www.mcsgroup.jobs

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