People Business Partners

United Infrastructure Ltd; Water; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holidays

Car allowance

Additional holidays after probation

Health cash plan

Pension scheme

Medicash

Job summary

United Infrastructure is seeking a People Business Partner for the Water Infrastructure division to collaborate with business leaders, plan capabilities, and drive talent strategies across sites. The role is based in Connaught House, Wakefield, with regular travel to other sites.

We require strong stakeholder engagement, HR generalist expertise, TUPE experience, and robust knowledge of UK employment law. Join us to support business objectives and people initiatives across the pillar.

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 7 or proven HRBP level experience with generalist HR
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and applying it to employee relations cases
• Experience with TUPE, settlements, and redundancy campaigns
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-business collaboration
• Strong data interpretation and attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Act as trusted partner to pillar MD and Senior Leadership for people practices
• Lead TUPE consultations and transfers with regulatory compliance
• Work with leaders to identify current and future skills aligned with strategy
• Use data-driven insights to guide talent development and workforce planning
• Provide guidance on restructures and succession planning
• Develop recruitment, training, restructuring, and succession plans
• Coach Line Managers to motivate and lead effectively
• Analyse HR metrics and KPIs
• Resolve complex employee relations issues and grievances
• Support change management and champion EDI initiatives

Skills

Employment law knowledge

TUPE

Data interpretation

Stakeholder management

Change management

Education

CIPD Level 7 or HRBP experience

Job description

United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects, across the utility and social infrastructure sectors.

Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists deliver innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face.

Our company is split into two business areas:

Utility Infrastructure –

Our team of Utility Infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power and telecoms infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators.

Social Infrastructure –

Our team of Social Infrastructure specialists revitalise homes and communities by carrying out a wide range of work, from retrofit to refurbishment, and maintenance.

Equal Opportunities Statement - At United Infrastructure, we are committed to making every interaction a positive and inclusive experience. If there is anything we can do to support you, remove barriers, or make the process more accessible, please let us know — we want this to be the best possible experience for you.

Due to recent growth our Water Infrastructure business are looking to recruit a People Business Partners to work closely with business leaders and line managers to build capabilities, plan and manage talent, and develop approaches that achieve shared organisational objectives.

You will work closely within the Water Infrastructure and help it to implement the business strategy from a people perspective, using your stakeholder engagement skills to develop meaningful relationships with key people in the pillar, and other people teams in the organisation. Skills in relationship building and influencing are essential. You will also need to be able to use data, metrics and evidence to inform and drive decision making and change across your business area. Please note that this role will be based in Connaught House, Wakefield; however, regular travel to other sites will be required.

• Acting as a trusted partner to the pillar Managing Director and Senior Leadership team to provide guidance on people practices and employee related issues


• Lead and coordinate TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment) consultations and transfers ensuring compliance with legal requirements and minimizing risk.


• Partner with business leaders to identify current and future skills requirements aligned with business strategy.


• Use data-driven insights to guide talent development, succession planning, and workforce planning.


• Providing guidance on people practices such as restructures and succession planning


• Bringing people expertise and developing solutions to help the business area to deliver its strategy


• Acting as a local point of people expertise for specialist teams that are implementing new people approaches


• Working with the pillar management teams to make sure employees have the skills and resources they need to achieve their objectives


• Developing plans for recruitment, training, restructuring and succession and supporting relevant staff to implement these


• Coaching Line Managers on ways to motivate their employees and lead more effectively


• Analysing human resource metrics and comparing results to key performance indicators


• Resolving complex employee relations issues and addressing grievances in consultation


• Providing leadership and guidance on the people aspects of change management


• Championing the EDI agenda


• Assisting with the roll-out of training specific to people practices


• Providing guidance to the pillar on United Infrastructure people policies

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 7 or proven HR experience at Business Partner level, including generalist HR


• Solid grasp of current UK employment law and the ability to apply this to employee relations cases


• Knowledge and experience of TUPE, settlement negotiation and managing redundancy campaigns


• Ability to challenge in a robust yet constructive manner, exercising diplomacy and tact where required


• Superb problem-solving skills


• A good understanding of the many disciplines within HR, including diversity and inclusion, performance management, compensation and benefits, talent management, employee and union relations, etc.


• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to develop good work relationships across the business


• Strong collaboration, communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills


• Ability to be flexible and prioritise workloads effectively


• Strong data interpretation skills and the ability to work accurately, with excellent attention to detail


• A high level of discretion and confidentiality

Additional information

UI Benefits Include:

• 26 Days holidays plus bank holidays


• Car allowance


• Opportunity to purchase additional holidays upon successful completion of probation


• Health cash plan


• Pension scheme


• Medicash

Join us at United Infrastructure today and be part of our mission to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to the complex infrastructure needs of the UK.

Join us at United Infrastructure and be part of our mission to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to the complex infrastructure needs of the UK.