People & Culture Manager

Morgan Ryder Associates; Alderley Edge; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering services firm in the UK is seeking an experienced People & Culture Manager to join their senior leadership team. This role involves managing performance and engagement initiatives, recruitment and workforce development, and establishing learning and development priorities. The ideal candidate will have a strong HR leadership background and be passionate about building a supportive and scalable HR function. The company offers a competitive salary and a purpose-driven working environment, focusing on culture and growth.

Benefits

Salary up to £50,000

Pension

25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Death in service

2 paid volunteer days annually

Online GP access

Work from home on Friday

Self-care support

Career progression pathway

Purpose-driven working environment

Qualifications

• Proven HR leadership experience in engineering services or related sectors.
• Strong background in organisational development and people strategy.
• Experience in national organisations with technical workforces.

Responsibilities

• Support performance appraisals and employee engagement initiatives.
• Manage recruitment pipelines and create workforce development plans.
• Establish and implement L&D priorities and training workflows.
• Advise on compensation, benefits, and organisational strategy.

Skills

HR leadership experience

Organisational development

Workforce planning

Multi-site HR management

Communication skills

Job description

Are you ready to shape the culture, talent strategy, and employee experience of a fast‑growing, purpose‑led technical services group?

A forward‑thinking, digitally enabled engineering services group is seeking an ambitious and experienced People & Culture Manager to join their senior leadership team. Operating across multiple UK sites, this group is committed to establishing a best‑in‑class, high‑performance working environment that supports both personal and professional development at all levels.

With ambitious growth targets (doubling in headcount by the end of 2026), this is a critical leadership role – ideal for a values‑driven HR leader with a passion for building culture, driving transformation, and delivering scalable people strategies across a national, multi‑site technical workforce.

Key Responsibilities

• Performance & Engagement – support performance appraisals, employee feedback, engagement initiatives, and proactive employee relations.
• Recruitment & Workforce Development – manage recruitment pipelines, digital tools, onboarding, and create a group‑wide workforce development plan.
• Learning & Development – establish and implement L&D priorities, leadership development activities, and future‑focused training workflows.
• Policy & Process Excellence – standardise HR policies across subsidiaries, define digital workflows and oversee HR documentation.
• Strategic HR Support – advise the board on compensation, benefits, and organisational strategy; collaborate with functional leads in SHEQ, Finance, Marketing, and IT to drive group‑wide initiatives.
• Culture & Employer Branding – align the organisation around group values and brand pillars, create initiatives to sustain high performance, and support outreach activities.
• Operational Excellence – monitor functional metrics, analyse performance data, and define actionable insights for board reporting.

What the successful candidate will bring

• Proven HR leadership experience, ideally in engineering services or a related sector such as construction, facilities management, or industrial maintenance.
• Strong background in organisational development, workforce planning, and people strategy.
• Experience in multi‑site, national organisations with trade/technical workforces.
• Proactive, highly organised, and comfortable leading parallel HR projects across diverse teams.
• A confident communicator who can influence senior stakeholders and inspire teams.
• Enthusiastic about building a modern, supportive, and scalable HR function.
• Comfortable with occasional UK‑wide travel.

What's on Offer

• Salary up to £50,000
• Pension
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays
• Death in service
• 2 paid volunteer days annually
• Online GP access
• Work from home on Friday
• Self‑care support
• Career progression pathway
• A purpose‑driven working environment with a focus on culture, growth, and impact.
• The opportunity to be part of a leadership team building a truly progressive and future‑ready organisation.

Equal opportunities

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at Morgan Ryder Associates are critical to our success as a DE&I positive company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.

Apply

Interested? To apply, please follow the ‘apply now’ link to send your CV to Emma Brighouse at Morgan Ryder Associates.