People Partner

Laing O'Rourke; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supportive team environment

Ongoing development opportunities

Job summary

Laing O'Rourke is seeking a Senior HR Advisor to join the Central Functions HR team for the Sizewell C project in Ipswich. This role involves providing practical HR support, partnering with managers, and influencing key decisions to enhance the employee experience. Suitable candidates should have HR experience, strong relationship-building skills, and a CIPD Level 5 qualification.

The position offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment within a significant infrastructure project that shapes the UK's energy future.

Qualifications

• Experience in generalist HR role within a fast-paced or complex organisation.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical HR support across a broad range of activities.
• Partner with managers on people matters.
• Support recruitment and onboarding activities.
• Contribute to organisational change and employee engagement.

Skills

Strong relationship-building skills

Understanding of HR policies

Experience in HR

Ability to work collaboratively

Education

CIPD Level 5 qualification

Job description

Senior HR Advisor

Sizewell C | Ipswich with travel to London (min 2 days per week)

Permanent

Help shape the team behind one of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects

Sizewell C is playing a critical role in delivering Britain's clean energy future. As one of the largest infrastructure projects in the UK, we are building the teams, capability and culture needed to deliver a new generation of nuclear power.

We are looking for a Senior HR Advisor to join our Central Functions HR team, supporting leaders and employees across a diverse and growing project environment. This is an opportunity to influence people's decisions, support organisational growth and help create a positive employee experience on a nationally significant programme.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the HR Business Partner, you will provide practical HR support and guidance across a broad range of people activities. Working closely with managers and stakeholders, you will help deliver people initiatives, support organisational change and contribute to building a high-performing and inclusive workplace.

What you will be doing

• As a Senior HR Advisor, you will work closely with leaders and employees across the Sizewell C project, providing practical people support that enables teams to perform at their best. You will play a key role in delivering people initiatives, supporting organisational growth and helping managers navigate the day-to-day challenges that come with a large and evolving project environment. This is a varied role offering exposure to a broad range of HR activities, stakeholder groups and strategic people priorities.
• Partnering with managers to provide practical advice and support on a wide range of people matters.
• Supporting recruitment, onboarding and workforce planning activities across the project.
• Contributing to organisational change, employee engagement and wellbeing initiatives.
• Usingpeople data and insight to identify trends, support decision making and help drive continuous improvement.

What we're looking for

We are looking for someone who enjoys building strong relationships, supporting others and finding practical solutions to people challenges. You will be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, balancing multiple priorities and partnering with managers to deliver positive outcomes. Whether your experience has been gained within construction, infrastructure, engineering or another complex organisation, we are interested in hearing from people who bring curiosity, sound judgement and a collaborative approach to their work.

You will likely bring:

• Experience in a generalist HR role within a fast-paced or complex organisation.
• Strongrelationship-building skills with the ability to work collaboratively with managers and stakeholders.
• A goodunderstanding of HR policies, processes and employment legislation.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification, equivalent experience, or a commitment to continuing your professional development.
• Experience within construction, infrastructure, engineering, utilities or other project-based environments would be beneficial, but is not essential.

Why Sizewell C?

This is an opportunity to be part of a project that will have a lasting impact on the UK's energy future while developing your own career in a collaborative and supportive environment.

What you can expect

Joining Sizewell C means becoming part of a project that is helping to shape the UK's energy future. You will work alongside experienced professionals from a wide range of disciplines, gaining exposure to complex people challenges and opportunities that will support your ongoing development. Whether you are looking to deepen your HR expertise, broaden your stakeholder experience or contribute to a project of national significance, this role offers the chance to make a real impact while continuing to grow your career.

– The opportunity to work on one of the UK's most ambitious infrastructure programmes.
– Exposure to a wide range of people challenges, projects and stakeholders.
– Ongoing development and opportunities to broaden your HR experience.
– A supportive team environment where different perspectives and ideas are valued.

Join Us

At Sizewell C, we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and recognise that diverse teams deliver stronger outcomes.

If you are looking for a role where you can make a meaningful contribution while continuing to develop your HR career, we would love to hear from you.

You can contact us by email at [e-mail] if you need the application form in an alternative format or would like to know more about our recruitment process. As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.