People Partner

South Staffs Water; Walsall; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced family leave

Company pension with salary sacrifice

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work scheme

Staff discounts

Job summary

South Staffordshire Limited is seeking an experienced People Partner to work with senior leaders across our OnSite businesses, shaping and delivering people strategies that support operational priorities and business objectives.

You’ll ensure the people agenda is embedded in decision-making, using your influence, commercial insight and data-driven insights to drive workforce planning and performance improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience as a People Partner or Senior HR Business Partner supporting senior leaders.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to translate business strategy into people plans.
• Excellent employee relations expertise, including complex cases.
• Experience leading large-scale organisational change programmes.
• Coaching and developing senior leaders with data-informed insights.

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver strategic people plans with Managing Directors and senior teams.
• Influence decisions by embedding people implications, risks and opportunities.
• Lead organisational change initiatives, including TUPE activity.
• Drive workforce planning, succession planning and leadership development.
• Use workforce data to identify trends, improve performance and inform decisions.
• Oversee HR Advisors and deliver expert people support across talent, reward and ER.

Skills

People Partner

Senior HRBP

HR analytics

Stakeholder management

Change management

TUPE experience

Education

Chartered CIPD membership

Job description

People Partner

Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 per annum (DOE) Company Benefits Car Allowance Performance Related Bonus

Location: Walsall, West Midlands (Regular travel required including Worcester, Birmingham, London)

Contract: Full Time Permanent 37 hours per week

About Us

South Staffordshire Limited is an integrated services group that operates across two regulated water supply businesses and offers a range of complementary services and products through its non-regulated divisions: waste, water and infrastructure, compliance, service and software, and water consumption supply and logistics.

Group companies include: South Staffs Water, Cambridge Water, Advanced Engineering Solutions, Hydrosave, G Stow, OnSite, Integrated Water Services, Omega Red, Echo Managed Services, Aptumo, Aqua Direct, and Office Water Coolers.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of People Partnering, you will act as a trusted strategic partner to senior leaders across our OnSite businesses, developing and delivering people strategies that support operational priorities and business objectives.

You’ll ensure the people agenda is embedded within business decision-making, using your influence, commercial insight and constructive challenge to help leaders achieve their goals while identifying future risks and opportunities. Using workforce data and analytics, you’ll provide insight that supports workforce planning, performance improvement and long‑term people strategies.

Working closely with other People Partners and centres of excellence, you’ll play a key role in delivering and embedding the Group People Plan, translating organisational initiatives into meaningful outcomes within your business areas.

You’ll also lead and support HR Advisors, overseeing the delivery of expert people support across talent, succession planning, learning and development, reward, workforce planning, employee engagement and employee relations.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced People Partner to influence senior stakeholders, shape strategic priorities and make a tangible impact across a diverse portfolio of businesses.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Managing Directors and senior leadership teams to shape and deliver strategic people plans
• Influence business decisions by ensuring people implications, risks and opportunities are fully considered
• Lead and support significant organisational change initiatives, including business transformation and TUPE activity
• Drive workforce planning, succession planning and leadership development strategies
• Use workforce data and people insights to identify trends, improve performance and support decision-making
• Champion employee engagement, wellbeing, inclusion and diversity initiatives across your business areas
• Oversee complex employee relations activity, ensuring risk is managed appropriately and managers are effectively supported
• Lead, coach and develop a team of HR Advisors to deliver a high-quality and responsive HR service
• Collaborate with specialist colleagues across Talent, Learning, Reward and Employee Relations to deliver joined-up people solutions
• Play an active role in delivering and embedding the Group People Plan

What You'll Need

We’re looking for an established People Partner who combines strong HR expertise with commercial awareness and a genuine passion for making a difference.

You’ll bring:

• Significant experience in a People Partner or Senior HR Business Partner role
• Strong commercial acumen and experience partnering senior stakeholders across multiple business areas
• Excellent employee relations expertise, including oversight of complex cases
• Experience leading and supporting large-scale organisational change programmes
• A strong track record of coaching, influencing and developing senior leaders
• Experience in workforce planning, talent management and succession planning
• The ability to translate strategic objectives into practical and effective people initiatives
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data and insight to inform decisions
• Experience embedding diversity, equity and inclusion principles into business practice
• Outstanding communication and relationship-building skills

Qualifications

• Chartered CIPD membership (or equivalent experience)

What You’ll Get

• Family‑Friendly Leave: Enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity & Shared Parental Leave, Fertility Support, and up to 5 paid Carer’s Days
• Financial & Life Assurance: Company Pension Scheme with salary sacrifice options
• Health & Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme and 24/7 Virtual GP access for you and your dependents
• Lifestyle & Perks: Cycle to Work Scheme and My Premier Benefits discounts, cashback, and vouchers
• Professional Development: Hands‑on training and ongoing career development opportunities
• Inclusion & Belonging: Active People Networks - Disability & Neurodiversity, Unity+, Women’s Network, Parent & Carer Networking Group and more
• Performance & Recognition: Annual salary review, Reward & Recognition Scheme, and Long Service Awards.

At South Staffordshire Limited, inclusion matters. We have a wide range of employee networks which are employee‑led communities that bring our people together, support different perspectives and create a strong sense of belonging. Our people are encouraged to get involved as members or allies.

We are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve.

We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including all genders, ethnicity, sexual orientations, and physical and neurodiverse abilities.

We are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and encourage you to let us know how we can best support you throughout the recruitment process.