People Relations Senior Advisor

BP PLC; Sunbury-on-Thames; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Modern office environment

Inclusive culture

Job summary

BP PLC in Sunbury-on-Thames is seeking a seasoned People Relations Senior Advisor to provide expert employee relations guidance across the UK business. You will manage complex cases, support managers through disciplinary, grievance and change processes, and advise on policy application within UK employment law.

This hybrid role combines office and remote working with a future relocation to Timber Square, London.

Qualifications

• Experience in Employee Relations and HR advisory roles.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and best practice.
• Ability to manage complex ER cases from start to resolution.
• Experience supporting organisational change and consultation.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• CIPD qualification or equivalent is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex employee relations cases including disciplinary, grievance and performance matters.
• Provide expert advice on employee relations and organisational change.
• Act as trusted advisor on collective consultation and policy application.
• Identify risks and propose practical solutions with leaders and HR partners.
• Support capability development through coaching and guidance.
• Contribute to policy development, training and process improvement.

Skills

Employee relations

Disciplinary handling

Grievance handling

Organisational change

UK employment law

Stakeholder management

Coaching

Policy development

Training

Risk assessment

Education

CIPD qualification or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

## People Relations Senior AdvisorApply: This position is a hybrid of office/remote working: United Kingdom - Sunbury: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: October 27, 2026 (6 days left to apply): RQ117415**Entity:**People, Culture & Communications**Job Family Group:**HR Group**Job Description:***Please note that roles based out of SJS or Sunbury will move to Timber Square, Southwark, from Q4 2027* At bp, we're committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive, perform at their best and contribute to delivering the energy the world needs today and tomorrow. We're looking for an experienced People Relations Senior Advisor to join our UK People Relations team, providing specialist employee relations expertise across a diverse and complex business. **This role is best suited to experienced employee relations professionals who have developed their expertise through Human Resources, Employee Relations, HR Business Partnering or similar people-focused roles. You'll bring hands-on experience managing complex employee relations cases and supporting managers through disciplinary, grievance, performance management, absence and organisational change matters.** In this role, you'll partner with business leaders, People & Culture colleagues, Legal and Employee Relations Advisory teams to deliver pragmatic, commercially focused advice on complex employee relations matters, organisational change activity and people policy application. You'll play a key role in helping bp make fair, consistent and legally compliant people decisions while balancing business needs, employee experience and organisational priorities. What you'll be doing* Managing complex employee relations cases, including disciplinary, grievance, performance management, absence and redundancy matters.* Providing expert advice to leaders and People & Culture colleagues on employee relations, organisational change and UK employment law.* Acting as a trusted advisor on collective consultation and organisational change activity.* Identifying and managing employee relations, legal and organisational risks while recommending practical solutions.* Supporting the development of employee relations capability through coaching, guidance and knowledge sharing.* Contributing to policy development, training, process improvement and strategic People Relations initiatives.* Building strong partnerships across People & Culture, Legal and business leadership teams to deliver sustainable people solutions. What you'll bring* Significant experience in Employee Relations, Human Resources, HR Business Partnering or a similar people-focused role.* Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and employee relations best practice.* Proven experience managing complex employee relations cases from initial assessment through to resolution.* Experience supporting organisational change and collective consultation activity.* Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, including the ability to challenge constructively when required.* Excellent judgement, problem-solving and risk assessment capabilities.* Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate confidently with a range of audiences.* CIPD qualification (or equivalent) is desirable. **Why join our team?**We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and many others benefits!bp is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments or accommodations during the application or interview process, please let us know, and we will work with you to support your needs.**Apply now!****Travel Requirement**Negligible travel should be expected with this role**Relocation Assistance:**This role is not eligible for relocation**Remote Type:**This position is a hybrid of office/remote working**Skills:**Agility core practices, Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Coaching, Communication, Creativity and Innovation, Culture and behaviour change, Curiosity, Customer centric thinking, Data Analysis, Data cleansing and transformation, Decision Making, Digital Fluency, Employee and labour relations (Inactive), Employee Engagement, Employee Experience, Facilitation, Global Perspective, Influencing, Job Design, Leadership Assessment, Leading transformation, Managing change, Managing workforce concerns, Microsoft Excel {+ 12 more}.Future Location Notice: This role will start in Sunbury, London. bp has announced a planned office move to Timber Square, London, with all positions currently advertised in Sunbury, including this one, expected to relocate around Q4 2027-Q1 2028. This presents an exciting opportunity for all employees and leaders to come together in one London location. The specific date of the move will be confirmed closer to the time.