Personnel Manager

AGM Construction Recruitment; Middlesbrough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction recruitment firm in Middlesbrough seeks a People Development Specialist to implement innovative people management strategies. The role requires expertise in employee relations and coaching to enhance team performance. Candidates should demonstrate strong communication skills and a proactive approach to challenges, while ensuring alignment with the company's values. This position offers an opportunity to influence key management decisions and drive a culture of growth within the organization.

Qualifications

• Full and up to date knowledge of relevant employment legislation and practices.
• Proven managing, coaching, and team development experience.
• Ability to influence senior management and departmental heads.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement people management initiatives.
• Assist in resolving escalated employee relations issues.
• Coach and develop team members towards a growth mindset.

Skills

Coaching and mentoring

Employee relations

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Commercial awareness

Job description

Overview

You will be working for a key player within the fenestration and facades industry, a niche but valued area of the construction and manufacturing sector.

Responsibilities

• Exercise a proven strategy regarding people development and facilitate effective implementation of new people management initiatives across departments and at all levels of the business.


• Assist management in resolving escalated employee relations issues, conducting effective investigations, and recommending action for sensitive and complex situations.


• Work alongside the management team to develop, evolve and evaluate the people strategy, providing insight from the teams to help inform decision-making processes.


• Strive to monitor, challenge, and improve existing people policies and procedures in the business, ensuring alignment with the business’s values and the external legislations, updating each as required.


• Coach, mentor and develop the Polar Family, identifying areas for upskilling, and challenging thought processes to help develop the individuals and drive them towards a growth mindset.


• Remain the ambassador of culture, continually challenges the status quo, and reviews external trends and competitors to benchmark the people offering, supporting the evolution of the Polar family.

The successful candidate will

• have full and up to date knowledge of relevant employment legislation and practices.


• have previous and proven managing, coaching, and team development experience


• Experience in influencing senior management and departmental heads into the adoption of ultimately beneficial people management policies and procedures.


• Must be capable of tailoring even the most complex messages for different audiences in a manner appropriate to the audience.


• Must be self-motivated, be proactive going beyond the call of duty, have a keen eye for detail, be result-oriented, and have an ability to stay calm under pressure and in uncertainty, inspiring the same in the team.


• Agile to change and pragmatic, collaborative team player and be comfortable working in a high pressure, fast paced environment were identifying needs, providing solutions and adding value is a prerequisite.


• Commercial Awareness and a creative problem solver with the ability to think laterally and understand the cost and value drivers within a competitive business environment.


• High level of professional courtesy, ethics,and integrity

KPI’s include

• staff retention


• Staff Net Promoter score


• completion of survey by staff targets

Diversity, equality and inclusion

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