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Barhale; Walsall; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical

25 days annual leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Salary sacrifice benefits

Company car/van scheme

Leadership training

Career progression support

Job summary

Barhale is seeking a People Management Trainer to build strong management capability throughout the company. The role focuses on equipping managers with skills to manage performance, conduct disciplinaries and handle employee relations issues, including absence management.

This UK-based position requires travel to sites as required, developing training frameworks, and coaching leaders to uphold Barhale's values and legal obligations.

Qualifications

• Experience in a senior HR operational role.
• Excellent knowledge of UK employment law and employee relations.
• Management or coaching qualification.

Responsibilities

• Develop structured people management training framework aligned with company values and operations.
• Identify capability gaps in line management across the company.
• Embed consistent management behaviour and standards through training and policies.

Skills

People management

Training & development

Communication

Employee relations

Coaching

Disciplinary handling

Education

Management or coaching qualification

Job description

Barhale is a business founded on family values, having been established by our Chairman, Dennis Curran, in 1980. We are one of the largest privately owned civil engineering and infrastructure specialists in the UK, with over 40 years of experience in providing design, civil engineering and maintenance services working across multiple sectors, including:

• Water
• Transport
• Energy

We operate as a tier one partner for blue chip, regulated and private clients, working as part of large frameworks, joint ventures and alliances, as well as on individual standalone projects, developing long-term relationships based on delivering to the Barhale values which have been integral to our business since their inception in 1985.

Our direct delivery model is at the core of everything we do, as we believe that people are our greatest asset. Therefore, we robustly source, train and retain all our own frontline delivery teams as well as management and support services. We employ over 1,200 employees nationwide.

We possess a range of specialist skills to support our civil engineering and infrastructure activities, including:

• MEICA
• Temporary and permanent design
• Steel-fabrication
• Signs (design and fabrication)
• Health & safety equipment and products, including PPE

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Why join Barhale?

• As Gold Investors in People, we are committed to a high standard of people practices, creating an inclusive environment and ensuring cultural alignment to business strategy, ethos and philosophies.
• Job security, long-term secured work through various frameworks and large infrastructure schemes
• A broad range of civil engineering, mechanical and electrical schemes across some of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects and clients
• Strong career progression as demonstrated by our track record in promoting from within, as we believe this is a key driver of our success

People Management Trainer

The Role

The People Management Trainer is responsible for building strong people management capability throughout the Company. This role will focus on equipping managers with people management responsibilities with the skills and confidence to effectively manage performance, conduct disciplinaries and handle employee relations issues, including absence management.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop a structured people management training framework aligned with the company values and operational needs
• Identify capability gaps in line management throughout the Company
• Embed consistent management behaviour, competencies and standards throughout the Company by aligning people management training with policies and procedures
• Designing and delivering training on
• Managing underperformance and improvement plans, absence management
• Absence Management training
• Employee relations with an emphasis on fairness and legal compliance, including investigations, disciplinary and grievance
• Coach managers on handling sensitive ER cases confidently and appropriately by equipping supervisors and site managers with tools for conducting difficult conversations, giving constructive feedback and handling conflict.
• Deliver practical and scenario-based training that is relevant to construction
• Build strong working relationships with managers across the company
• Provide visible HR support across multiple sites, including travel and working away from home when required
• Act as a trusted operational advisor, balancing business needs with people risk
• Build and maintain excellent key stakeholder relationships with colleagues and clients
• Travel around the regions to deliver training as and when required
• Management or coaching qualification
• Proven experience in a senior HR operational role
• Excellent knowledge of UK employment law and employee relations
• Experience operating in a multi-site or operational environment
• Confident communicator with the ability to influence and challenge appropriately
• Driving licence

Desireable

• Previous experience in a similar role within construction / civil engineering

Caring and investing in you

Our values have been embedded at Barhale for over 40 years, and they are our guiding principles regarding how we care and invest in people. Our values are our commitment to being a people-centric company.

As a Gold Investors in People company and a Sunday Times 100 Best Company to Work For, we are committed to investing in people. We are passionate about creating a working environment where people are supported throughout their careers, where people can enjoy security and be part of a company that cares about them.

From the moment you join us, your well-being and career aspirations will be supported by.

• Company Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical
• 25 days of annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental, physiological and financial wellbeing
• Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice
• Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/Van (dependent on position)
• Leadership & management training and coaching
• Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression
• Development supported by internal and externally delivered training