Regional HR Business Partner

TN United Kingdom; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking HR team in the utilities sector as a Regional HR Business Partner. This dynamic role offers the chance to shape people strategies across multiple sites and tackle complex employee relations issues. You will champion a positive workplace culture, drive initiatives around wellbeing and talent development, and influence stakeholders at all levels. Be part of a company that values its people and encourages innovation while making a real impact in an essential industry. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are passionate about HR, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Strong ER expertise in investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, and TUPE.
• Proven experience in partnering with operational teams across multiple locations.

Responsibilities

• Partner with regional leaders to support workforce planning and change management.
• Lead complex ER casework and coach managers through best-practice processes.

Skills

Employee Relations (ER)

Change Management

Workforce Planning

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

HR Data Analysis Tools

Job description

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Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.

Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.

We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.

We believe that being successful is a choice.

We choose to be successful.

We are OCU, ‘One Company United’.

Are you a people first HR professional with a passion for tackling challenges head-on? Do you thrive in dynamic environments where no two days are the same? Ready to be the go to expert for ER across a vital and fast-evolving industry? Then we want you on our team.

The Opportunity:

We’re looking for a Regional HR Business Partner to join our forward thinking HR team, in the utilities sector.

You'll play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering people strategies across multiple sites, supporting leaders through complex employee relations issues and championing a positive workplace culture that empowers every employee.

What You'll Bring:

You will have strong and demonstrable ER expertise, think investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, restructures, TUPE and beyond. With a hands-on, strategic mindset, you’re just as comfortable rolling up your sleeves as you are influencing at board level.

With excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build rapport and influence stakeholders at all levels, you will have proven experience partnering with operational teams across multiple locations.

Have you the ability to thrive in a regulated, fast-paced environment with shifting priorities? Then we need you!

What You’ll Do:

Day-2-day, you will be partnering with regional leaders to support workforce planning, change management and engagement. Part of the role will be to lead complex ER casework and coach managers through best-practice processes.

Alongside the above you will also:

• Drive initiatives around wellbeing, performance, D&I and talent development.
• Support organisational change projects such as restructures, TUPE transfers, and transformation programs.
• Be a trusted advisor, influencing, challenging and building confidence across the business.
• Analyse HR data and metrics to identify trends, highlight areas for improvement and support decision-making.
• Prepare regular reports and presentations for senior leadership on HR-related metrics and key performance indicators.

This is more than just HR, it’s about making a real impact in an industry that keeps homes warm, water flowing and communities powered. You’ll be part of a business that values its people, encourages innovation and offers real progression opportunities.

What We Value

OCU leads the way in end-to-end infrastructure engineering in the utilities, digital, and energy markets, specialising in safely and efficiently delivering complex client requirements. Our breadth of capabilities and depth of operational capacity, paired with our cutting-edge technology, ensure that we are not just part of the market; we are leading it.

Working directly with many of the country’s leading power, energy transition, water, telecoms and digital clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.