Senior Employee Relations Lead - Hybrid, Growth & Coaching

Travis Perkins plc; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance bonus

Save-as-you-earn scheme

Buy-as-you-earn scheme

Contributory pension

Colleague discounts (Group businesses)

Health and wellbeing support

MyPerks discounts

Job summary

Travis Perkins plc in Northampton seeks a Senior Employee Relations Specialist to lead and support an ER team within HR Shared Service. Based at Lodge Farm, you will build strong relationships with HR colleagues and managers for value-added ER delivery.

Role initially requires five days in Northampton, then a hybrid pattern (2-3 days in office). You will coach the ER team, handle complex cases, and assist in policy improvements and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience in a similar employee relations role.
• Experience handling high-volume dispute resolution including disciplinaries and grievances.
• Strong communication, coaching and team leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Support ER Manager with caseload and projects, deputising when appropriate.
• Guide ER Specialists to ensure impartial, commercial advice.
• End-to-end management of high-volume dispute resolution caseload.
• Contribute to updates of ER policies, guidelines and letters.
• Plan resource needs and monitor service levels for efficiency.
• Coach and develop the ER team and support daily operations.
• Deputise for Head of HR/ER Manager for workload and ad-hoc tasks.

Skills

Employee Relations

Team Leadership

Communication

Resilience

Data Protection

Legislation Knowledge

Job description

Travis Perkins plc in Northampton seeks a Senior Employee Relations Specialist to lead and support an ER team within HR Shared Service. Based at Lodge Farm, you will build strong relationships with HR colleagues and managers for value-added ER delivery.

Role initially requires five days in Northampton, then a hybrid pattern (2-3 days in office). You will coach the ER team, handle complex cases, and assist in policy improvements and stakeholder engagement.