Senior HR BP - FTC

Michael Page (UK); Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Manufacturing/Engineering organisation in Birmingham seeks a Senior HR Business Partner for a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role involves providing expert HR guidance, partnering with leadership, and managing employee relations in a dynamic and unionised environment. Competitive salary and hybrid working arrangements are offered.

Benefits

Hybrid working arrangements

Supportive HR team

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior HR business partnering role, ideally in a unionised environment.
• Experience in complex operational organisations is essential.
• Highly organised and collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Guide HR processes aligned with business plans and change programmes.
• Act as the HR lead for programme-related developments.
• Identify and manage employee relations and legal risks.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Influencing skills

Knowledge of UK employment law

Data literacy

Education

CIPD Level 5 or equivalent HR qualification

Job description

Senior HR BP - FTC

Hybrid working

Client Details

The client is a Manufacturing/Engineering organisation based in Birmingham

Description

• Provide expert guidance on people practices and HR processes aligned to business plan commitments and change programmes.
  
• Act as the local HR lead for programme-related developments, ensuring all people impacts are identified, logged, and addressed.
  
• Influence key stakeholders on the people implications of future operations and transformation activity.
  
• Partner with senior leaders to embed effective people strategies.
  
• Identify and manage employee relations and legal risks related to proposed changes.
  
• Support with planning, analysis, and presentation of people-related data and metrics to inform decision-making.
  

Profile

• Proven experience in a senior HR business partnering role, ideally in a unionised environment
  
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and organisational change processes.
  
• Excellent influencing and stakeholder engagement skills.
  
• Experience working with or within complex operational organisations is essential
  
• CIPD Level 5 or equivalent HR qualification preferred.
  
• Outcome-focused, highly organised, and data-literate with a collaborative mindset.
  

Job Offer

• Competitive salary c. 60-70k
  
• 12-month fixed-term contract with hybrid working arrangements (Birmingham base, 2-3 days on site).
  
• Join a supportive and forward-thinking HR team embedded within a growing and evolving business.