Senior HR Business Partner

Lomond; Horsforth; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LOMONDlife platform

EAP counselling

Cycle2Work

Pension scheme

Family leave

Discounts

Job summary

Lomond Group is hiring a Senior Human Resources Business Partner to be the hands-on HR presence for managers across a multi-site patch in Yorkshire & Scotland. You will handle everyday casework and provide strategic workforce insight to leadership, including ER matters, change activity, and performance initiatives.

Reporting to the Group Head of People Experience, the role combines office-based and branch-based work, offering flexibility and a focus on data-driven HR decisions to support growth

Qualifications

• Significant HR Business Partnering experience in a fast paced, multi-site or operationally led business.
• Experience partnering with senior leadership on organisational performance and people strategy.
• Hands-on experience leading change, restructures, TUPE or cultural integration.
• Ability to turn complex people data into clear, commercial recommendations for senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Be the first point of contact for managers and colleagues on people matters, resolving issues in real time.
• Build relationships with branch and operational managers to spot problems early.
• Work on ER casework from probation and absence to disciplinary and grievance; escalate complex cases.
• Coach managers through difficult conversations to lead people matters effectively.
• Support colleagues directly, resolving concerns before escalation.
• Provide hands-on support through change activity, including restructures, TUPE or acquisition integration.
• Flag people risk and compliance issues promptly, keeping accurate records for your patch.
• Turn people data into workforce analytics that inform decisions at Executive and Board level.

Skills

HR Business Partnering

Multisite coordination

Stakeholder management

People analytics

Change management

Job description

Ever had to coach a manager through a tough conversation at 9am, then present workforce trends to the board by 3pm? At Lomond, our Senior Human Resources Business Partner does both. The role is offered on a flexible basis, split two days at our Troy Mills office in Horsforth, Leeds and two days across our branches in Yorkshire & Scotland, reporting to our Group Head of People Experience.

Lomond is one of the UK's largest & fastest growing property services groups, and growth like ours needs strong people foundations. This role is the hands‑on HR presence managers turn to for everyday casework, while giving our leadership team the workforce insight they need to make good calls, from resolving ER cases to shaping how we manage change through acquisitions.

What you'll be doing

• Be the first point of contact for managers & colleagues on people matters across your patch, resolving issues in real time
• Build close relationships with branch & operational managers to spot problems early
• Work on ER casework, from probation & absence to disciplinary & grievance, escalating the complex cases, workforce planning, people reviews and engagement
• Coach managers through difficult conversations so they can lead people matters well
• Support colleagues directly, resolving concerns before they escalation
• Provide hands‑on support through change activity, including restructures, TUPE & acquisition integration
• Flag people risk & compliance issues promptly, keeping accurate records for your patch
• Turn people data into workforce analytics that inform decisions at Executive & Board level

We're not just looking for someone who fits our team; we want to be a good fit for you too!

We're looking for individuals with qualities such as:

• Significant HR Business Partnering experience in a fast paced, multi-site or operationally led business
• A track record supporting dispersed teams across multiple brands or business units
• Experience partnering with senior leadership on organisational performance & people strategy
• Hands‑on experience leading change, whether restructures, redundancy, TUPE or cultural integration
• Ability to turn complex people data into clear, commercial recommendations for senior stakeholders

Here's what you can look forward to

At Lomond Group, we believe in taking care of our people. That's why we offer some amazing perks and benefits through our engagement platform, LOMONDlife, such as:

• Access discounts at over 900 retailers through our smart spending app, plus a wellbeing centre with resources to help you stay active, eat well, build financial confidence & look after your mental health
• Free, confidential counselling through our Employee Assistance Programme
• Spread the cost of the latest gadgets & appliances with our Smart Tech Scheme
• Cut your commute's carbon footprint with our Cycle2Work Scheme
• Enhanced Family Friendly Leave covering maternity, paternity, adoption & IVF
• Competitive base pay benchmarked to market, plus commission & performance bonuses on most roles
• Recognition for length of service, marked with special days & celebrations
• A pension scheme to help you build towards retirement
• Funded professional qualifications to back your development & career growth
• Regular company socials, because we work hard & socialise even harder

We're looking to fill this role by 27th November 2026 though we may close it sooner if we receive a strong response.

Lomond is committed to building a diverse, inclusive workplace where everyone can do their best work, whatever their background.