Senior Hr Consultant (Er)

Wade Macdonald; Hook; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Wade Macdonald in Fleet is partnering with a growing HR consultancy to recruit an experienced Senior HR Consultant with a strong Employee Relations background. This client-facing role will own complex ER matters and provide commercially focused guidance to client organisations.

You will be based in the Fleet office at least three days per week, with occasional client travel, and will benefit from a competitive salary and benefits package in a collaborative consultancy environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in senior operational HR with a strong background in complex Employee Relations.
• Excellent employment law knowledge and sound judgement.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence at all levels.
• Confident working independently in a consultancy setting.
• Willingness to be based in Fleet with hybrid working (3 days/wk in the office).

Responsibilities

• Take full responsibility for complex ER matters, including disciplinary procedures, grievances, absence management and performance concerns.
• Advise management teams on sensitive employment issues, ensuring decisions comply with current legislation.
• Oversee investigations, formal hearings and termination processes.
• Prepare accurate HR correspondence, investigation findings and consultation documentation.
• Guide managers through difficult conversations and build their confidence in handling employee issues.
• Ensure HR frameworks and procedures remain practical, consistent and compliant with employment law.
• Identify opportunities to enhance HR processes, documentation and operational effectiveness.
• Provide guidance on organisational restructuring, TUPE transfers and workforce changes.
• Keep abreast of employment law developments and translate changes into practical advice.
• Establish positive relationships with clients and provide dependable, commercially balanced recommendations.

Skills

Employee relations

Employment law knowledge

Stakeholder management

Client-facing

Independent working

Job description

Senior HR Consultant (Employee Relations) – Hook, Hampshire (Hybrid) – £60-65k

Wade Macdonald is delighted to be partnering with a growing and established HR consultancy in Fleet to recruit an experienced Senior HR Consultant with a strong background in complex Employee Relations (ER).

About the Job

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior HR Consultant with extensive Employee Relations expertise to join a growing consultancy. This is a hands-on, client-facing position where you will take ownership of challenging HR matters, providing commercially focused guidance and supporting businesses with their everyday people management needs.

Duties will include:

• Taking full responsibility for complex employee relations matters, including disciplinary procedures, grievances, absence management and performance concerns.
• Advising management teams on sensitive employment issues, ensuring decisions are compliant with current legislation.
• Overseeing challenging employee situations, including workplace investigations, formal hearings and termination processes.
• Preparing accurate HR correspondence, investigation findings and consultation documentation.
• Guiding managers through challenging conversations and developing their confidence in managing employee issues.
• Ensuring HR frameworks and procedures remain practical, consistent and aligned with employment law.
• Identifying opportunities to enhance HR processes, documentation and operational effectiveness.
• Providing specialist guidance on organisational restructuring, TUPE transfers and workforce changes.
• Keeping abreast of employment law developments and translating legislative changes into practical advice.
• Establishing positive relationships with clients, providing dependable support and commercially balanced recommendations.

About the Successful Applicant

You will have significant experience in senior operational HR and a strong background in complex employee relations. Confident working independently, you will possess excellent employment law knowledge, sound judgement and strong stakeholder management skills. A resilient, approachable and commercially minded professional, you will enjoy a varied consultancy environment and be comfortable working from the Fleet office at least three days per week, with occasional client travel.

What You Will Receive in Return

You will receive a competitive salary and benefits package, dependent on experience, alongside the opportunity to join a growing and supportive organisation. The role offers exposure to a varied client portfolio, genuine autonomy and the opportunity to influence people management practices across different businesses.