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Envision Energy; Middlesbrough; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading green technology company seeks a Senior Specialist - HR to enhance workforce planning and onboarding strategies. The role involves implementing HR policies and optimizing benefits while bridging cultural gaps across UK project sites. Ideal candidates have at least 5 years of relevant HR experience in complex environments and hold a Bachelor's degree. The position requires strong communication skills, fluency in English, and the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years HR experience in international companies.
• HR Business Partner experience in delivery & service function.
• Familiarity with agile working methods.

Responsibilities

• Work with stakeholders for workforce strategy.
• Manage onboarding and compensation policies.
• Ensure HR policies comply with legislation.

Skills

HR practices

Communication

Workforce planning

Agile working

UK labour law

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or HR Management

Job description

Job Title: Senior Specialist - HR (outsourcing)

Location: On-site London office with regular travel across UK project sites is required

Report to: Head of UK Delivery & Service

About Envision:

Envision Energy is a world-leading green technology company that provides renewable energy solutions for global enterprises, governments, and institutions. Encompassing three major business sectors - Smart Wind Turbines, Energy Storage, and Green Hydrogen Solutions, Envision Energy collaboratively constructs comprehensive solutions for energy transformation.

Envision Energy has received several accolades for its sustainability performance, including the EcoVadis Gold Medal and the CDP A-List . It was also recognized in Fortune's Change the World list and ranked among the top 10 smartest companies by the MIT Technology Review.

Today, Envision Energy leverages its global network of R&D and engineering centers across China, the United States, UK, France, Germany, Denmark, etc. to continuously lead global green technology development. Envision Energy joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and committed to achieving the "Business Ambition for 1.5°C" in 2021. It has achieved carbon neutrality across its global operations by 2022 and will achieve carbon neutrality throughout its value chain by 2028.

About the role:

We expect you to join our UK Delivery & Service team and bring your expertise in HR management in the areas of department and project workforce planning, onboarding management and optimising, companion & benefits, policies & procedures, bridge the culture gap. You may support to manage our accommodations, vehicles across different project locations when needed.

Key responsibilities:

Department and project workforce planning

• Go deep into the business and formulate the workforce strategy for our Delivery & Service department by working with UK HR team, PMO and Procurement team
• Working with European Regional level Delivery & Service team and UK Delivery & Service team to develop the UK workforce plan
• Deployment planning across UK project

Onboarding & offboarding

• Set up employee/contractor account on Success Factor and BSM systems following HQ's guidelines
• Liaise with Office Manager to prepare work equipment for new joiners and collect equipment from leavers
• Draft offer letter and employment contract
• Employment documents verification and prepare checklist for according to all roles and customers requirement
• Prepare and optimise onboarding decks to enable new joiners and current staff can get correct and complete information
• Subsequent and compliance check for all immigration, compliance (such as driving license) and qualification check
• Support for onboarding training

Compensation benefits

• Keep updating with market insight and market compensation benchmark for Delivery & Service roles and update the C&B policies
• Liaise with HQ COEs to reflect compensation strategy and policies

HR Policies & Procedures

• Make sure the HR policies/procedures comply with latest legislation as well as having suitable rules and measures to manage the staff.
• As part of the European and global HR team, you will implement HR processes, policies and standards in collaboration with the Chinese HQ and further develop existing solutions.

Culture Promotion

• Support HR Manager for comprehensive culture promoting programs by working closely with HQ Culture COE team and bridge the culture gap for local and regional D&S team.
• Support HR Manager for designing and organizing the corporate cultural activities aiming a positive outcome and cultivate a learning habit in our workplace.

Other HR or Admin related work assigned by Head of Delivery & Service.

Qualification and expertise:

1. At least Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or HR Management or an equivalent from a university or accredited college
2. 5 years of HR relevant experience in an international company or a company with complex matrix
3. 5 years to work as HR Business Partner in delivery & service function or construction/electrical sectors
4. Fluent in both written and spoken English. Working experience with China or Chinese language is also an advantage
5. Strong hands-on mentality and can demonstrate a broad knowledge and understanding of HR practices, policies, as well as experience in UK labour law
6. Have experience in a fast moving and complex changing work environment
7. Can manage multiple tasks and take immediate act on the priorities
8. Be familiar with agile working methods and managing challenges with different time zones
9. Stability and full attendance are very important for this role
10. Happy to travel across project sites in the UK and work at London office