Strategic HR Partner – Change, Talent & Performance

Laing O'Rourke; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Laing O'Rourke is seeking an experienced Senior People Advisor on a 12-month fixed-term contract to partner with business leaders, drive performance and shape people strategies across the UK. You will provide expert guidance on employee relations, change and planning, ensuring compliance and delivery of key people initiatives.

You will work with various head offices and project teams nationwide, influencing stakeholders, modelling data insights and supporting talent management to sustain

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent experience.
• Proven HR business partnering in a complex, fast-paced environment.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience supporting organisational change, workforce planning and talent initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to analyse data and translate insight into meaningful business actions.

Responsibilities

• Coach, support and challenge leaders to effectively lead, motivate and develop their teams.
• Drive a high-performance culture through the consistent application of people policies, processes and best practice.
• Partner with the business to identify and manage people-related risks while supporting the delivery of business objectives.
• Provide expert guidance on employee relations matters, organisational change and workforce planning.
• Support business planning and change programmes through the provision of accurate, timely and meaningful people data and insights.
• Collaborate with recruitment teams to develop workforce plans that balance external hiring with internal mobility, career development and diversity objectives.
• Lead talent and succession planning activities, ensuring high-potential employees are identified, developed and supported.
• Ensure all people activities are delivered in line with legislation, governance requirements and Laing O'Rourke values.

Skills

HR business partnering

Employment law knowledge

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Change management

Workforce planning

Talent initiatives

Communication

Influencing skills

Education

CIPD Level 5

Job description

Laing O'Rourke is seeking an experienced Senior People Advisor on a 12-month fixed-term contract to partner with business leaders, drive performance and shape people strategies across the UK. You will provide expert guidance on employee relations, change and planning, ensuring compliance and delivery of key people initiatives.

You will work with various head offices and project teams nationwide, influencing stakeholders, modelling data insights and supporting talent management to sustain