Strategic HR Partner - Defence & IR (Hybrid)

Babcock International; Helensburgh; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension + life cover

Digital GP & health checks

Shopping portal

Professional fees paid

Leave for Reservists

Holiday trading

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner for the HMNB Clyde Faslane site in Helensburgh. The role blends strategic workforce planning with hands-on HR delivery, including industrial relations and complex change projects, to strengthen workforce capability and support national security objectives.

Hybrid working is available with a 36-hour week. You will partner with leaders, manage organisational design, and drive data-informed decision making while ensuring policy and employment

Qualifications

• Experience partnering in a complex, fast-paced operational environment.
• Strong background in industrial relations, including working effectively with trade unions with proven expertise in negotiation, consultation, and influencing stakeholders at all levels.
• Demonstrated experience in leading and supporting change management initiatives.
• Experience delivering key strategic people projects, such as talent attraction and management, colleague engagement, reward and recognition activities, and strategic workforce planning.
• Ability to build relationships quickly and provide pragmatic, solutions-focused HR support.

Responsibilities

• Build strong, proactive partnerships with leaders and managers to support strategic and operational people priorities.
• Lead and sponsor complex HR and business change projects aligned to wider organisational strategies including workforce planning, engagement, reward and recognition frameworks.
• Lead organisational design and development to align with site operating model and enable delivery of strategic priorities.
• Apply up-to-date Employment Law knowledge to improve policy, process and ways of working.
• Own, analyse and present key People & Business data to support informed, strategic decision-making.

Skills

Strategic HR partnering

Industrial relations

Change management

People data analysis

Stakeholder influence

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

Babcock is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner for the HMNB Clyde Faslane site in Helensburgh. The role blends strategic workforce planning with hands-on HR delivery, including industrial relations and complex change projects, to strengthen workforce capability and support national security objectives.

Hybrid working is available with a 36-hour week. You will partner with leaders, manage organisational design, and drive data-informed decision making while ensuring policy and employment