Strategic People Partner - Talent, Change & Data-Driven HR

United Infrastructure Group; Trafford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Pension scheme

Health cash plan

Medicash

4 days in the office, 1 day from home

Job summary

United Infrastructure is seeking a People Business Partner to work closely with pillar leadership, shaping people strategies and handling employee relations. You will use data and stakeholder engagement to develop capacity, plan talent, and drive change across the business area.

You will lead TUPE processes, advise on restructures, and partner with leaders to forecast skills and workforce needs while championing inclusion and collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 7 or proven HR experience at Business Partner level, including generalist HR
• Solid grasp of UK employment law and ability to apply to employee relations cases
• Knowledge and experience of TUPE, settlement negotiation and managing redundancy campaigns
• Ability to challenge in a robust yet constructive manner with diplomacy
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Understanding of HR disciplines including diversity and inclusion, performance management, compensation and benefits, talent management, employee and union relations
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to build cross-business relationships
• Strong collaboration, communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Flexibility and ability to prioritise workloads
• Strong data interpretation and attention to detail
• High discretion and confidentiality

Responsibilities

• Act as trusted partner to pillar MD and SLT on people practices and employee issues
• Lead and coordinate TUPE consultations and transfers, ensuring legal compliance
• Partner with leaders to identify current and future skills aligned to business strategy
• Use data insights to guide talent development, succession and workforce planning
• Provide guidance on restructures and succession planning
• Develop people solutions to deliver the pillar's strategy
• Serve as local people expert for teams implementing new approaches
• Work with pillar management to ensure staff have necessary skills/resources
• Develop plans for recruitment, training, restructuring and succession
• Coach Line Managers on motivating teams and leadership
• Analyze HR metrics and compare to KPIs
• Resolve complex employee relations matters and address grievances
• Provide leadership on people aspects of change management
• Champion the EDI agenda
• Assist with rollout of people practice training
• Provide guidance on United Infrastructure people policies

Skills

Relationship building

Influencing

Stakeholder engagement

Data-driven decision making

Change management

HR generalist

Collaboration and teamwork

Negotiation

Communication

Prioritisation

Discretion and confidentiality

Education

CIPD Level 7 or equivalent HR senior partner experience

Tools

HRIS knowledge

Job description

United Infrastructure is seeking a People Business Partner to work closely with pillar leadership, shaping people strategies and handling employee relations. You will use data and stakeholder engagement to develop capacity, plan talent, and drive change across the business area.

You will lead TUPE processes, advise on restructures, and partner with leaders to forecast skills and workforce needs while championing inclusion and collaboration across teams.