Job Description

Bilfinger is a leading international industrial services provider, driving efficiency and sustainability for the process industry. With 30,000+ employees and over €5 billion in revenue in 2024, we offer solutions in consulting, engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, turnarounds, and digital applications across key sectors like energy, chemicals, pharma, and oil & gas.

At Bilfinger, we offer a work environment where you can learn and grow. Join us and be part of a team shaping the future!

We are seeking an experienced HR Advisor to support our England operations in a fast-paced, operational environment. This is a hands-on role where you will take ownership of complex people matters and work closely with managers to provide practical business focused HR support. This role would suit someone who is confident managing their own caseload, able to balance competing priorities, and experienced in handling sensitive, high-volume employee relations activity, working within a supportive and collaborative HR team.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide HR support across the business, providing expert, practical guidance on a wide range of people issues
• Manage employee relations cases end-to-end, including investigations, disciplinary, grievance and absence cases, ensuring timely and consistent outcomes
• Lead on sickness absence management, including case reviews, occupational health referrals and return-to-work planning
• Lead and support managers with maternity, family leave and flexible working processes, ensuring compliance with policy, high-quality documentation, and appropriate stakeholder communication
• Provide clear, commercially focused advice to managers, challenging and coaching where appropriate to support effective decision-making
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive case documentation, ensuring audit-ready records and adherence to policy and employment legislation
• Identify trends in employee relations, providing insight and recommendations to support proactive interventions
• Work closely with HR Business Partners, sharing insight and supporting a consistent approach to people matters
• Ensure effective coordination with HR Shared Services on all employee lifecycle changes, maintaining accuracy and compliance
• Support delivery of key HR initiatives including compensation reviews, organisational changes, and continuous improvement activity

Experience & Qualifications

• Strong generalist HR experience, ideally within a fast-paced, operational environment
• Proven experience of independently managing complex employee relations cases
• Solid understanding of UK employment law and its practical application
• CIPD qualified (or working towards)
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of people
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to tight deadlines
• Comfortable working in a high-volume, reactive environment
• Experienced user of Microsoft Office applications and Access
• Strong team player with excellent communication skills
• Ability to establish and develop excellent client relationships (internal and external) to promote trust and confidence
• Proactive and solutions focused approach

If you have any questions please contact Claire Louise Dingwall (claire.dingwall@bilfinger.com).

Bilfinger is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or other characteristics protected by law.

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