We are recruiting for a People Business Partner to join our People team.
You will have a visible presence across sites and offices, providing advice, coaching, and challenge to managers.
• Up to £45k, plus a £6k car allowance or company car. There’s never been a more exciting time to join us. With increasing investment in water, wastewater, and environmental infrastructure, we’re growing fast - and we’re looking for passionate people to grow with us.
You will be accountable for driving key people performance indicators, promoting a positive culture, resolving issues through early intervention, and enabling managers to confidently lead their teams in line with company values, policies and employment legislation. Duties and Responsibilities • Partner with operational leaders across multiple regions, and where required subsidiary businesses within the Group, providing commercially focused people support. • Build strong working relationships with managers, acting as a trusted advisor whilst constructively influencing decision-making and promoting best practice people management. • Drive proactive early intervention to resolve people issues before they escalate into formal employee relations matters. • Manage a varied employee relations caseload, ensuring fair, consistent and legally compliant outcomes. • Develop and implement regional action plans to deliver key People KPIs, including but not limited to: Employee retention, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), Absence management, Probation success rates, Development discussion completion and Conduct and employee relations measures • Support managers to improve leadership capability through coaching, guidance and management development initiatives. • Lead employee engagement activities, analysing feedback and developing action plans to improve engagement and employee experience. • Support reward, recognition and employee benefits initiatives to enhance attraction and retention. • Work collaboratively with Recruitment, Talent, Training, Payroll, SHWEQ and other support functions to deliver integrated people solutions. • Support the delivery of training programmes, including facilitating monthly sessions within the Stonbury Academy and presenting at operational stand-down days. • Facilitate Occupational Health processes, including safety critical medicals, health surveillance programmes and management referrals. • Undertake own administration where required, including preparing letters, reports, meeting notes, communications and maintaining accurate People records, supported by a People Administration colleague. • Support the Head of People with functional planning and strategic initiatives.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification or above (Level 7 desirable), or equivalent professional experience. • Experience in a People Business Partner or Senior HR Advisor role within a fast-paced operational environment. Or ready to embrace the challenge and take the step up. • Strong working knowledge of UK employment legislation and employee relations. • Experience partnering with operational management teams across multiple locations. • Proven ability to influence, coach and challenge managers to achieve positive people outcomes. • Experience managing high-volume employee relations casework. • Strong commercial awareness with the ability to balance business objectives and employee wellbeing. • Experience using people data and KPIs to identify trends and develop measurable action plans. • Excellent communication, facilitation and presentation skills. • Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing demands. • Confident using HR systems and Microsoft Office applications. • Full UK driving licence with willingness to travel extensively across operational locations.
Holidays• You will receive 24 days’ paid holiday per annum, rising to 25 after two years’ service.• Options to buy five extra days using the Holiday Scheme.• Volunteering day - up to two days per year to contribute to our local communities.• Enhanced occupational maternity leave policy. Finance / Rewards • £45k, plus a £6k car allowance or company car • Pension – You will receive a 6% company pension contribution.• Life Assurance.• Income protection • Car or car allowance for all roles that require significant travel.• Benifex Platform - including the Technology Scheme, Dental Plan, and the Bike Scheme Health and Wellbeing • Private Medical Insurance• Eyecare Scheme
Our Vision - To be the best water and environment sustainability specialist.
We enhance assets and the environment to deliver sustainable outcomes for people and our planet, specialising in water asset management solutions, delivering exceptional value outcomes in potable water, wastewater and the environment.
Currently holding 36 frameworks, we work with most of the UK’s water companies and the Environment Agency - either directly or through their major supply chains - to deliver high value, low carbon solutions across their asset estates.
