HR Manager

We're looking for a HR Manager to provide pragmatic, commercially focused HR support across a complex operational contract. You'll partner leaders at all levels, deliver the contract People Plan and lead on employee relations, engagement, organisational change, talent, trade union relationships and people performance.

• Develop and deliver the contract People Plan, securing leadership buy-in and ensuring activities support operational and commercial objectives.
• Partner operational leaders on employee relations, recruitment, onboarding, resource planning, performance management, succession planning and organisational change.
• Lead the contract's employee engagement and cultural change agenda, bringing dispersed colleague groups together with a shared identity, purpose and way of working.
• Build constructive relationships with recognised trade union representatives, leading consultation and supporting the resolution of collective and individual matters in line with recognition and collective agreements.
• Monitor key people data, including absence, attrition, compliance and employee relations activity, using insight to identify risks and support continuous improvement.

Location: UK Wide (Regular travel required)
Shift: Full time, Monday to Friday

Applicants must meet the below requirements for the role:

• Strong HR generalist experience gained within a fast-paced, commercially focused and operational environment.
• Sound knowledge of employment law and HR best practice, with experience managing complex employee relations and people change activity.
• CIPD qualified, or able to demonstrate an equivalent level of practical HR experience.

• A resilient and credible HR professional who can influence senior stakeholders, challenge constructively and deliver difficult messages confidently.
• Experience of coaching and upskilling managers across core HR processes, performance management, employee relations and people leadership.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to establish trust across operational teams, the wider HR function and colleague representative groups.
• Experience of working constructively with recognised trade unions and applying collective or recognition agreements would be beneficial.
• Previous experience of TUPE, employee engagement and leading cultural change across dispersed colleague groups would be advantageous.
• The flexibility to travel across the region in response to business and contract requirements.