HR Business Partner

Balfour Beatty

  • London
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 days ago
About the roleBalfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a HR Business Partner to join our growing team.This role can be based from ether Suffolk or London - some travel is requiredWhat you'll be doingAlign the HR agenda with delivery section goals
  • Partner with the project delivery leadership team to understand project priorities and milestones
  • Use HR metrics (e.g., staff turnover, engagement scores, performance ratings, etc) to identify
trends and inform decision
  • Support change and transformation initiatives with tailored HR interventions (e.g. restructuring, culture change programmes)
Lead on mobilising resource to ensure project teams are adequality sourced
  • Ensure organisational charts are accurate and align with the HR database
  • Empower recruitment partner with line managers to aid timely recruitment
  • Support the recruitment of Early Careers into the project (Apprentice, Graduate, Industrial placement)
  • Support internal mobility with parent companies to retain skillset
  • Be the gatekeeper for total renumeration packages
Build and lead a high-performing HR team
  • Provide coaching and mentoring to HR team members by conducting regular one-to-one meetings and complete performance reviews
  • Offer expert advice on complex employee relations cases
  • Lead initiatives that boost employee engagement and reinforce the project culture
  • Ensure consistent application of the project HR policies and procedures
Ensure the project has the right talent now and, in the future,
  • Facilitate workforce planning sessions with project leaders
  • Lead succession planning and talent reviews to identify and develop future talent
  • Support managers with creating development plans for high-potential employees
Drive a culture of high performance
  • Build strong, trusting relationships with senior business leaders, becoming a trusted advisor on workforce and culture-related issues
  • Stay up to date on employment law changes and ensure these are built into policy updates
  • Partner with Centres of Excellence (e.g. L&D, ER) for specialised support.
  • Provide guidance on policy interpretation and application
  • Use data to drive decisions and anticipate challenges
  • Maintain accurate HR data in both project and parent company systems
  • Produce regular reports and dashboards for key stakeholders
  • Use insights to propose people solutions and manage the implementation
Who we're looking for
  • Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or related field (Masters preferred)
  • CIPD qualification or equivalent
  • Proven experience in an HRBP or generalist HR role
  • Strategic thinking and business acumen
  • Strong interpersonal and influencing skills
  • Analytical mindset with experience using HR metrics
  • Problem-solving and conflict resolution
  • Confidentiality and ethical judgment
  • Experience in a fast-paced, matrixed organisation
  • Knowledge of employment law and HR best practices
Why work for usDay in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communitiesAbout usBe part of this 'once in a generation' project that will deliver clean energy to 6 million homes for the next 60 years. Sizewell C will see the creation of a 3.2-Gigawatt nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast to provide reliable load low-carbon electricity.
The Civil Works Alliance (CWA) is an extended delivery enterprise involving Sizewell C and three international construction companies: Balfour Beatty, Bouygues Travaux Publics and Laing O'Rourke.We are more than just an alliance, we are bringing together a single delivery organisation with years of learning and experience from other major complex infrastructure programmes worldwide

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