HR Business Partner

We're looking for a HR Business Partner to join our Kier Natural Resources team based in Somerset.

Location: Somerset - Hybrid working available with travel required to sites and offices 3-4 days a week
Hours: Full Time - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

Join us as a trusted Business Partner to senior project and functional leaders on a complex, large-scale nuclear infrastructure programme. Working in partnership with our Kier Natural Resources management team, you'll provide innovative, effective and customer-focused people support, aligning workforce and people strategies with project delivery requirements.

What will you be responsible for?

As a HR Business Partner, you'll be working within the Kier Natural Resources team, supporting them in delivering people solutions that drive project success. Your day to day will include:

• Partnering with operational and functional leaders as a credible and trusted advisor, developing people solutions to help deliver business strategy
• Coordinating and managing employee relations and industrial relations activity, maintaining positive working relationships
• Using data, metrics and evidence to inform change, drive decision making and resolve complex problems
• Working collaboratively with resourcing partners and managers to develop hiring strategies and drive continuous improvements
• Supporting emerging talent career programmes and championing equality, diversity and inclusion throughout the business

What are we looking for?

This role of HR Business Partner is great for you if:

• You're degree qualified (or qualified by experience) with demonstrable experience of business partnering in medium or large organisations
• You have well-developed employee engagement and employee relations skills, with experience in change management
• You possess strong relationship skills and can build influential relationships with senior stakeholders
• You have up to date knowledge of employment legislation and a strong commercial awareness
• You're delivery focused and pragmatic, able to flex solutions to meet diverse business needs

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.

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