People Development Business Partner
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Tess Dawes
Benefits
Life assurance
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Additional holiday purchase opportunities
Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%
Enhanced family leave & policies
Share plan schemes
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People Development Business Partner
We're looking for a People Development Business Partner to join our Infrastructure team.
Location: Flexible on Location – UK Travel required
Hours: 37.5 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us. Part time or job share will also be considered.
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
This is an exciting opportunity to partner with our business to translate leadership and people development priorities into practical, inclusive and evidence-based solutions. You'll design, deliver and embed development interventions that build capability for growth, transformation and operational excellence, using data and feedback to evaluate impact and progression.
What will you be responsible for?
As a People Development Business Partner, you'll be working within the People Development & Inclusion team, supporting them in building leadership and people capability across Infrastructure. Your day to day will include:
- Partnering with business colleagues to diagnose development needs and translate priorities into clear delivery plans
- Designing, developing and delivering leadership, manager and people development interventions and pathways
- Managing people development projects and programmes from scoping through to implementation and evaluation
- Facilitating high-quality workshops and development sessions for leaders and managers
- Using feedback, data and business evidence to evaluate application, progression and impact
What are we looking for?
This role of People Development Business Partner is great for you if:
- You have demonstrable experience in people development, leadership development or organisational development within a complex commercial environment
- You can partner with managers and senior stakeholders to diagnose needs and translate priorities into practical solutions
- You have strong design, facilitation, coaching, influencing and communication skills with the confidence to provide constructive challenge
- You have proven project and programme management capability, including managing multiple priorities, budgets and governance
- You hold a full driving licence and are able to work flexibly across UK locations
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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Location: London. Salford. Basingstoke. Wymondham. Rushden. Sheffield
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Vacancy ID: 12937
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Background check: None
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Closing date: 23 Oct 2026
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Contract type: Permanent
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Working hours: Full Time
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Flexible working: Yes
Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.
