- Support the Senior HR Business Partner with strategic and local HR projects (e.g. restructures, TUPE, redeployments)
- Assist in improving HR systems, policies, and practices to stay aligned with legislation and industry best practice
- Deliver and analyse onboarding, engagement, and exit surveys
- Help create communications and action plans that promote a positive, inclusive workplace
- Use insights to build a stronger employee experience
- Support succession planning and annual talent reviews, including tracking high-potential employees
- Assist with graduate and apprenticeship programme coordination, including data submissions and provider management
- Coordinate the performance management cycle, including system support and training logistics
- Track L&D actions across functions and support delivery of leadership development programmes
- Manage onboarding and offboarding activities, ensuring smooth and compliant transitions
- Ensure timely completion of lifecycle events including contracts, probation, and employee changes
- Act as first point of contact for ER queries
- Support case management (disciplinaries, grievances, absences) including documentation and tracking
- Support monthly reporting and data analysis for HR metrics
- Ensure employee records are accurate and compliant with GDPR and internal policies
- Assist with compliance reporting including gender pay gap and right-to-work requirements
- Draft engaging HR content for internal platforms
- Collaborate on wellbeing and people-focused events and campaigns (e.g. Apprenticeship Week, Mental Health Awareness)
- Degree or equivalent (preferred)
- CIPD Level 3 and/or Associate CIPD membership (preferred)
- Demonstrable experience supporting HR activities in a fast-paced or multi-site environment
- Exposure to performance, engagement, talent and ER processes
- Familiarity with UK employment law, TUPE, redundancies, and restructures
- Confident using HR systems like PeopleHR or similar
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Well-organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities
- Approachable, empathetic, and trustworthy—able to handle sensitive matters with discretion
- Analytical and data-savvy, with a problem-solving mindset
- Willing to facilitate workshops or briefings, with a proactive, can-do attitude
- Collaborative team player who thrives in a dynamic environment
- Safety – We act with care and are uncompromising in our approach to wellbeing and risk.
- Service – We work together to deliver an outstanding experience—every job, every day.
- Specialist – We use our knowledge and passion to create lasting value and innovation.