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HR Business Partner

Howells Recruitment
Posted a day ago, valid for a day
Location

Harlow, Essex CM17 9TD, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The HR Business Partner position is based in Harlow with occasional travel to other offices and offers a salary range of £45K - £50K plus a car allowance.
  • This permanent role requires candidates to have a CIPD Level 5 qualification and at least two years of HR experience.
  • The successful candidate will serve as the first point of contact for HR matters, supporting both site and office teams with employee relations, recruitment, and compliance.
  • Key responsibilities include managing employee relations cases, coaching line managers, and ensuring consistency in HR practices across the business.
  • Experience in the construction sector and familiarity with the Cascade HRIS system are desirable, along with strong influencing and problem-solving skills.

HR Business Partner - Construction

Based in Harlow with travel to other offices as and when required

£45K - £50K + Car Allowance

Permanent Role

We are looking to recruit a HR Business Partner to join our client, a leading passive fire protection contractor, supporting projects that protect lives and safeguard buildings across the UK.

As the HR Business Partner, you'll be the first point of contact for HR matters across the business. You'll work closely with site and office teams to provide pragmatic, hands-on support on employee relations, recruitment, compliance, and workforce planning. This is a fantastic opportunity to embed best HR practices in a specialist contractor environment where safety, quality, and teamwork are paramount.

HR Business Partner Responsibilities:

  • Deliver a fast, efficient and professional HR service over the phone and face to face
  • Ownership of employee relations cases through to closure
  • Prioritise time to ensure service is delivered and time constraints are met
  • Ownership of all HR Queries within the business,
  • Ensure consistency of approach
  • Coach and train line managers on HR issues, providing business-focused, risk-balanced advice
  • Assist with HR administration including offers, changes, transfers as required
  • Support contract mobilisations
  • Continuous learning including reading, attending seminars, and undertaking operational projects
  • Creating and updating workflows within Cascade
  • Ad hoc travel to Southern Office in Hertfordshire

The successful candidate will meet the following criteria:

HR Business Partner Essential Experience

  • CIPD Level 5 Qualified with at least two years' HR experience
  • You must have a full UK Driving Licence and be willing to travel with occasional stayovers
  • Sound knowledge of employment law
  • Ability to understand the business and balance commercial needs with assessed risks
  • Sound experience in management coaching
  • Experience in providing technical and practical telephone support
  • Professional & personable telephone manner
  • Ability to manage problems by identifying cause and effect and proposing solutions
  • Strong influencing and negotiating skills
  • Take ownership of problems and seek solutions

HR Business Partner Desirable Experience

  • Experience within the Construction sector dealing with trades operatives
  • Cascade HRIS System experience
  • Confidence in own ability
  • Keen to learn and develop in HR
  • Attention to detail & completer/finisher
  • Good common sense and ability to articulate information
  • Educated to degree standard or equivalent
  • Dedication to team and business success
  • 'Can do' positive attitude

HR Business Partner Salary & Benefits:

This is a key permanent role within the business and offers long term stability and development, along with an excellent basic salary and benefits package. You will also be part of a values-based business with a true family ethos, with their people at the heart of everything they do.

For more info please apply online or call Lucy on for more information!

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.