Assistant HR Business Partner - Infrastructure Whitehaven, England
Job description
We're looking for an Assistant HR Business Partner to join our Infrastructure Major Projects Team at Sellafield, Cumbria. Within this role you can enjoy 26 days annual leave, sharesave scheme, family friendly policies and even more.
Location: Cumbria / Remote
Contract: Permanent / Part Time working of circa 22.5 hours per week is available
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
Responsibilities
As an Assistant HR Business Partner, you'll be working within the Infrastructure team to implement and provide advice on HR policies, procedures and practices to managers and employees based on the Sellafield project
The role requires a good understanding of employee relations issues and experience of working with Trade Unions is preferred
Your day to day will include:
- Support the site management team and provide guidance in all project related HR matters
- Partner with line managers and supervisors to resolve day to day issues and to implement good people management practices. Setting high standards of service
- Support managers with recruitment of employees, liaising with the central Recruitment Team to attract and retain the best talent
- Support the on-boarding and security process for new starters to the project
- Actively manage and advise on absence, long term ill health, liaising with Occupational Health professionals as appropriate.
Who are we looking for?
This role of an Assistant HR Business Partner is great for you are able to:
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment
- Experience of delivering an HR service, preferably in a unionised environment
- Good working knowledge of employment law, HR policies and procedures and
- Strong communication and influencing skills
- Desire to drive change and make things happen
- Time management, organisation and prioritisation skills
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communitiesto get in touch with us.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at [email protected] to discuss and arrange these.
Benefits at Kier
We're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:
- new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more.
- professional subscription - you will get one professional subscription funded to support your professional development.
- pension - you will be able to join the Kier Retirement Savings Plan (KRSP)
- Kier rewards - You will have access to discounted shopping including restaurants, insurance companies, and supermarkets.
- employee referral scheme - refer a friend or family member to work for Kier
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: www.kier.co.uk/careers/rewards-benefits
Who is Kier?
We’re made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives: https://www.kier.co.uk/sustainability/
At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.
Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.
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 (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.
You can see more about our D&I action plan here: https://www.kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf
Closing Date: 28th February 2023
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
