Head of People (Board Advisor)
Location: London or Suffolk (Hybrid - 2-3 days in office, plus regular site visits across Suffolk)
Salary: 90,000 - 110,000 + up to 40% bonus + 9,000 car allowance + private medical
Sector: Renewable Energy
Type: Full-time, Permanent
The Opportunity
A newly created Head of People role within a growing, investor-backed renewable energy business of c.300 employees. This organisation has expanded rapidly through acquisitions and is entering its next phase of transformation and growth.
Sitting as a trusted Board advisor, you'll play a central role in shaping the people strategy, driving organisational change, and building a scalable, high-performing People function aligned to ambitious growth plans.
The Role
This is a strategic, hands-on leadership position with oversight of a small team (HR Manager and 2 HR Administrators) and responsibility across a multi-site, multi-entity environment.
Key focus areas include:
Leading the People strategy to support ongoing transformation, integration, and growth
Acting as a Board-level advisor on organisational design, workforce planning, and culture
Driving change management and organisational restructuring following acquisitions
Creating a unified culture, communication strategy, and consistent policies across the business
Developing internal and external communications to enhance engagement and employer brand
Improving employee engagement, experience, and retention across a diverse workforce
Reviewing and optimising HR systems, processes, and policies to enable scalability
Delivering a new employee hub, ensuring successful implementation and adoption
Designing and embedding a standardised recruitment process to improve quality, consistency, and candidate experience
Leading on attraction, recruitment, and retention strategy
Overhauling reward and benefits frameworks, including pay, bonus, and harmonisation across entities
The Person
You'll be a commercially minded People leader who thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments.
We're looking for:
Proven experience in a Head of People / HR Director role within a multi-site, multi-entity organisation
Strong background in change, transformation, and organisational design
Experience in M&A, scale-up, or private equity-backed environments
Ability to operate strategically while remaining hands-on
Track record of improving engagement, culture, and employer brand
Experience building scalable HR functions, systems, and processes
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the credibility to influence at Board level
Comfortable working across a diverse workforce (blue- and white-collar)
Willingness to regularly visit sites, including agricultural locations
Advantageous:
CIPD qualification
Experience within energy, infrastructure, or similarly operational sectors
What's on Offer
90,000 - 110,000 base salary
Performance-related bonus (0-40%)
9,000 car allowance
25 days holiday + bank holidays
Private medical insurance
Hybrid working (office, home, and site-based)
Significant opportunity for career progression as the business continues to grow through investment and acquisitions
Recruitment Process
Stage 1: Video interview
Stage 2: Face-to-face interview
We are open to candidates with notice periods and are committed to finding the right long-term fit.