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.