Overview
Assistant HR Business Partner to join Balfour Beatty’s Power England and Wales business. This role supports the delivery of our People Plan, helping drive business growth and meet key contractual milestones. You’ll take ownership of a range of cyclical HR activities and work closely with HRBPs and wider teams across the organisation.
Location: Derby, Leeds, Newcastle or London
Business Unit: Power T&D
What you'll be doing
* Act as the appointed HR lead for designated areas of the Power business, managing all related HR activities.
* Coordinate ad hoc HR projects and collaborate with enabling functions, Group HR, and parent companies.
* Champion employee engagement initiatives, including survey promotion and DE&I activities.
* Lead the interface with HR functions to manage cyclical activities (e.g. L&D, pay review, talent, graduates/apprentices), ensuring timely and high-quality delivery.
* Provide advisory support for change programmes, mobilisation, and ED&I initiatives.
* Resolve complex HR queries with professionalism, escalating where necessary.
* Coach and support less experienced leaders on key HR topics such as talent management and employee engagement.
* Deliver training sessions to enhance line manager capability.
* Handle pay and benefits queries in collaboration with HR Shared Services and Reward teams.
* Offer one-to-one coaching to managers to help them deliver their People Plan.
* Promote high performance by guiding managers on development principles.
* Support project-related HR activities.
* Embody the Balfour Beatty Behaviours and maintain a strong focus on Zero Harm.
Who we're looking for
* Proven experience advising leaders through change and managing HR initiatives.
* Strong emotional intelligence and ability to build credibility with senior stakeholders.
* Creative and pragmatic problem-solving skills.
* Solid understanding of HR policies and generalist HR experience.
* Ability to manage competing priorities and a diverse workload.
* Excellent relationship management and communication skills.
* Proficiency in MS Office and HR systems.
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Benefits
* Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
* 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
* Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
* Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…
About Us
Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid. From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts support customers in the development of power transmission and distribution projects.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful workplace. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive. We are members of WISE, enei, the Business Disability Forum and AFBE, and we support Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists. We are a Disability Confident Employer and offer an interview to applicants with disabilities who meet minimum requirements.
For more info, visit: balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
We are continually improving our resourcing process. If you have feedback, please share it with candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com
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