HR Business Partner – Warwick, hybrid – circa £55,000 bens An outstanding opportunity to deliver dedicated and tailored HR advice and support to our Major Programmes division at National Gas (Engineering and Supply Chain). Reporting to the Lead HRBP, you will understand and translate our business strategy into people priorities to drive a robust strategic people plan. Working closely with the leadership teams you will manage business change effectively, identify and develop talent, drive performance, as well as provide leadership support and coaching. National Gas is securing Britain’s energy. Gas is an essential part of a secure energy supply in Britain and will continue to play a vital role for decades to come. More than ever, we need the security that gas brings to keep the lights on, businesses running, and to protect jobs. National Gas provides that security. We are responsible for transporting gas to power stations, major industries, storage facilities, more than 500,000 businesses, and 23 million homes through nearly 5,000 miles of pipes across Britain. Join us, and help be the energy behind the change. About the role: As HR Business Partner, part of a large specialist HR team, your key responsibilities will be to partner closely with the Major Programmes business area to: Provide high quality, consistent, risk-based people advice to all levels of management on all employee related issues. Act as a trusted advisor to the leadership team of assigned business area(s), contributing to wider business decisions and offering credible, professional HR insight, challenging the direction and decisions as appropriate. Support the development and delivery of strategic workforce planning, and people plans to enable our teams to achieve their goals and create value-add. Lead and collaborate on assigned key projects and activities (e.g. DEI, Talent, EVP etc) and lead small functional OD work as appropriate. Work closely with our HR centres of excellence e.g. Reward, Recruitment, ER, Systems, People Services. Analyse key themes, trends and performance metrics in order to identify business impacts and make recommendations. Ensure compliance with policies to minimise tribunals, grievances and complaints. Maintain effective working relationships with local Trade Union (TU) representatives, working with the ER Cases team for employee relations issues. Work within the established TU frameworks to ensure issues are raised and addressed in a timely manner, representing the Company as required. Identify and proactively manage/ mitigate people risks. About you: You’re an experienced HR business partner, CIPD qualified, with a breadth of experience supporting and advising a large business area, including SWP, talent management, recruitment and ER. In person, you’re confident and resilient, a great relationship builder, who can constructively challenge and see the bigger picture. You have strong data analysis and interpretation skills, are keen to drive forward best practice, and bring new ideas in line with emerging research and trends. What we can offer you: Salary circa £55,000 depending on experience Bonus of up to 6% 26 days’ holiday plus the 8 statutory days – and an option to buy 5 additional days each year. Double-match pension scheme - for every £1 you put in, we'll add £2 (max company contribution 12%). Opt-In flexible benefit scheme, including salary sacrifice private healthcare, car scheme, dental insurance, technology plans and more. Financial protection with 10x salary death in service and financial support if you're unable to work due to long term illness or injury. Excellent family friendly provisions - maternity/paternity/adoption/surrogacy/ shared parental leave. Employee assistance programme offering free confidential professional counselling 24/7. Recognition schemes, retail discounts Financial support to cover the cost of relevant professional membership subscriptions/ study support Other 'nice to knows': Hybrid working – 3 days in our Warwick or Nottingham office (and travel to other sites too, full driving licence essential) Career progression and ongoing professional training and development Free gym and exercise classes onsite at our Warwick office, sports clubs to join Canteen and coffee shop onsite Free parking About us: Gas provides the energy security to support renewable electricity generation, and we are developing our infrastructure to transport hydrogen and carbon dioxide across the country. We are Britain’s national gas network, providing secure energy to power the country, achieve net zero and maintain our industrial competitiveness. At National Gas, we’re committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities that we serve. We celebrate the different experiences our colleagues bring and encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply. To that end we want to support you during the interview process, please advise your recruitment partner if you require any reasonable adjustments.