Overview
Murphy is recruiting for a People Business Partner to work with our Transportation team based at Golborne for a 10 month fixed term contract.
With a proud history dating back to the 1960s, we provide practical, innovative results that meet and exceed customer requirements through innovation.
Responsibilities
* Enable the business to understand key performance issues, objectives and drivers, and associated people requirements.
* Identify succession gaps within the business unit and address them to support long‑term project and business objectives.
* Influence business functions to drive transformation and embrace the “Murphy at 80” plan.
* Drive effective use of recognition schemes across business functions to reinforce positive behaviours.
* Champion a high performance culture across the Group, coaching and up‑skilling senior leaders and line managers to provide clear direction, continuous goal clarity, feedback and development.
* Regularly review workforce planning to proactively identify any resourcing issues.
* Undertake grievances, disciplinary cases or investigations and manage employment tribunal claims where necessary.
* Participate in specialist projects (e.g. employee engagement, grading/salary review) ensuring projects progress are completed to deadline and cost.
Qualifications
* Established Human Resources professional with a strong and sustained track record of leading, coaching and building capability across all levels.
* First‑hand exposure of HR in a commercially oriented business within the construction/civil‑engineering sector.
* Proven experience and comprehensive track record of managing employee relations cases, including TUPE, acquisitions, restructuring and redundancy.
* Established experience of coaching and developing managers and senior managers.
Benefits
* 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service.
* Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review.
* Above market rate contributory pension scheme.
* Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay.
* Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus.
* Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus.
* Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations.
* Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development.
* Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle‑to‑work scheme etc.
About Murphy
Murphy is formally recognised as a sector‑leading employer, Gold Investors In People accredited along with reported operating profit up 57% on prior year. At Murphy, we are incredibly proud of our diverse workforce. Not only do our people represent over 60 different nationalities, but they also represent a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities and ages. With a forward order book of £5.4bn and £23m invested in environmentally friendly plant in 2024 there really is #MoretoMurphy.
Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK.
Apply
If you are unable to apply via the usual process, please call Sarah Lindley on 07568 607759 to discuss in more detail.
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