The Vacancy
Make a real impact where people thrive.
We’re looking for a proactive, trusted HR Advisor to join Wates Property Services across our North & Central region. You’ll be a go‑to partner for managers and employees guiding fair, consistent, and legally compliant people practices and you’ll help us embed great HR across our operations. TUPE experience is highly desirable, as you’ll support transfers and change activity.
What you’ll be doing
* Providing comprehensive HR advice and support to managers and employees across the full employee lifecycle covering employee relations, performance improvement, absence, redundancy and redeployment, and HR best practice.
* Supporting the development, communication and rollout of updated HR policies and procedures, including briefings and training for the business.
* Leading and contributing to HR project work (e.g. TUPE transfers and change management).
* Coaching line managers, HR Operations and People Directors on the practical application of HR policy, process and employment legislation.
* Attending and supporting complex disciplinary, grievance, capability and appeal hearings alongside line managers.
* Building productive relationships with external legal advisers and Occupational Health, and ensuring services are fully utilised.
* Upholding confidentiality and data protection at all times, and taking ownership of your continuous professional development.
What you’ll bring
* Knowledge: Up‑to‑date employment law; sound understanding of HR processes; comfortable working with people metrics; strong customer‑service orientation.
* Skills & experience: Excellent written and verbal communication; experience supporting absence and ER hearings and drafting outcome letters; a track record in driving improvements and change; high integrity and discretion.
* CIPD qualified (or equivalent).
* Bonus: Experience of TUPE delivery and consultation.
Where you’ll work
This role sits within our WPS North & Central region. You can be based at Redditch or another WPS site office in the Midlands, with hybrid working and travel across the region to support local teams.
Please note: We reserve the right to close the advert early at any stage of the recruitment process should we receive sufficient applications
Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.
To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting
Work for Wates
Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.
We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:
Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.
We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.
Work for Wates
Wates Group is one of the largest, and most successful family-owned private construction, development, and property services companies in the UK. We are building a place to work where everyone belongs, by one small act of inclusion at a time. We celebrate difference and welcome diversity.
As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to equality and are proud to have been recognised for this through a range of accolades including gold accreditation with Investors in People, we are also a Disability Confident employer. Being a family owned, business means we understand and value long term relationships.
The Wates Group are committed to three ambitious environmental targets for 2025: Zero Waste, and Zero Carbon, from our operations and Positive Nature Enhancement. Wates are pushing to take a leading role in reducing our industry’s environmental impact.