1. About The Role
2. We're looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to join Atlas and act as the senior HR lead supporting our Education and London divisions.
This is a strategic HR leadership role where you'll partner closely with operational and senior leadership teams to deliver people solutions that support growth, operational excellence and commercial success. You'll act as a trusted advisor, providing pragmatic, commercially focused HR guidance while ensuring our people practices remain compliant, consistent and aligned to our values.
Key responsibilities include:
* Acting as a strategic and operational business partner to divisional leadership teams, aligning people plans to commercial objectives and Group HR strategy.
* Serving as a trusted advisor, providing pragmatic, commercially focused HR guidance to support consistent, effective and values-led decision-making.
* Partnering with leaders on workforce planning, performance, culture, engagement and organisational change, including business planning, restructures and TUPE activity.
* Providing early and ongoing HR input into tenders, acquisitions and growth activity, including workforce risk, cost assumptions and transfer implications.
* Taking end-to-end accountability for employee relations, TUPE transfers and mobilisation activity within the division, ensuring effective delivery, consistency and proactive risk mitigation.
* Leading complex and high-risk employee relations cases, providing expert guidance and coaching to HR Advisors and senior leaders to build capability, improve decision-making and enable effective local resolution.
* Coaching, supporting and developing ER Advisors, providing clear direction, quality assurance and acting as an escalation point for complex or sensitive matters.
* Delivering proactive, insight-led HR support through a structured operating rhythm, enabling better upstream decision-making and stronger execution.
* Identifying emerging people risks and implementing preventative interventions to minimise escalation, including legal and tribunal exposure.
* Ensuring consistent application of HR policies, procedures and employment law, maintaining strong governance, documentation and audit trails.
* Building effective relationships with operational leaders, clients and trade union representatives, supporting consultation, engagement and dispute resolution activity.
This role offers a unique opportunity to influence business performance, support organisational growth and shape the people agenda within a fast-paced, people-focused organisation. You'll play a key role in building leadership capability, reducing people risk, supporting successful TUPE and mobilisation activity, and delivering meaningful people insights that drive better business decisions.
3. About You
4. You'll be an experienced HR professional with a proven track record of operating at HR Business Partner level within a complex, operational environment. You will be comfortable working with senior stakeholders, providing both support and constructive challenge to help drive effective business decisions.
You'll bring strong employee relations expertise, with experience managing complex and high-risk cases, organisational change programmes, restructures and TUPE transfers. You understand how to balance commercial objectives with people considerations and are confident navigating sensitive situations with professionalism, empathy and sound judgement.
You'll be highly organised, resilient and solutions-focused, with excellent communication and influencing skills. Building trusted relationships comes naturally to you, and you're able to engage effectively with leaders, colleagues, clients and trade union representatives where required.
Ideally, you'll have experience working within facilities management, education, cleaning, security or another service-led, multi-site environment. Experience supporting tenders, mobilisations or acquisitions would be advantageous, as would a CIPD qualification or equivalent professional experience.
Most importantly, you'll share Atlas' people-first approach, acting with integrity, honesty and professionalism while helping us create happiness for our colleagues, clients and communities every day.
5. About The Company
6. What makes this job amazing?
* Full learning & support from Atlas.
* Stream – our financial wellbeing and benefits platform which provides you with real-time access to earned wages, information to improve your financial health, and discounts/savings at leading retailers and supermarkets.
* Cycle to work scheme*.
* Workplace pension scheme.
* Staff recognition scheme (Stars of Atlas).
* Staff engagement portal.
* The ability to progress your career within Atlas.
* Learning and development led by you: support in areas you like or want to learn more about.
* The opportunity to work amongst people who value and support each other, achieving great results.
* For those who value and excel in transparent, high-intensity, and high-impact environments, there is significant opportunity for advancement.
* Atlas continues to grow at pace which is both exciting and challenging.
*Subject to qualifying parameters.
Who are we?
Atlas is a family of people drawn together by a passion for creating happiness in others.
Founded in 1986 and 100% owned by our employees, we are now one of the fastest-growing business support companies in the UK, providing cleaning, security, pest and other support services to a wide range of companies, from globally recognised brands to small local businesses. Our success is down to one thing; the passion and commitment of our extended family, who together we deliver happiness across thousands of client sites every single day. To ensure we remain focused on our purpose as we grow, we recruit first and foremost on our values so for those committed to living them alongside us, there is no better place to work.
Our Purpose
To create happiness in ourselves and others
We approach work and life with a sense of fun, optimism and belief, and strive to have a positive impact on the world around us. We show kindness and compassion to all those we meet, ensuring everyone is safe and healthy. We deliver on our promises and go the extra mile every day.
Our Values
We are a family
Just like any other family, we laugh, cry, celebrate and commiserate together. We may come from many different backgrounds, but we’re always there when it really matters. Whether it’s with practical help and support, or simply a mug of tea and a shoulder to cry on.
Sharing makes us stronger
Knowledge is more powerful when its shared. Which is why we share everything - our ideas, our expertise, our news and most-of-all our time. Show humility. Share and work together, and anything is possible.
Own your space
You are Atlas. Don’t be afraid to make decisions. Use your time wisely and treat every pound as if it was coming from your own pocket.
Be honest. Always.
Have the courage to do the right thing, even when no-one is watching. Whether it’s owning up to a mistake, having a difficult conversation, or simply arguing a point you feel passionate about. Be yourself. Authenticity breeds trust. Trust brings happiness.
Treat clients like our best friends
If we’re a family, then our clients are our best friends. Friends who you can be completely open and honest with, because they trust you to put their interests first. We take the time to listen to what’s going on in our clients lives and pull out all the stops to make them feel happy.
Start with Wow
And never settle for less. Create time to focus on quality and prioritise long-term solutions over short-term fixes. Constantly seek opportunities to learn from others, and if something doesn’t make sense, shout. Always ask yourself if there is more we can do to bring happiness to those around us.
Don't just talk. Do.
We are a business that thrives on doing. The more we do, the more we succeed. Embrace change. Keep it simple. Keep meetings short. Plan just enough to succeed. And then get on with it.