Head of People
Construction Scale Up
East London/Hybrid
£80-100K
We are searching for a driven Head of People(Operations) who can leadthe People Agenda for a forward thinking constructionbusiness. You will develop and execute business strategies focused on employee engagement, organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, reward, recognition, DEI, L&D and HRIS. This role sits as member of the business unit’s management team and has two direct reports.
Responsibilities:
* Acts as strategic business partner to the Exec leader and the leadership team to ensure that critical people issues are identified and designs and delivers plans to address.
* Ensures that people policies and approaches are effectively embedded in the business eg DE&I, Reward, Learning etc while ensuring alignment to business objectives.
* Leads change projects and/or works closely with business to deliver key people initiatives successfully into the business.
* Drives employee engagement initiatives through the business.
* Sources and/or creates and delivers L&D interventions to improve capability.
* Drives internal communications across the business unit, working closely with the Head of Comms.
* Leads on talent and succession planning across the business unit with a focus on closing identified capability gaps and identifying development opportunities for key employees.
* Uses MI to proactively highlight and address issues within the business and obtains buy-in from management team to resolve.
* Manages and resolves complex employee relations issues. Conducts effective, thorough and objective investigations.
* Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance. Partners with the legal department as needed/required.
* Provides day-to-day performance management guidance to line management (e.g., coaching, counselling, career development, disciplinary actions).
* Works closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention.
* Provides HR policy guidance and interpretation.
Experience:
* You’ll have a background in construction or other aligned industries.
* You’ll be used to managing a diverse workload and prioritising and shaping activities to get things done in a meaningful and planful way.
* You’ll be used to working with leaders and managers at all levels of the organisation, knowing their time is precious and you’re there to be the expert on all things “people”.
* You'll be adept at handlingpeople brilliantly. You’ll need to flex your style for your audience, be a great listener, cut to the heart of someone’s problem and be able to help craft the right solution
* You'll plan, deliver and measure. Theywant to move forward so you’ll need to be able to figure out the right direction, crack on and learn from what theydo so theykeep getting better.
* You'll be able to stand yourground and be resilient – they’re building thebusiness so helping managers and colleagues understand their role in making the companya great place to work and ensuring they are accountable for their actions, is important.
* You'll be able towork fast, smart and hard and have a load of fun while doing it. You’ll be working with people who really care about what theydo and who want to make a difference.
* You'llbe self-sufficient, build networks and connections quickly and be comfortable working independently while bringing key stakeholders along on the ride with you – being prepared to elbow your way in where necessary
* You'll communicate well both verbally and in written form
* You'll drive improvement in how we do things, seeking to make the complex simple
* You'll find your way around a spreadsheet, with the ability to analyse data, spot patterns and “tell the story” to drive decision-making and action
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