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Senior People Advisor (Human Resources)

Employer
Laing O' Rourke
Location
Milton Keynes
Salary
Negotiable
Closing date
25 Feb 2022

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Sector
HR & Recruitment
Hours
Full Time
Flexibility
Flexible working available
Contract Type
Permanent

Job Details

Senior People Advisor - (Human Resources)

Location: Milton Keynes, London - with hybrid working from home

Overview: An important project based position to support our teams

Permanent Position (Ask the team about flexible or part-time opportunities)

Are you a human resources professional who can connect a diverse team of talent? Are you able to communicate at all career levels and advise on best practice, process and support employees? Then you could be the candidate to work on one of the largest infrastructure projects in the Milton Keynes area. The role will see you work closely with our joint venture delivery partner Volker Rail.

Can you help Laing O'Rourke to focus on being the industry leader in people resource? Help us to support our employees with effective strategies, collaborative thinking and working relationships for the most positive employee experience.

Are you the candidate that sees an upskilling need? Can you drive high performance agendas? Do you enjoy instigating new and existing policies and procedures? Then please read on as this opportunity could be for you.

What does the success Profile for the suitable applicant look like?

  • Expertise in employment law
  • Understand various HR systems, policies and procedures and how they impact a business
  • Innovative ideas around digital transformation
  • Natural ability to communicate easily and effectively at all levels and to maintain good working relationships across JV Partners
  • Ability to be both sympathetic and firm.
  • Thorough, methodical and meticulous administrative skills
  • Working towards a level 5 or equivalent CIPD

To perform the role, you will need to draw on coaching skills, strategy development, case management, monitor key metrics and reporting in the following areas. You will be supported by a Senior People Advisor and the wider people function.

What are some of the expertise required in the role?

  • Inform and advise JV Partners on implementing guidelines on ER issues.
  • Support JV Partners/Line Managers in challenging performance / capability conversations, coaching them to take appropriate actions on an ongoing basis and to have high quality performance conversations. Challenge managers perceptions of employees ensuring consistency and fairness.
  • Support the delivery of key HR cyclical initiatives eg compensation reviews, graduates and school and college leavers initiatives
  • Support with overall Talent Management process including the organisation of talent reviews and development of actions plans
  • Demonstrate an interest in HR policy and practice improvement for each JV partner and embed on to the Project
  • Monitor key metrics across the JV with an ability to review people analytics and make sound recommendations to the Senior People Advisor
  • Support with recruitment, working closely with Resource Team and stakeholders. Utilise and develop the resource system reporting tool to oversee resource analytics
  • Seek to develop understanding of the JV Partners and identify ways in which you can support business improvement by providing consistent coaching and guidance across the joint venture

How many times have you said to yourself "We can do this better"? Have you had the platform to make those improvements? Laing O'Rourke will provide you with the tools required to fulfil the role and further your development.

Do you feel like you are the one that can make a difference? Then don't hesitate and apply today.

The role will be based out of the main project office in Milton Keynes with hybrid working available. You will work closely with our joint venture partner Volker Rail.

About us:

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it.

Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

Diversity & Sustainability:

We value and care about difference at Laing O'Rourke and believe a diverse team drives innovation.

We are a global multicultural business committed to the inclusion of all employees, enabling everyone to feel accepted, respected & valued for being themselves.

We have set out far-reaching global sustainability targets including a commitment to achieve equal numbers of men and women amongst our global staff by 2033.

Additional:

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, then please get in touch.

Company

Laing O’Rourke is an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

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