Senior People & Culture Business Partner - #2195633

About Us

We are a team of enthusiastic and collaborative planners, designers, environmental consultants, engineers and health & safety professionals. Our client base includes public and private sectors.  We have grown significantly over the last few years and now employ 200 individuals across the UK.  Teamwork and a people-first culture are at the heart of everything we do and we wish to engage an enthusiastic professional to join our team.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to work with a team of ambitious and enthusiastic leaders and support managers and employees across the business.  Working in a small and busy team of HR professionals, you will build trusted relationships, allowing you to support and influence best practice and be involved in a wide variety of projects.  The business has grown significantly and a people-first culture is key to the Arthian brand.  We seek an experienced business partner to help us grow and develop our working practices.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Report to COO and collaborate with the Arthian leadership team to ensure P&C strategy is delivered
• Agree HR initiatives and rollout effectively
• Meet leadership weekly for P&C update
• Report to Group P&C Head and collaborate with team
• Attend strategic away days and monthly Group Leaders meetings
• Continue to work with Marketing Team to develop the Careers page of website and standardise application/job vacancy process
• Develop best practice recruitment and selection process
• Manage applications and candidate application experience
• Ensure all offers are sent timeously and in line with template contracts/compliance documentation
• Improve the onboarding and induction processes and ensure they are delivered effectively
• Manage the ER caseload, advising/leading situations and coaching managers, where appropriate
• Collate all info for the monthly payroll process and build effective relationship with Group Payroll Team
• Champion the Connected Conversation process to be used for annual appraisal, mid year check-in and probationary period review.  Work with Improvement Team and Employee Reps to continuously improve
• Collate all annual salary review info and ensure letters sent by 1 Oct each year
• Lead on P&C policy improvements
• Collaborate with Training Manager, where required
• Develop and deliver appropriate soft skill and people management training modules
• Work closely with the Women in STEM Group
• Lead the team and provide coaching and mentoring as appropriate to build knowledge base and develop individuals
• Ensure HR support and compliance is delivered effectively

PREFERRED LOCATION

Central belt Scotland preferred (flexible) with regular travel to other offices

About You

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Proven experience in a similar (senior) role
• Good working knowledge of employment legislation
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Influencing skills
• Natural relationship builder
• Project management skills
• Experience of working for a consultancy beneficial but not essential

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a related discipline
• CIPD qualified and/or working towards

Additional information

The role may require travel (including occasional overnight stays) across the UK and overseas, depending on project requirements

A full clean driving licence is desirable

Legal right to live and work in the UK is required

Competitive salary and benefits package

Hybrid working pattern available