HR Business Partner

HR Business Partner (Infrastructure Projects)
London Hybrid Working (3 days on-site, 2 days home)

Pure is delighted to be supporting a leading engineering and infrastructure business in the search for an experienced HR Business Partner to support a major UK infrastructure programme.
This is a highly visible role partnering senior operational leaders across multiple project teams, providing a full generalist HR service in a fast-paced, complex and unionised environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in driving people initiatives, strengthening management capability, supporting organisational change and ensuring best practice across all aspects of the employee lifecycle.
You will work closely with senior stakeholders to deliver both strategic and operational HR support. You will act as a trusted advisor, helping leaders navigate employee relations, workforce planning, talent development and people processes, while supporting continuous improvement across HR systems and reporting.
Key Responsibilities;

• Partner with operational leaders to provide expert HR guidance and coaching.
• Build management capability through proactive advice on people matters, employment law and best practice.
• Lead and support employee relations activity including disciplinary, grievance, absence and performance management cases.
• Produce HR reporting and people analytics to support operational and strategic decision-making.
• Drive continuous improvement projects and support the development of HR policies and processes.
• Manage onboarding activities and ensure an excellent employee experience.
• Act as a key HR systems superuser, maintaining data integrity and enhancing reporting capabilities.
• Support recruitment initiatives, workforce planning and emerging talent programmes.
• Work collaboratively with Learning & Development colleagues to support training and capability-building initiatives.
• Develop effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders across project and corporate functions.

Key skills and experience required;

• Proven stakeholder management skills.
• Previous HR Business Partner or Senior HR Advisor experience within construction, infrastructure, engineering, manufacturing or another operationally focused environment.
• Strong employment law knowledge and hands-on employee relations experience.
• Experience supporting large operational workforces within a complex or matrix organisation.
• Exposure to trade union engagement and workforce relations.
• Experience using HR systems and producing meaningful workforce data and reporting.
• The confidence to challenge, influence and coach leaders at all levels.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building and problem-solving skills.