HR Business Partner - 12 months fixed term - North Region

MWH treatment is a highly successful business, and we are continually looking for talented individuals to join us. An opportunity has arisen for an operational HR Business Partner covering a 12 month Fixed Trm contract to join the team covering our regions based in the North - ESD, United Utilities, Hattersley and Northern Ireland. You will partner and offer support to the business in all aspects of HR, focussing on succession & talent, learning & development, coaching and delivering our People Plan within your regions.

Key responsibilities

• Working with the central teams to implement key initiatives relating to areas such as talent, performance management, diversity and inclusion, wellbeing.
• In partnership with managers take ownership of implementing the people plan.
• Coaching Managers and individuals.
• Maintain positive relationships with the central HR functions.
• Managing all employee relations issues in your regions (disciplinary, grievance, performance management, sickness absence etc)
• Support the Recruitment team in future talent processes such as graduate recruitment.
• Undertake and support HR project work as identified
• Work closely with the L&D team to provide support in the co-ordination of training & development for managers and their teams in line with performance management tools.
• Work with L&D team to ensure key deliverables are met, monitored and reported.
• Maintain a positive and solution-oriented approach to work, providing open and honest feedback.
•  You will require excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strong influencing skills a flexible approach, pro-active self-starter, action orientated, resilient with a can-do attitude.

Key relationships: 

• Head of People
• Head of HR
• Business Area Leaders

HR Team   

Competencies

• Relationship development
• Excellent customer focus
• Resilience and drive
• Works with others to deliver results
• Takes personal responsibility to deliver results
• Problem analysis
• Communication and stakeholder management

Essential 

You will either have experience as a Senior HR Advisor looking to utilise your skills and grow into an operational HR Business Partner position or you will be a successful HR Business partner looking to be part of a high performing HR team. 

Essential

• Ability to build and maintain core business relationships with key stakeholders
• Extensive senior Advisory/Partnering experience within a professional Human Resources function
• High level of educational achievement
• Extensive experience of implementing policies and procedures
• Knowledge of employment law principles Excellent Microsoft skills; to include minimum intermediate level excel and word CIPD qualified to at least level 5
• You will require excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strong influencing skills a flexible approach, pro-active self-starter, action orientated, resilient with a can-do attitude

 Desirable

• Understanding and experience of manpower planning, resourcing. benchmarking and metric delivery
• Experience in an Engineering / Construction environment

MWH Treatment is an integrated design and build provider working in the water sector. With over 1400 staff working across eight regional centres, supporting six long-term water sector frameworks and two recently won frameworks, operating both as a sole contractor but also in joint ventures and alliances. 

At MWH Treatment we believe that people matter. We know to build successful, creative teams we need a diverse workforce that can deliver innovative ways of thinking. We provide an environment where you will have the freedom to develop and grow to your full potential, creating opportunity by inviting, embracing, and celebrating difference, our goal as an employer is to motivate, and develop our employees. By fostering a diverse range of talents and perspectives we ensure we have the breadth of viewpoints,

experiences, and skills needed to succeed. Embracing diversity of all kinds enables us to provide a work environment and culture that plays a key role in attracting and retaining the right people with the right skills. 

As signatories to the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant, we have made a promise to support our forces, working with the CTP to help ex veterans find work in the civilian world. We also support Mates in Mind, a charitable programme to improve and promote positive mental health in the workplace. We don’t just tick boxes; we live these values every day. 

What MWH offer 

Packages include -  

A competitive salary 

Hybrid Working (Jobs needs dependent) 

Car/car allowance (Jobs needs dependent) 

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy) 

Contribution Pension scheme 

Life Assurance 

Health Insurance 

Private Medical Insurance 

And many more benefits including – cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, Kids Pass etc