HR Business Partner (2 Year FTC)

CompanyNorthern Powergrid

LocationCastleford, England, United Kingdom

Posted At1/15/2026

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Human resource managers and directors

Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled

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£52,900 (£27.13 per hour)

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Description

HR Business Partner (2-Year FTC)

Location: Castleford

Directorate: People & Change

Do you want to shape the future of our organisation and play a pivotal role in driving business Do you want to shape the future of our organisation and play a pivotal role in driving business performance through people?

We’re looking for an experienced People Business Partner to work closely with senior leaders across the business, building strong and trusted relationships to understand their priorities and translate them into a clear, impactful people strategy.

If you’re passionate about organisational design, talent development, strategic planning and helping leaders get the best from their teams - we’d love to hear from you.

You’ll take a lead role in shaping the people agenda, anticipating future workforce needs, and ensuring our culture, capability and structure support the delivery of our long‑term business goals. Your insight and influence will be crucial as we continue to evolve, transform and grow.

Ready to help shape our organisation’s future? Let’s talk.

Along with a competitive salary between £55,000 - £60,000 we also offer great benefits such as:

£4,500 yearly retention bonus
Enrolment into our double-matched pension scheme
25 days holiday (rising with service) plus bank holidays
Car allowance / company car scheme
Excellent opportunities for career growth
Payment of professional fees

Key Responsibilities:

Strategy and Planning

Ensure the people dimension is fully integrated into the business strategies and plans and ensure strategies are in place to tackle key people risks and challenges over the short and longer term
Work closely with your business to spot opportunities for organisational change or transformation which will improve business performance. Take joint responsibility with the business head to plan and deliver the change
Drive delivery of an effective organisation that is fit for purpose. Lead strategic expansion initiatives for the areas you partner with
Take an active role in the budget planning to develop rationale for future years headcount, taking into consideration organisational design and future business plans.

Ensure management information is up to date and accessible as appropriate including talent management information and succession plans

Contribute to relevant HR KPIs and reports for your business areas

Be an active contributor to wider people strategy , understanding the objectives of other teams, collaborating across the business and beyond to ensure consistency

Organisation Capability

Coach, challenge and influence leadership to develop the organisational capability required to enable delivery of business strategy; anticipate the changing needs of the business and drive the active management and development of talent
Lead the talent agenda for your business, understanding the key talent, their strengths and development needs and actively participate in talent management discussions with the business teams working in partnership with the talent teams
Have a deep understanding of business resourcing plans. Work closely with the talent and resourcing team, hiring managers and leaders to ensure we recruit the best, achieve headcount targets and smooth approval processes

Business Performance

Champion and manage core processes to including performance, annual salary reviews and personal development planning and ensure that leaders have the skills and capability to maximise the value of the process
Provide advice, consultancy and counsel on HR policy and practice. Apply relevant and pragmatic judgement to deliver sensible business outcomes
Lead on business wide people related projects as and when required
Share knowledge and best practice. Ensure that everything you do is in line with the overall values and principles of the business
Challenge practices if you believe there are better ways of doing things and inspire others to do the same, fixing things that need fixing, identifying solutions

Skills, Knowledge, Experience & Qualifications:

Essential:

Level 5 CIPD qualified of equivalent
Significant HR experience in large, complex organisation advisory/business partner role
Experience of implementing change within an organisation
Full clean driving license

Desirable:

Degree qualified in relevant subject e.g. Human Resources/ Business Studies
Experience of working in trade union recognised environment

Applicants are considered However, their suitability for the post irrespective of sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender re-assignment, race, age or disability, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.