People Business Partner

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

At M Group Transport, we draw on decades of experience to shape the future of UK transport through innovation, sustainable design and intelligent engineering. By bringing together expertise across highways and rail and aviation, we deliver forward-thinking infrastructure solutions that connect people, places and economies nationwide.

Our teams operate across roads, rail, aviation and defence- creating integrated, resilient networks that not only keep the country moving but also support long-term economic growth and strengthen communities.

Want to come and be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

• Act as a strategic People Business Partner to leaders, shaping and delivering people solutions that drive performance, growth and delivery.
• Leverage relationships across the wider People function to bring the right expertise at the right time, ensuring joined-up, high-quality delivery. Work with Centres of Excellence to design and implement scalable people solutions.
• Use people data to influence decisions and challenge thinking.
• Build strong relationships, coaching and guiding leaders to improve performance.
• Lead change and drive engagement through targeted actions and accountability.
• Ensure governance, consistency and best practice across a multi-site environment.
• Stay close to operations to deliver practical, relevant solutions.
  
  

What You’ll Bring

• Proven strategic HR/People BP experience in large, complex, operational environments

Strong strategic thinking; prioritises high-impact people initiatives

Experienced working with Centres of Excellence to deliver joined-up solutions

Builds credibility quickly; influences senior stakeholders

Data-driven and commercially focused; turns insight into action

Self-starter; proactive and outcome-focused

Experience in change management, ER, and multi-site environments

Clear communicator; simplifies complexity and drives results

CIPD Level 5 minimum (or equivalent experience); CIPD Level 7 desirable.

Experience in matrix organisations and partnership with multiple specialist HR functions.

Experience supporting safety-critical or highly regulated environments (e.g. rail, aviation, infrastructure).

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme
  
  

Additional benefits for this role:

• Company car & fuel card (including EV/hybrid options)
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Personal accident cover
• Referral bonus scheme
  
  

About Us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet

We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations

We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts

We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.