Senior People Business Partner
Added 21 Sept · still live
Possible
Sponsorship likelihood
This job is eligible only on a shortage list
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£41,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 3571 (82% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £41,700, and Dawsongroup is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
This could also be SOC 1136 (Human resource managers and directors). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
Your salary route
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3571 Human resources and industrial relations officers Most likely code | £33,400 | £41,700 | £41,700 | £41,700 |
1136 Human resource managers and directors Also possible | £37,100 | £42,300 | £47,600 | £52,900 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
About This Role
Are you a Senior People Business Partner, Senior HR Business Partner or Strategic People Partner looking for a Group role where your influence reaches well beyond day to day HR? As our Senior People Business Partner, you will work across Dawsongroup supporting Truck and Trailer, Vans, Energy Solutions, and Bus and Coach, partnering senior leaders across a nationwide, multi site organisation to turn business priorities into clear people strategies.
You will bring senior level HR business partnering experience from a complex, operational or multi site environment, with the credibility to influence senior stakeholders while remaining comfortable getting close to the detail when it matters. We know strong candidates do not always match every line of a job description, so if you bring relevant transferable experience, strong judgement and the potential to make an impact, we want to hear from you.
Are you a Senior People Business Partner, Senior HR Business Partner or Strategic People Partner looking for a Group role where your influence reaches well beyond day to day HR? As our Senior People Business Partner, you will work across Dawsongroup supporting Truck and Trailer, Vans, Energy Solutions, and Bus and Coach, partnering senior leaders across a nationwide, multi site organisation to turn business priorities into clear people strategies.
- Act as a trusted senior adviser to executive leaders and Managing Directors, bringing insight and constructive challenge across organisational design, workforce strategy, culture, leadership and transformation.
- Help embed our People operating model consistently across the supported Business Units, connecting business requirements with People Operations and our Centres of Expertise to create joined up, practical solutions.
- Lead the continued development of performance management, helping leaders have better conversations, address underperformance appropriately, strengthen accountability and create greater consistency through effective calibration.
- Shape our approach to talent, succession and workforce planning, identifying organisational capability needs, strengthening talent pipelines and helping leaders build meaningful development and succession plans.
- Lead and support significant people change programmes, using data, commercial insight and strong employee relations judgement to manage risk, understand impact and help leaders navigate change effectively.
You will bring senior level HR business partnering experience from a complex, operational or multi site environment, with the credibility to influence senior stakeholders while remaining comfortable getting close to the detail when it matters. We know strong candidates do not always match every line of a job description, so if you bring relevant transferable experience, strong judgement and the potential to make an impact, we want to hear from you.
- CIPD Level 5 is the minimum requirement for this role, with further professional development, Level 7 study or progress towards Chartered status welcomed but not required as the starting point.
Advertisement
Dawsongroup has been operating in asset rental for over 50 years, helping customers build greater resilience and agility through smarter approaches to the assets they need, while our wider business now brings together around 1,250 people across 11 countries. This Group role sits at the heart of that organisation, giving you exposure to established operations including commercial vehicles and Bus and Coach alongside areas such as Energy Solutions that are helping shape what comes next.
- Our approach is built around Smarter Asset Strategy, using our experience, scale and specialist knowledge to help customers access the assets and solutions their businesses need.
- We believe sustainable business performance comes from investing in both assets and people, creating an environment where colleagues can develop, contribute and build meaningful careers.
- You will work across distinctive Business Units while helping create greater consistency, collaboration and connection across the wider Group People agenda.
- Integrity, legal compliance, continuous improvement, environmental responsibility, community involvement and providing safe, fulfilling and rewarding careers all form part of how we want to operate.
About Your Future
This is an opportunity to take a genuinely influential People role within a varied Group environment, helping strengthen leadership capability, talent, performance and organisational maturity while continuing to develop your own career. Dawsongroup is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.
This is an opportunity to take a genuinely influential People role within a varied Group environment, helping strengthen leadership capability, talent, performance and organisational maturity while continuing to develop your own career. Dawsongroup is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.
- 24 days standard leave allowance + Birthday + plus Bank Holidays + up to 10 days extra (time served and purchase scheme)
- 2x life assurance scheme alongside access to long term incentives.
- Internal progression pathways, nationally and worldwide, together with funded training and opportunities to continue your professional development.
- Wellbeing and mental health support, Cycle to Work schemes and seasonal gifts form part of our wider employee offering.
- Most importantly, you will have the opportunity to influence how our People function evolves, helping leaders raise standards, strengthen capability and create consistently positive people practices across the Business Units you support.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Dawsongroup, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
Human resources and industrial relations officers (SOC 3571) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~137k in sampleSOC 3571
- Middle half £28,912–42,432
- Median £33,904
- Going rate £41,700
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £33,400–37,530
Similar sponsored roles
See all UK visa jobsNo close matches live right now.
Browse more sponsored jobs at DawsongroupAbout sponsorship for this role
Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Dawsongroup holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 3571 going rate of £41,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.