UK People Director - Civil Engineering / Construction Contractor
Possible
Sponsorship likelihood
This employer issued few or no visas recently
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£52,900
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 1136 (99% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £52,900, and Newsom Consulting Ltd is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1136 Human resource managers and directors Most likely code | £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
A leading civil engineering and construction contractor has retained our services to recruit a UK People Director to join its UK leadership team.
The role will lead the people agenda across various UK sites, maintaining strong engagement with 2000+ frontline employees across a geographically wide workforce.
Our client is seeking a commercially minded HR leader with strong employee relations expertise and experience leading HR Business Partner teams supporting large, multisite operational workforces.
This is a great opportunity to combine strategic judgement with a practical, hands-on approach and the ability to build credibility from board level to site teams, with a visible presence across offices and operational locations.
Key Responsibilities
- Overall functional responsibility for the performance and delivery of the UK People Function, including UK Recruitment, ensuring high standards, consistency, accuracy and effective collaboration across the UK HR team.
- Be the main point of contact for the UK Managing Director and UK Senior People Partners on key HR issues.
- Responsibility for ensuring that the Learning and Development strategy is clearly communicated and consistently implemented across all areas of the UK business.
- Act as the day-to-day HR contact for UK central functions, providing generalist advice and drawing on support from the wider UK HR team as needed.
Key Skills & Experience
- FCIPD qualified or well on the way towards it.
- Previous experience of working in a senior generalist HR Director or Head of HR/Equivalent role in a substantial business (over 1,000 people), which has involved multi-site operations.
- Experience could have been gained in a wide variety of industrial business sectors including Construction, Facilities Management, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Manufacturing etc.
- Experience working as either part of a country operating board or similar country wide boards/teams, with a direct relationship to a country MD or equivalent.
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Where this offer sits in the market
Human resource managers and directors (SOC 1136) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~170k in sample- Middle half £44,564–77,220
- Median £58,812
- Going rate £52,900
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £37,100–47,600
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Newsom Consulting Ltd 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 1136 going rate of £52,900. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.