HR Business Partner

Mott MacDonald

We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. 
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities. 

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs. 

We are proud to be a one of Glassdoor’s top employers to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a Top Inclusive Company in the UK.

Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence. 

Do you want to work for a company whose purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes, and to transform businesses, communities, and opportunities for its employees? Mott MacDonald is a global consultancy whose people do exactly that.  

We are looking to recruit a HR Business Partner to support a new division Aviation, Maritime and Offshore within our Transport unit.  
 
Providing a first-class business focussed high performing HR service, you will be an integral part of the business and HR team with a job scope that covers all facets of the human resources function from HR strategy to operational activities.

What you will contribute to the team:

Stakeholder management 

• Take a HR Business Partner approach working closely and collaboratively with the functions and main stakeholders including the Executive team.
• Build strong and sustainable relationships using effective communication skills and providing professional advice, being visible and accessible and remaining delivery focussed.

Advisory and operational activities 

• Taking a proactive approach to identifying employee related issues such as performance management and providing early and pragmatic interventions.
• Guide and support managers dealing with short and long-term absence. Oversee vocational health referrals and ensure reasonable adjustments are made, as appropriate. 
• Assume responsibility for the management of ER cases providing advice and guidance to managers and employees on relevant policies, procedures, legislation and risk. 
• Coach managers through investigation, disciplinary, capability, conduct, performance management and grievance processes. Facilitate meetings to ensure consistency and fairness. 
• Advise and support managers through change management processes including reorganisation, accelerated growth, restructure, redundancy, redeployment and consultation. 
• Advise and support managers and employees on ‘family friendly’ issues (flexible working requests, maternity, paternity, parental leave, time off work for dependents) and special leave in line with Company policy and legislation. 
• Provide advice and guidance on secondments, transfers and relocations; ensuring a consistent and pragmatic approach liaising with relevant internal and external stakeholders to ensure a streamlined process.  
• Support managers with cyclical reward and development processes such as salary reviews. 
• Support the unit with the co-ordination of Learning and Development training programmes.

Compliance  

• Comply with Data Protection and General Data Protections Regulations (GDPR) and ensure the security of employee information in accordance with legislation and best practice. 
• Respond to Compliance matters in line with HR procedures and ensure that all operational aspects of compliance reporting are addressed. 
• Uphold and role model behaviours in line with Our Code and PRIDE values.

Strategic HR 

• Support the Talent Acquisition process: from discussing the vacancies with the hiring managers, ensuring comparable salaries and grades are offered and providing challenge to recruitment decisions as appropriate. Support with interviews for senior vacancies.
• Drive the Unit EDI action plan within divisions and share best practice at unit level. 
• Contribute to the HR business plan and drive initiatives by leading on key projects such as absence management, talent management, employee engagement. 
• Coach and support managers with the development and implementation of talent management and succession planning strategies. 
• Work with the business to identify and review key performance indicators and suggest improvements and efficiencies to best meet professional and business requirements.

Candidate specification:

Essential:

• Chartered MCIPD (or equivalent)
• Previous experience in a similar HR role.
• Experienced and confident in managing complex ER cases from end to end.
• Demonstrable leadership skills in business acumen, commercial awareness, emotional intelligence, and influencing at a senior level.
• Experience of supporting talent management, succession planning and reward management programmes, challenging senior stakeholders where appropriate.
• Resilient nature and confidence to provide challenge to, and accept challenge from, senior stakeholders. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to quickly build effective, collaborative relationships with HR and other colleagues across the business. 
• Able to quickly learn, absorb and retain information and understand the business environment. 
• Sound knowledge and practical application of current UK employment law, procedures and processes. 
• Flexible approach to work and able to travel to other offices/sites.  

Desirable:

• Post qualification generalist experience in the private sector preferably in a consulting, professional services or construction/engineering environment. 
• Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills with the flexibility to adapt to changing priorities. 
• Ability to meet the needs of the team and the business in a pragmatic and professional manner. 
• Excellent analytical and numeracy skills with the ability to analyse and interpret complex data and information.  
• Excellent IT skills - proficiency in Microsoft Office packages and HR databases. 
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team as required. 
• Change agent looking to continuously evaluate and improve HR processes and practices in line with functional requirements.

If you meet 80% or more of what we’re looking for, please still apply. We understand not everyone will meet all the requirements, but you might have skills we didn’t know we need.  

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion 

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working 

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

 Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

 Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.