Senior HR Business Partner

**Closing date for applications is Friday, 11th of April at midday. (we may close the advert earlier if required and contact successful candidates prior to this)**

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. 

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. 

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

Job Description
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?

We are looking for a CIPD chartered (or equivalent) HR professional to undertake a business partnering role.  You will be working as part of the HR team to deliver on the people agenda and play a vital role in developing relationships with key stakeholders as well as leading on exciting projects.

Your main responsibilities will be:

Stakeholder management:

• A HR business partner approach working with key stakeholders supporting one of our divisions in the transport sector
• Working in partnership with the business, provide advice, guidance and lead on all employee matters.
• Building strong and sustainable relationships using effective communication skills and professional advice, being visible, accessible, and remaining delivery focussed.
• Act as the critical friend to key stakeholders and build confidence to become involved in people related decisions at a divisional level.

Advisory and operational activities

• Using a coaching style to support more junior members of the HR community and the business managers in operational activities enabling them to take the lead in managing their people.
• Fully experienced in employment relations with confidence to ensure all HR matters are handled promptly, fairly, and consistently in line with legal and company requirements.
• Provide robust advice on all HR issues, policies, terms and conditions of employment and employment / immigration legislation.
• Regularly review salaries against the internal and external benchmark data and make recommendations to the divisional exec for addressing any anomalies.
• Lead the bonus and salary review process for the division, analysing data and reviewing trends as required.
• Evaluate the senior promotions and appointments process in the division and support the bi-annual process (reviewing scorecards and papers)
• Work with the division to mitigate risk and provide challenge, advice and guidance accordingly.

Strategic HR

• Support the delivery of the people strategy at divisional level, including employee engagement, talent management and succession planning.
• Proactively deliver our EDI and wellbeing strategy at a divisional level.

Compliance

• Comply with Data Protection and General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and ensure the security of employee information in accordance with legislation and best practice.
• Identify and respond to compliance matters in line with HR procedures and ensure that all operational aspect of compliance reporting are addressed.

Other

• Provide cover for the team during periods of annual leave and during peaks in workload.
• Support with the provision of workshops to upskill and develop the HR community in the unit and across the region.
• Support regional or Group projects as and when required.
• To build good working relationships and networks across the business and the wider HR community

Candidate Specification

• You will be CIPD chartered (or equivalent).
• Will possess well developed leadership capability in executing unit or regional projects.
• You will have well-developed interpersonal skills and an ability to build strong relationships with HR colleagues across the Group and other stakeholders.
• You will have excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Can demonstrate strong organisational skills and exhibit excellent attention to detail.
• You will have excellent knowledge of HR practices and policies as well as Employment legislation.
• Will have a good understanding of analytics and translate key metrics into outcomes.
• Adept in the use of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Desirable

• Commercial acumen and experience in an engineering or consultancy environment
• Experience of delivering value add initiatives/projects e.g., EDI, STEM, engagement etc
• Experience with Power BI and/or SAP (Success Factors)
• Experience of non-UK HR activities and legislation.

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. 

**Closing date for applications is midday on Friday, 11th of April (we may close the advert earlier if required and contact successful candidates prior to this)**

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  

We are happy to talk openly about 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.