Senior HR Business Partner

Job Description

Your new roleWe are looking to recruit a Senior HR Business Partner to join our team to partner with the organisation to influence, lead and embed the people strategy for National Highways. Partnering with senior business leaders, you will identify and translate key businesspriorities into strategic people plans, empowering Senior Leaders to create a high performing culture. You will also be undertaking key strategic HR activities such as leading on and influencing change, analysing key business Management Information and supportingthe implementation of HR projects and organisational change and transformation.What youll be leading on Translate business strategy and priorities into Directorate-level strategic people plans that are fully aligned with National Highways People Strategy. Provide input to business strategy and organisation design to ensure that structures, roles and responsibilities enable delivery and contribute to a high-performance culture. Leverage strong business knowledge and understanding to partner and provide strategic, insightful and constructive challenge to business leaders and HR, where appropriate. Proactively represent HR within leadership teams, acting as a role model and ambassador for the organisational values and behaviours. Coach and develop senior leaders on business-wide HR initiatives, including managing and developing talent, cultural change and employee engagement. Partner and coach managers to support the delivery of people plans and initiatives and encourage a culture of line manager responsibility and accountability for front line human resources. Coordinate the deployment of the relevant HR skills and expertise from across the wider HR team to bring the right people solutions together. Empower business leaders to lead their teams and deliver business transformation, aligning ways of working to create a high-performance culture.To be successful Senior HR Business Partnering experience of working in a complex organisation, up to and including Executive Director level, and an understanding of regional and functional HR requirements. Demonstrable experience of aligning People strategy and services with business strategy and needs Prior Human Resources management / leadership experience in leading teams A Masters degree, preferably in HR, Business Administration, a related field or commensurate professional experience Member of Professional body (e.g. MCIPD etc.) Clear understanding of current employment law and best practices. Ability to assess strategic, transactional, and tactical processes and drive continuous improvementA bit about usOur role in Human Resources is to support, develop and nurture our people so that we can all achieve our full potential. By providing our people with the right skills and knowledge we are enabling the business to meet the daily demands we face supporting deliveryof our corporate plan and connecting the country. We champion our values of safety, integrity, passion, ownership and teamworkWhy you should join usAt National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. Were proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do betterand actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.So if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it - then youll be a great fit for our organisationThe business is embracing hybrid working, meaning that the role will require a mix of regular travel to sites across England combined with working from home.And finallyAnd finally we reserve the right to close before the advertised closing date, so we recommend completing your application as soon as possible.