We are looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to join our amazing Thames Water team. The role is currently working remotely but will be based in Reading with some travel required to our various sites.
The role will be supporting the Capital Delivery & Operations HR Director, to develop and deliver our agenda and associated activities in our Capital Delivery business areas. Capital Delivery is an area of the business that has grown and still going through a period of growth and change.
Key Accountabilities:
- You will be part of the Capital Delivery learning team where you will deliver HR Leadership/ direction to circa 300 employees in the Capital Delivery area of the business.
- Effective stakeholder relationship building in Capital Delivery, creating a HR network for best practice across all delivery partners.
- Actively contribute in increasing employee engagement in the Capital Delivery area of the business with leadership/management up skilling.
- Creation and delivery of line management training on Absence management, managing a disciplinary and performance management
- ER case management (including settlement agreements)
- Key HR lead in the various projects within Thames Water.
- Managed and facilitated TIER 3 (trade union groups) discussions in stakeholder areas.
- Presented people data and HR updates at meetings for Stakeholder groups.
Your skills & experience:
- Solid HR Generalist, who has operated as a strategic Senior HR Business Partner, in complex, and fast paced organisation.
- Experience of managing teams of direct and indirect (client) employees under a join people plan
- Ideally you will have significant experience of partnering and influencing senior leadership teams.
- Previous experience of working within a capital delivery or similar environment with a strong focus on transforming customer outcomes would be beneficial.
- You’ll need to be comfortable ‘rolling up your sleeves’ as well as working individually to get things done with a collaborative outlook to work across the business with other Senior HR Business Partners.
- Although a CIPD qualified, or equivalent would be beneficial, we would also welcome this person to have a proven HR Business partnering background and are an expert in their field.
- We are looking for someone who is professional and easy going / informal, a ‘big picture’ thinker.
What will this role involve?
It’s an exciting time to join Thames Water. The industry is transforming and at pace. We have a challenging agenda to deliver on our 5 year business plan for 2020-2025.
What’s in it for you:
Our competitive salary and package include a competitive bonus, car allowance, private healthcare, an excellent contributory pension, 26 days holiday. There is also a wider benefits scheme which includes an annual pay review, season ticket loans and loyalty awards for continuous service plus discounts at a wide range of retailers via Benefits on Taps. We also have a referral scheme, where you can receive £750 for helping someone get a permanent position within the company.
We’re proud to be here for our local community, offering everyone two days paid volunteer leave a year, as well as proudly supporting a lot of local events and charities.
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About us:
Thames Water is the UK’s largest water and wastewater company. We make a daily difference to millions of customers by supplying 2.7 billion litres of world-class water to around 10 million homes.
As our world changes, the need to take care of our most precious resource is greater than ever, both locally and globally. That’s why, at Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to daily life, and that means our business is always open. We’re passionate about providing world-class tap water, now and for the future.
We’re also turning waste into power, self-generating 20% of the energy we use and, in turn, doing our bit for the planet. We’re reducing plastic waste by celebrating our tap water and rolling out an ambitious water fountain project. We’re using our voice to lobby for change and partnering with WaterAid to provide clean water to the world’s poorest communities.
Together, we’re building a better future for our customers, our region and our planet.
Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and unparalleled benefits. We’re also proud to be an equal opportunity employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion and Disability Confident Leader, welcoming individuals from all walks of life and leading the way with award-winning mental health and well-being strategy.