Senior HR Business Partner - Maternity Cover - Fixed Term Contract - Military veterans preferred

United Kingdom - West Midlands, Birmingham - UK

Job Summary

Senior HR Business Partner – Maternity Cover – Fixed Term Contract to 31 st May 2021

AECOM is a multidisciplinary consultancy aligning creative, analytical and technical expertise to enhance and sustain the world’s built, natural and social environments. We regenerate urban areas, cities and regions, create distinctive buildings and public spaces, plan for the management of open space and natural systems, and design and deliver major transport and infrastructure programmes and projects. Our work helps realise the aspirations of clients and communities in more than 100 countries.

AECOM has an exciting new opportunity for a Senior HR Business Partner to join its UK and Ireland HR team, supporting the Rail, Bridges and Structures (RBS) sector which covers circa 1,000 employees across the region. We are flexible upon base location with a preference for Birmingham or St Albans. This role will report to the HR Lead of the AECOM UK & Ireland Civil Infrastructure business.

Please note that this is a fixed term contract opportunity.

Responsibilities:

This role will be accountable to define, deliver and implement the people plan for the Rail, Bridges and Structures sector.

• Ensure effective and timely implementation of HR initiatives in line with business priorities

• Applying change management expertise to ensure that changes are planned and implemented in a way that applies best practice, complies with legislation, realises intended benefits and minimises unnecessary ER activity, costs and disruption to delivery performance

• Support the business with activities relating to employee engagement and talent retention including action planning, feedback and long-term engagement strategy

• Creating and implementing a resource plan that optimises expertise across the HR function to confidently meet the requirements of our current and future workload.

• Drive the talent agenda, including succession planning, so that solutions are aligned to business need

• Lead or support HR projects as required within the UK&I business

Minimum Requirements

• The role holder will have a proven track record in building effective relationships with senior leadership teams, managing complex organisational and cultural change initiatives and managing the delivery of HR strategies

• Proactive and solutions oriented with a strong coaching style

• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken

• Developed and implemented people plans and strategies which have influenced business performance in a range of situations/sectors/service types

• Delivered change and transformation projects with successful outcomes

• Delivered successful TUPE processes and ideally experience of commercial bidding

• Understands the key HR leverage points: Learning & Development, Organisational Design, Reward and Performance, Employee Engagement, Employee Relations, Resource and Talent Management, Information and Data

• Ability to apply legal knowledge in a practical setting

• Ability to understand and manage employee relations risk

• Demonstrable experience working within the context of complex, matrix organisations is required

• The individual will have highly developed commercial skills, be emotionally intelligent and able to coach and influence senior colleagues;

• Understanding of the markets in which AECOM operates in, including competitors, customers, technologies and trends.

• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to make evaluative judgments of both factual and qualitative information drawn from a variety of sources.

• Degree in HR/CIPD equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of the infrastructure business environment and challenges facing clients and service providers in our sectors

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What We Offer

When you join AECOM, you become part of a company that is

pioneering the future . Our teams around the world are involved in some of the most cutting-edge and innovative projects and programs of our time, addressing the big challenges of today and shaping the built environment for generations to come. We ensure a workplace that encourages growth, flexibility and creativity, as well as a company culture that champions

inclusion, diversity and overall

employee well-being through programs supported by company leadership. Our

core values define who we are, how we act and what we aspire to, which comes down to not only

delivering a better world , but working to “make amazing happen” in each neighborhood, community and city we touch. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

Job Category Human Resources

Business Line Geography OH

Business Group Design and Consulting Services Group (DCS)

Country United Kingdom

Position Status Full-Time

Requisition/Vacancy No. 233636BR

Additional Locations UK - Birmingham - Colmore Plaza, UK - London - Aldgate Tower, UK - St. Albans

Clearance Required No

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.