Working here isn’t just a job. You can advance your career at Avove, and we’ll reward you with a range of benefits that recognize great work. We provide full training and continuous development to help you reach your potential. We strive to create an inclusive working environment where everyone can be themselves. Join us and take the next step towards a fulfilling career. About the role… As People Partner, you will partner and support our two clients in Power and also Northumbrian Water, our new Water client. The role is central in supporting our growth plans and shaping the future of the business and is an exciting opportunity to use your HR expertise and business partnering skills to deliver practical solutions to the business challenges. You will work with the account leads to build organization and people capability to improve business performance, identify key business needs and trends to shape and implement effective resource & succession plans, ensuring proactive solutions are identified in relation to skills gaps, talent attraction, and retention. This role will work closely with the wider People & Culture team to deliver and embed fit-for-purpose processes & initiatives that support the business to meet its objectives. This is a full-time permanent role and will be based in our office in Durham with travel to client offices as well as our head office in Chorley, Lancashire, as required. We do support hybrid working and you can work from home 2/3 days per week. You are encouraged to be curious about our business and to get out and about to meet the workforce and grow your knowledge of what they do. What will your day look like… You will be curious about the accounts you support and develop a good knowledge of the operational service that we provide to our clients to enable you to develop solutions for all colleague-related challenges. Specifically, you will: Lead the improvement of people capability, act as a trusted adviser and coach people managers to manage people issues successfully, incorporating best practices and mitigating any potential risk to the business. Take ownership and be proactive in developing resource plans to establish what skills the accounts need today and in the future in line with growth plans. Ensure solutions are in place to identify skill gaps, talent attraction, and resource mix required. Coach people managers throughout the hiring process to ensure we attract and retain the right skills into Avove from a diverse background. Work with the accounts and the L&D Partner to assess the skills, knowledge, and capability of our workforce today, identifying what we need in the future and building effective learning and development demand plans that support the growth of our colleagues. Use succession planning tools to identify the talent in your accounts and potential successors and ensure robust development plans are in place. Coach and influence people and managers to think differently, adopt new solutions, apply best practice, and consider the commercial impact on decisions that will impact the business today and in the future. Develop and drive the delivery of colleague engagement plans to identify ways to ensure Avove is a great place to work and reduces attrition on the account. Produce key colleague performance metrics, identify trends, provide insight based on data and take actions to support the business to improve performance. Provide feedback and contribute to the development of relevant HR policies, procedures, and initiatives. Support strategic business projects and change programmes. Perform other duties as directed by your line manager or management team. About you… To be successful in this role you will be able to demonstrate that you have experience of partnering with business/account leaders to develop strong and effective relationships. You will be able to show that you can make sound judgments based on business and commercial needs, ensuring we operate within the boundaries of employment law. You will be able to tailor business-centred advice on the interpretation and application of people policies and processes. Your previous role(s) will show that you can build effective working relationships with key stakeholders, such as the finance and commercial teams, and colleagues across all levels and that you are experienced in interpreting data to draw out key themes and design solutions to meet business needs. You will have experience of managing employee relations cases, driving cases to solution. What’s in it for you… We offer a rewarding salary that is tailored to your skills and experience. In addition to this, we understand that one size doesn’t fit all so everyone has access to a variety of flexible benefits that work for you. Company pension scheme Life assurance Private GP Helpline & Health Cash Plan Avove Discount Scheme Family friendly policies A selection of lifestyle benefit options Financial wellbeing programme Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues We love to give back so we offer you volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising. About us… We design, build and maintain the UK’s utilities infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better. We provide cutting-edge and sustainable engineering solutions and play a critical role in helping to keep the water running, the lights on and people connected. We are an expert, responsible and agile partner, providing vital services to water, power and telecommunications sectors. We work closely with our clients to help protect and improve their assets, enhance customer experience and protect the natural environment. Everything we do is designed to drive continual improvement and move life forward. We are proud to work in partnership with leading utility providers, including Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Northern PowerGrid, Northumbrian Water Group, Scottish Power Energy Networks and Scottish Water. We are an equal opportunities employer... We welcome applications from candidates of all races, genders, disabilities, religions, ages and sexual orientations. We know that having a diverse workforce encourages new perspectives, inspires creativity and creates an engaging workplace and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all colleagues can thrive. What next... We encourage you to apply for this role as soon as you can. We recognize talent waits for no one, so we progress candidates individually through all stages of recruitment process. If you have any questions, please reach out for an informal discussion. #J-18808-Ljbffr
