HR Manager

Construction, permanent

Key Accountabilities

Recruitment & Selection

The role of HR Manager will review all recruitment processes and practices to ensure all vacancies are filled in the most cost- efficient way and within the shortest time possible. The HR function will be responsible for identifying effective and appropriate recruitment methods for all vacancies.

Employee Relations

The HR Manager will be responsible for designing and developing the workforce strategy. Taking a lead on all Employee related issues including:

· Taking a lead whilst advising and supporting managers on all Employee Relations issues, including performance management; sickness & absence; disciplinary & grievance procedures.

· Ensuring the grievance and disciplinary procedures are adhered to by all staff and to empower the

Operations Team to undertake investigations & hearings

· Monitoring, updating and advising staff and managers on HR policies and procedures, ensuring they are adhered to and effectively communicated across the organisation.

· Reviewing and updating the equality and diversity strategy, making recommendations on best practice and legislation.

· To monitor staff turnover and ensuring that exit interviews are carried out, analysing and reporting on findings.

Management Responsibility

As the HR lead, you will ensure the HR Department is always customer focused, delivering a good service to the organisation.

Staff Training & Development

Working closely with senior team to develop staff skills including highlighting needs and recommendations made through the staff appraisal process.

HR Policy & Procedures

To ensure terms and conditions and policies and procedures are up-to-date and comprehensive with regard to legislation and best practice.

Essential

Personal Competencies and Skills:

· Ability to develop a HR Strategy

· Strong written skills with proven ability to draft policies, procedures and reports.

· Good coaching & mentoring skills.

· Delivery focused with the ability to prioritise and organise workload agreed within deadlines.

· Ability to resolve conflict situations and heavy workloads.

· Strong customer focus.

· Excellent "active-listening" skills.

· A proactive and can-do approach towards work tasks.

· Excellent presentation skills both formally and informally.

· Open communication style, with ability to communicate at all levels in an organisation.

· Good ambassadorial and diplomatic skills.

· A persuasive negotiator.

· Good personal presentation and high level of professionalism.

HR Knowledge & Competencies:

· Excellent up to date knowledge of UK employment law legislation.

· Extensive knowledge of policies and procedures related to an HR Function.

· Strong competency interviewing and selection skills.

· Up to date knowledge or recruitment, staff retention methods.

· Experience in advising and managing grievance and disciplinary investigations.

· Previous background within a generalist HR Function.

· Experience in team leading and/or managing an HR Function.

Please apply to be considered.