We are looking for an experienced HR Advisor to join our team on a 12-month secondment to cover a period of maternity leave.
The primary objective of this role is to offer essential support to our dedicated UK HR Consultants, as well as provide HR expertise to employees and line managers. Our HR Consultants cater to specific client groups throughout the UK, and this position involves delivering operational HR advice across all these areas.
Achieving success in this role entails delivering timely, practical, and reliable HR advice to employees and line managers within the UK disciplines, aligned with the global HR framework, policies, and procedures. It also involves building strong relationships with key stakeholders and offering operational guidance on various people-related matters.
Here at Buro Happold, expect the exceptional.
From the projects you will work on to the clients we work with. From career-defining opportunities to an inclusive and diverse practice where we all contribute to a more equitable world. From our reputation to our relationships. Wherever your Buro Happold career takes you, it’ll be anything but ordinary.
Your next role
Join us and be surrounded by exceptional opportunities in an environment alive with innovation and possibility. Your new team has a willingness and curiosity to see possibility and potential in everything – from the most iconic projects to our everyday conversations.
- This is an extraordinary opportunity to contribute to our fantastic HR team.
- Buro Happold has a clear strategic plan, strong learning culture and entrepreneurial mindset that will allow you to thrive.
- You’ll be part of something bigger than us all where sustainability, equity, social and performance outcomes matter. Buro Happold is committed to doing the right thing, even when that’s the hardest thing. This is a genuine opportunity to make impact - and leave real legacy.
Key duties
- Provide HR advice and assist with HR queries to employees, line managers and leaders regarding UK policy, processes, and Employment Law.
- Support the HRC with end-to-end HR cycle of events as appropriate, such as retention and employee engagement; Employee relations and performance management; employee development, equity, diversity & inclusion; leaver process.
- Support leaders and HRCs with the roll-out of specific Equity, Diversity & Inclusion plans, and initiatives.
- Assist the HRCs with the annual My CPO and pay review and bonus process as required.
- Partner with the L&D team to promote and support the roll-out of appropriate learning and development events.
- Assist the HRCs with People Consultancy meetings, ensuring all data captured in accurately recorded and feeds into the wider Talent and succession programme.
- Develop effective internal HR relationships with key stakeholders (HR Shared Services, Resourcing, L&D and Reward, Head of D&I, Analytics and reporting roles).
- Case management/advice on sickness absence cases including support on phased returns and OH referrals.
- Support managers to process Flexible working requests, ensuring adherence to statutory process and company policy.
- Support manager with probation extensions and terminations.
- Conduct Exit/Stay interviews as requested by the HRCs.
- Taking meeting minutes e.g. grievances/disciplinaries/probation extensions and preparation of meeting packs (as appropriate)
- Proactively identify trends and suggest and/or take suitable actions where appropriate in discussions with HRCs.
- Using available HR data from relevant sources to create and produce reports as required, together with any relevant insights.
Your skills and experience
We seek a proactive, approachable, enthusiastic, and confident individual who excels in handling a diverse range of tasks. This role involves liaising with individuals both in the UK and our overseas offices.
- Practical UK Employment Law knowledge.
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, able to modulate language and obtain positive outcomes and work with a variety of stakeholders.
- Confident, personable, and diplomatic individual who connects easily with a variety of people, able to quickly build trust.
- Able to make timely and considered decisions, where possible, providing workable solutions including corrective action as necessary.
- Ability to manage conflicting priorities.
- Can work at pace but accurately.
- Computer literate and well versed in Microsoft office software products.
- Ability to work independently.
- Professional attitude within a highly confidential environment.
- Experience in a HR Generalist environment.
- Knowledge of UK employment-related legislation.
- Experience of working within the engineering sector or professional services.
- Employee Relations experience.
- Previous experience of working for a Global company.
What we offer you
Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world’s most respected consultancies.
- Hybrid working arrangements.
- Attractive salary and benefits package including life assurance and income protection.
- Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
- Generous company pension scheme.
- Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
- Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
- 3pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
- A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you.
- Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions
- A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities A supportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring.
- An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from the exceptional.
Apply now and be where exceptional is everywhere.
A place for everyone
Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.
Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.
We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing differences allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.
Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.
