HR Advisor

Overview

Role: HR Advisor

Location: Shoreham, West Sussex - On-site

Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world.

Ricardo, member of WSP, is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company. With over 100 years of engineering excellence and employing close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries, we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering leading-edge and innovative cross-sector sustainable products and solutions. Every day, we enable our customers to solve the most complex and dynamic challenges to help achieve a safe and sustainable world.

The role

Provide expert, generalist HR advice and support to managers and teams on a wide range of people-related issues. The role focuses on balancing employee needs with business objectives while ensuring compliance with employment legislation and best practice.

This is a site-based position with flexibility for part-time hours (either 4 full days or 5 shorter days). As the reporting manager is remote, the successful candidate must be confident working independently and making decisions when required.

• Provide HR expertise to the business and address a wide range of associated people matters in accordance with best practice methodology, internal compliance and legal requirements.
• Effective management of ER cases, including disciplinary, grievance, absence, capability, flexible working.
• Monitoring case load to understand key trends and implement interventions to address issues and drive improved performance.
• Responsible for understanding policies and processes, providing guidance and advice to managers, employees and HR colleagues.
• Support the design of HR policies, projects, methodologies and solutions that encourage greater co-ordination and consistency.
• Support the execution of change programmes and other HR strategic initiatives across the business.
• Coach line managers to drive improvements in team management and employee engagement.

The role holder works independently with occasional supervision and has scope for innovation. They are empowered to make decisions within their area of expertise.

Adopts a methodical and logical approach to problem-solving, including issues that may be complex or lack precedent. Collaborates closely with colleagues to ensure efficient resolution while fostering a cooperative working environment.

Highly skilled with advanced knowledge of relevant systems, processes, regulations, and compliance requirements. Holds appropriate qualifications and understands how the role fits within the wider business. Provides guidance and support to less experienced team members.

Takes ownership of assigned projects, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail while adhering to strict procedures and compliance standards.

Communicates confidently and clearly in both formal and informal settings. Leads by example and demonstrates professionalism in all interactions.

• Experienced in the range of people practices across the employee lifecycle to enable effective management of people processes.
• Commercially aware, with an understanding of the impact of good people management upon business results.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Teams and Sharepoint.
• CIPD qualified to level 3 or equivalent.

• CIPD qualified to level 5 or equivalent.
• Change management process and application experience.

You will be warmly welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters. We are diverse thinkers and doers, coming together to create a culture of inclusion. We will support you to find your place.

We will encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through the projects you work on. Your knowledge and desire to bring about change will be invaluable in helping deliver innovative solutions that support communities across the globe in becoming safer and more sustainable.

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