HR Business Partner

MERITUS are recruiting for a HR Business Partner to join our client on an initial 12 month contract from their site in Stevenage with very likely extensions thereafter.

HR BUSINESS PARTNER - INSIDE IR35 - £30 PER HOUR - 12 MONTHS - STEVENAGE, UK - SINGLE STAGE INTERVIEW PROCESS

We are supporting a complex, engineering‑led organisation operating within a highly regulated defence and aerospace environment.

This HR Business Partner role is embedded within the business, acting as the operational voice of HR and a trusted advisor to senior managers.

This is not a transactional HR position.

It is a commercially critical role supporting performance, workforce planning, employee relations and organisational change.

• Partnering with operational leaders to deliver HR strategy in line with business objectives.
• Advising managers on policy, employment law and best practice.
• Driving performance review, salary review and team review cycles.
• Leading and supporting employee relations cases including disciplinary and grievance.
• Supporting redeployment and redundancy processes where required.
• Managing absence trends in partnership with Occupational Health.
• Coaching managers to build capability and engagement.
• Driving talent management, mobility and succession planning.
• Delivering HR training across performance, capability and policy areas.
• Supporting union / social partner dialogue.
• Producing data packs and people metrics for leadership review.
• Contributing to culture and change initiatives.

• Proven HR Business Partner experience in engineering, manufacturing or defence.
• Strong employee relations capability.
• Experience supporting organisational change.
• Confidence influencing senior stakeholders.
• Experience operating in regulated or unionised environments.
• Strong data literacy and commercial awareness.
• Ability to challenge constructively.
• This role suits someone comfortable operating in complex stakeholder environments where decisions impact safety‑critical and high‑value programmes