People Partner
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People Partner
BYLOR
Hinkley Point C
BYLOR is a joint venture between Bouygues Travaux Publics and Laing O’Rourke, delivering the main civil engineering works for Hinkley Point C (HPC), the first new nuclear power station built in the UK in over 30 years. Our workforce is at the heart of this critical infrastructure project, and we are committed to fostering a high-performing, inclusive, and safe working environment.
The Role
As an HR Business Partner (HRBP), you will play a pivotal role in aligning HR strategies with the operational needs of the BYLOR team at HPC. Reporting to the Head of HR, you will act as a trusted advisor to senior managers, driving people-focused initiatives to support workforce planning, employee relations, and talent development in a highly complex, unionised, and safety-critical environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with operational leaders to provide strategic HR support, ensuring alignment with project objectives.
- Lead workforce planning, talent management, and succession planning efforts to meet project demands.
- Manage complex employee relations cases, working collaboratively with unions and key stakeholders.
- Support the implementation of HR policies, procedures, and initiatives, ensuring compliance with UK employment law and industry best practices.
- Drive employee engagement strategies, fostering a culture of collaboration, inclusion, and high performance.
- Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across the project, ensuring an inclusive workplace for all.
- Support change management initiatives and organisational development efforts as the project evolves.
- Provide HR data insights and analytics to support decision-making and improve workforce performance.
Essential Requirements
- Proven experience as an HR Business Partner or Senior HR Advisor within a large, complex infrastructure, engineering, or construction environment.
- Strong knowledge of UK employment law, employee relations, and union engagement.
- Experience in workforce planning, talent management, and succession planning.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and challenge senior leaders.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with multiple priorities.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to use HR data to drive decision-making.
Desirable
- CIPD Level 5 or 7 qualification (or equivalent experience).
- Experience working on major infrastructure or nuclear projects.
- Familiarity with the Joint Venture (JV) model and its HR complexities.
Why Join Us?
- Be part of one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure projects.
- Work within a dynamic and collaborative team at the forefront of nuclear construction.
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
BYLOR is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements.
For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
The HPC Jobs Service supports local people into exciting, long-term careers across our Project.
People Partner
BYLOR
Hinkley Point C
BYLOR is a joint venture between Bouygues Travaux Publics and Laing O’Rourke, delivering the main civil engineering works for Hinkley Point C (HPC), the first new nuclear power station built in the UK in over 30 years. Our workforce is at the heart of this critical infrastructure project, and we are committed to fostering a high-performing, inclusive, and safe working environment.
The Role
As an HR Business Partner (HRBP), you will play a pivotal role in aligning HR strategies with the operational needs of the BYLOR team at HPC. Reporting to the Head of HR, you will act as a trusted advisor to senior managers, driving people-focused initiatives to support workforce planning, employee relations, and talent development in a highly complex, unionised, and safety-critical environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with operational leaders to provide strategic HR support, ensuring alignment with project objectives.
- Lead workforce planning, talent management, and succession planning efforts to meet project demands.
- Manage complex employee relations cases, working collaboratively with unions and key stakeholders.
- Support the implementation of HR policies, procedures, and initiatives, ensuring compliance with UK employment law and industry best practices.
- Drive employee engagement strategies, fostering a culture of collaboration, inclusion, and high performance.
- Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across the project, ensuring an inclusive workplace for all.
- Support change management initiatives and organisational development efforts as the project evolves.
- Provide HR data insights and analytics to support decision-making and improve workforce performance.
Essential Requirements
- Proven experience as an HR Business Partner or Senior HR Advisor within a large, complex infrastructure, engineering, or construction environment.
- Strong knowledge of UK employment law, employee relations, and union engagement.
- Experience in workforce planning, talent management, and succession planning.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and challenge senior leaders.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with multiple priorities.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to use HR data to drive decision-making.
Desirable
- CIPD Level 5 or 7 qualification (or equivalent experience).
- Experience working on major infrastructure or nuclear projects.
- Familiarity with the Joint Venture (JV) model and its HR complexities.
Why Join Us?
- Be part of one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure projects.
- Work within a dynamic and collaborative team at the forefront of nuclear construction.
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
BYLOR is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements.
For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.