Tamar Crossings is responsible for the management, operation, maintenance and administration of the two crossings over the River Tamar: Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry. With approx. 26,000 vehicles travelling with us every day, we play an important part in the local infrastructure, creating a link between Plymouth, Devon and South East Cornwall.
Tamar Crossings are jointly owned by Cornwall Council and Plymouth City Council. The operation, maintenance and improvement of the crossings are funded through tolls charged. The Torpoint Ferry is the largest chain ferry service and busiest estuarial vehicular crossing in the UK, whilst the Tamar Bridge provides a link on the busy A38 Trunk Road for more than 14 million vehicles a year. The crossings operate a successful electronic tolling scheme which 60% of users utilise to pay the toll.
At Torpoint Ferry, we provide a service to approximately 2 million vehicles and 550,000 pedestrians and cyclists per year. Three ferries provide a 24-hour service, 365 days a year and are an essential transport link for Southeast Cornwall, its residents and businesses. The Torpoint Ferry crossing is the busiest estuarial vehicular crossing in the United Kingdom.
The HR Manager acts as a member of the senior management team, contributing to the strategic management of the organisation so that it delivers its mission of providing safe, reliable, and efficient crossings of the river Tamar through the operation, maintenance and improvement of the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferries.
Tamar Crossings employs 114 employees.
The Skills You Need
The person specification gives a high level of detail of which skills and what experience we are looking for in the successful candidate.
In the first instance, you must be able to demonstrate:
* Degree level qualification and/or validated experience in a relevant subject
* Membership of CIPD
* Continued professional development through your career
Experience Of
* Design, implementation and evaluation of HR policies and procedures
* Working effectively with trade union/staff representatives
* Generalist HR experience in a complex organisation
* Dealing with complex and sensitive employee relations issues
* Providing strategic and operational advice to managers
* Change management
* Current or prior work in a unionised environment is desirable as employment in a similar front line, customer focused organisation.
Skills Required Include
* Comprehensive understanding of employment law and HR best practice and its practical application.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal).
* Effective liaison with colleagues, external agencies and the public.
* Ability to work on own initiative, flexibility and self-motivation, capable of driving activities through to conclusion.
* Highly developed interpersonal and facilitation skills.
* Influencing and coaching skills to generate improvements to employment practices and progress change.
* Training, presentation and facilitation skills to give advice, training and briefings to staff and managers.
* Highly developed attention to detail and excellent listening skills.
* Able to manage conflicting priorities.
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate prior experience in a generalist management or HR management role, with considerable autonomy.
There may be an occasional requirement to work out of normal hours to support drugs and alcohol testing at the Torpoint Ferry and the Tamar Bridge.
You will report to the General Manager and line manage the HR Adviser.
What We Offer
Salary: £45,718 - £49,764 per annum based on a full-time post (37 hours per week)
(National pay award pending from 1 April 2025)
Hours: up to 30 hours per week but we are open to discussions about flexible working.
Benefits
* National Local Government pay awards through the National Joint Council for Local Government Services (NJC)
* Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme employer and employee contributions
* A minimum of 28 days annual leave (or hours equivalent), pro-rata to contract and shift allowances, plus public/bank holidays.
* Staff travel card for free crossings of the Tamar Bridge and the Torpoint Ferry
* 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family
* Family friendly policies including shared parental leave, contractual maternity, paternity and adoption
* Learning and Development Opportunities
* Hybrid working with communications technology available as appropriate to the post.
Interested?
Applications will only be accepted on the official application form. Letters, CVs, or other alternative methods will not be accepted. Presentation of the application form is important and may be assessed as part of the short-listing process.
Closing date: 9:00am on 14 April 2025
It is anticipated that interviews will take place w/c 28 April 2025. #J-18808-Ljbffr