Time left to apply End Date: March 21, 2025 (12 days left to apply)
Job requisition id R27119
If you’d like to be considered for this opportunity we encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment as if applications are high the role will close before the closing date given.
HR Business Partner
Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking.
Package: £45,250 - £57,500 salary depending on experience
Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.
Let us introduce the role
We are looking for 2 HR Business Partners (HRBP) to join our existing team of HRBPs. This will be on a 12 month fixed term contract.
This role will act as a business partner to one or more functions on people and organisational matters, collaborating with HR Services and Centres of Expertise and driving forward the people aspects of the business plan to support functional excellence.
Some of the Key Responsibilities
* With guidance from the Senior HR Business partner support the development and implementation of People Strategy and Plans for functional area of the business
* Identify internal and external trends and commission strategic analysis and recommendations from the wider HR team, including external benchmarking to facilitate key people recommendations and decisions that deliver the people aspects of the business plan
* Identify, sponsor and direct HR project delivery, managing change for specific projects and initiatives
* Provide direction support, coaching and training to business stakeholders to deliver the people strategy & plan
* Manage succession planning to ensure resilience for all key/senior roles, ensuring linkage across all functional areas
* Working with the Senior HR Business Partner, develop monthly data analytics that help the business in decision making, risk mitigation
* Ensure a performance management culture is in place and an accurate, robust and credible talent plan is in place and actively utilise to support and inform development activity
* Oversee complex ER cases in conjunction with ER and the legal team, making sound decisions to ensure business risk is mitigated and performance and behavioural standards are maintained
* Act as an interface between the AWE business and HR function to ensure alignment and delivery of strategic initiatives and service delivery to meet demands
* Implement and contribute to continual improvement and innovation ensuring the business is recognised for developing and delivering excellent people practices
* Ensure a positive and proactive relationship with trade union partners
While not to be considered a tick list, we’d like you to have experience in some of the following:
* Good general standard of education, CIPD or relevant HR qualification (desirable)
* A collaborative worker willing to support the wider team
* The ability to build rapport and influence key stakeholders across the business
* Ability to develop a solid understanding of organisational requirements and to develop strategies and solutions to drive business performance
* Ability to use information in a structured way, applying sound judgement to identify and make robust commercial decisions
* Experience of working within a complex matrix engineering/manufacturing organisation
* Experience of supporting and embedding change whilst balancing the need to deliver short- and long-term sustainable benefits
* Experience of working within an HR model utilising Centres of Expertise
* Excellent understanding of employment law to manage change and ER agendas creatively
Some reasons we think you’ll love it here:
AWE has a wide range of benefits to suit you. These include:
* 9-day working fortnight – meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.
* Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
* Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
* Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
* Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
* Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
* Discounts – access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
* Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.
The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'.
All candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the correct security clearance for this role.
Next steps:
Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don’t always ‘tick every box’. That’s why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don’t meet every point above, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we’d love to receive your application.
Important things you need to know:
* We encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment if applications are high and the role therefore closes.
* You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.
* We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.
* Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.
Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide will be stored in accordance with GDPR and kept separate from your application form and CV, and the information will not be shared with anyone involved in interviewing or making hiring decisions.
Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us.
About AWE
If you’re looking for a role with excitement, intrigue and something that really makes a difference then now is the time to join AWE. We are at the start of a once in a generation – possibly two generations – programme to design and produce a replacement warhead for the UK’s continuous at sea deterrent. We will do this while continuing to deliver the Trident programme as well as managing ambitious state-of-the-art capital and construction projects – some of which have never been done before. Find out more on our website.
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