HR Business Partner

Req ID: 501844

Location: London, Golders Green or Morden with travel between various other London sites

Appointment Basis: 12 month FTC 

Apply by: 06/01/2026

Salary: circa £65,000 DOE plus excellent benefits

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your future role

You’ll report to the Senior HRBP – UK&I Services and will oversee providing a professional HR support to local business partners, adherence to company policy and deployment of Alstom HR initiatives and ensures line managers develop their human relation skills to care for their teams.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in HR management, as well as exceptional communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills. As an HR Business Partner, you will work closely with the local senior management team to develop and implement HR strategies that support our organisational goals.

We’ll look to you for:

• Gain an understanding of the business in order to support and advise line managers and employees in all aspects of HR related policy, process and queries.
• Understand and prioritise business needs, and translate them into HR actions, to meet business KPI’s.
• Using HR internal systems to ensure accuracy of data, develop and use metrics to measure HR performance.
• Assure good Industrial Relations with unions and social partners in scope.
• Support your project leads to ensure the budget process is controlled and met e.g. headcount, training, salary.
• Prepare manpower/workforce planning as solid base for recruitment, and create succession plans, and assure enough anticipation and effective implementation.
• Work closely with C&B and HRD to support the development and implementation of policies and practices.
• Assure implementation of annual salary review and STI/bonus payments on time.
• Build managers’ ownership of the management of their people, including coaching.
• Implement the Alstom performance management system.
• Prepare & manage the annual People Review, including development plans and ensure feedback to individuals.

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role: 

• A high level of HR experience in a similar industry/environment.
• Generalist HR management experience covering all areas of HR management practice.
• Experience of working within a matrix organisation structure
• Professional expertise in employment law issues, redundancies and employee relations.
• Excellent communication skills with transparency, influencing and persuasion skills.
• Collaboration & Teamwork.
• Ability to make decisions/sense of urgency.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook).
• Ability to manage time and projects effectively.
• Fluent in the English language, written and spoken
• Business acumen, being able to understand company finances, resourcing and the ultimate aim of the business is important

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career.

You’ll also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Utilise our dynamic, inclusive, and safety-focused working environment
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension) 
• Up to 52 weeks full maternity and adoption pay
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday
• A wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Equal opportunity statement:

Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law. 

As a 'Disability Confident' employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

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