Lead HR Business Partner

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
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Job Description

As part of our UK HR team, you will lead the HR service provision for Turner & Townsend across Infrastructure, Defence and Energy and Natural Resources.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and deliver the People strategy in partnership with Turner & Townsend senior leadership team. 
• Act as a trusted advisor to leaders and managers, providing robust commercial advice and guidance on policy and process, recommending appropriate solutions.
• Strong project management experience of end to end TUPE processes 
• Drive insights via data and reporting to inform business decision making 
• Shape, influence, manage and deliver a broad range of People projects, change initiatives and calendar activities, under the UK people strategy.
• Managing (direct and matrix) a team of People Business Partners and Advisors 
• Manage talent and succession planning with key operational stakeholders.
• Produce people related reports, in-depth data analysis and visual presentations and provide ad hoc management information to senior stakeholders

Behaviours

• Resilient, adaptable with demonstrable experience of working in a small, fast-paced team environment.
• Highly organised and efficient with excellent attention to detail and the ability to multi-task. Desire to solve problems and strive for continuous improvement.
• Positive attitude and ability to influence and develop relationships with a variety of teams and individuals at all levels across the business.
• Constantly have an ear to the ground to develop commercial awareness, advance data and analytics skills and stay up-to-date with changes in employment law and industry best practice.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, balancing compassion with the ability to make difficult decisions when needed.

Person Specification/Requirements 

• Human resources degree or equivalent
• Experience of People Business Partnering with senior management in a generalist HR role
• Experience working in a fast paced and matrixed organisation.

Additional Information

Benefits

• 25 Days annual leave
• Buy and Sell annual leave
• Corporate Gym Membership
• Cycle scheme
• Pension

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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