HR Business Partner

VolkerHighways is a market leader in the delivery of highways and street lighting term maintenance contracts. We build strong collaborative relationships with our clients to drive improvements and efficiency in all our activities. We have the capability to deliver major surfacing and public realm infrastructure projects. Our specialist in-house traffic management division provides expert advice and support across the industry, whilst assisting with our own, in-house contracts. As the HR Business Partner you will deliver a customer focussed effective and efficient HR support to employees and managers ensuring compliance with employment legislation and VolkerWessels UK Policies. You will provide a quality HR Business Partnering service to the VolkerHighways business through providing day to day tactical advice and support on all aspects of the employee lifecycle and employee relations matters. This role will support the Head of HR as well as the wider HR team to deliver business related projects and strategic HR Transformation projects and other business related projects across the Business Units.

• Up to date knowledge of employment law and best practice HR policy and practice
• Resourcing and workforce planning
• Project management
• Experience of data analysis and reporting
• Good IT knowledge and understanding including intermediate or advance excel
• Strong relationship building skills
• Mid to Senior level experience as an HR practitioner
• Proven track record of handling a range of complex employee relations issues and casework
  
  VolkerHighways is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.
By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerHighways are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients., VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees. We offer a range of benefits, including:
• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
• Private medical care
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
• Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
• Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mental health, physical health, and financial support
• 24/7 Virtual GP service
Fairness, inclusion and respect We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.