HR Projects Lead

The HR Projects Lead will drive strategic Employee Relations (ER) and Industrial Relations (IR) projects that support business objectives, strengthen workforce relations, and enhance employee experience.

Reporting to the Head of Employee Relations, the role will initially focus on delivering the ER and IR agenda, including trade union engagement, collective employment matters, policy modernisation, organisational change, consultation programmes, and workforce governance. As the role evolves, the postholder will lead wider people and organisational projects aligned to the People Strategy, providing expert project leadership, stakeholder management, and change delivery support

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Along with a competitive salary between £65,000 and £75,000 we also offer great benefits such a

s; 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with tenu

nus Enrolment into our double matched pension sch

eme
Key Responsibili

• tionsLead strategic ER and IR projects and programmes across the organisa
• tion.Support the delivery of the ER and IR stra
• tegy.Manage initiatives relating to trade union engagement, collective bargaining, workforce reform, and policy develop
• ment.Lead people-related workstreams within organisational change and transformation progra
• mmes.Ensure compliance with employment legislation, collective agreements, and organisational commitm
• ents.Build and maintain effective relationships with Trade Union representatives and employee fo

rums.
Project & Change Mana

• gementEstablish project governance, plans, milestones, and reporting frame
• works.Deliver projects on time, within budget, and to agreed out
• comes.Identify and manage risks, issues, and depende
• ncies.Drive adoption of change through effective engagement and communication
• plans.Support leaders and managers through complex ER and IR change activities, including consultation proc

esses.
Policy & Gov

• ernanceLead the review and modernisation of people policies and fram
• eworks.Maintain strong governance and compliance sta
• ndards.Develop ER and IR insights, reporting, and performance me

asures.
Essential Ex

• perience
  Experience leading Employee Relations, Industrial Relations, or HR projects in a complex orga
• nisation.Strong experience working in a unionised environment and engaging with recognised Trad
• e Unions.Sound knowledge of collective employment relations, consultation processes, organisational change, and UK employ
• ment law.Proven ability to manage senior stakeholders, including Executive-level
• leaders.Successful track record of delivering cross-functional projects and pr
• ogrammes.CIPD Level 5 qualified or equivalent ex
• Experience
  Experience within utilities, infrastructure, engineering, or other highly unionis
• ed sectors.Knowledge of collective bargaining and industrial relations
• frameworks.CIPD Level 7 qualified or equivalent

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