Employee Relations and Engagement Specialist

Remote
Field-based Nationwide travel

Our client is a people-led organisation with a strong heritage and a genuine commitment to creating a positive, inclusive workplace. They are now looking to appoint an experienced Employee Relations & Engagement Specialist to support their continued growth and to help shape best-practice people initiatives across the business.

This is a field-based role requiring regular travel across the UK, providing hands-on ER support and partnering closely with HR colleagues and operational leaders.

The successful candidate will act as a trusted advisor on the employment relationship, championing fair and consistent employee relations practices. You will play a key role in developing clear, compliant policies and processes, contributing to engagement-focused projects, and promoting best practice across the wider group.

• Deliver high-quality, pragmatic advice on employee relations and engagement matters, ensuring alignment with employment legislation and business objectives

• Work collaboratively with HR specialists to support initiatives across Employee Relations, Wellbeing, Diversity & Inclusion and Reward

• Review, develop and maintain policies and procedures to ensure legal compliance and cultural alignment

• Contribute to HR and cross-functional projects, supporting continuous improvement and engagement

• Manage group BAU ER activity, including complex casework and escalations

• Design and deliver ER training to upskill HR teams and people managers

• Support external employment solicitors with tribunal cases, including preparation and settlement discussions where appropriate

• Provide on-site ER support for high-risk or urgent issues across the estate, often at short notice

• Consistent, legally compliant ER practices embedded across the business

• Improved compliance and risk mitigation in employee relations matters

• Effective use of ER data (e.g. tribunals, disciplinaries, redundancies) to identify trends and develop line manager capability

• Strong background in providing commercially focused ER advice on complex and escalated cases

• Proven experience managing Employment Tribunal cases

• Experience working with Trade Unions and handling dispute resolution

• Track record of creating and delivering ER-related training

• Confident communicator with strong influencing and presentation skills

• Highly organised with excellent planning and analytical abilities

• Resilient, adaptable and comfortable working in a fast-paced, field-based role

• IT-literate

• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle

• Competitive Salary
• Collaborative environment
• 25 days holiday, plus 8 days bank holiday
• Charity fundraising events
• Educational sponsorship
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• Long service awards
• Reward & recognition