HR Business Partner

Altrincham, United Kingdom / Brighton, United Kingdom / Croydon, United Kingdom / Glasgow, United Kingdom

Location/s:
Brighton, Croydon, Glasgow, Altrincham; UK

Mott Mac Donald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued.

Whatever your ambition, Mott Mac Donald is where people come to be brilliant.

The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering, advisory and technical project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally.

HR business partners work for the unit driving strategy and development into its divisions by having specific but changeable divisional focus areas. The Energy, Thermal and Renewables (ETR) Division is responsible for providing technical, environmental and management consulting services in relation to hydropower, thermal, wind and solar technologies, helping to deliver the energy transition globally. ETR is a multidisciplinary Division supporting our global clients across all the phases of their projects, from early development towards operations.

The ETR Division blends skills from a team of electrical, mechanical, civil, environmental, social, carbon specialists and project managers.

Do you want to work for a company whose purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes, and to transform businesses, communities, and opportunities for its employees? Mott Mac Donald is a global consultancy whose people do exactly that.

With international engagement and collaboration at the heart of our approach, we bring together people, knowledge and experience from across our global network to help clients deliver sustainable energy solutions. This approach aligns with the HR Business Partner mindset needed to support the Energy unit. We are looking for someone who is comfortable and experienced in operating in a global environment, partnering with leaders and teams across multiple geographical locations, and bringing experience of supporting internationally diverse work forces, including exposure to markets such as Italy, Germany, Spain and Serbia.

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Take a HR Business Partner approach working closely and collaboratively with the functions and mainstakeholders including the Executive team
• Build strong and sustainable relationships using effective communication skills and providing professional advice, being visible and accessible and remaining delivery focussed
• Embed and develop strategic actions and initiatives through positive and pragmatic engagement
• Advisory and operational activities
  • Taking a proactive approach to identifying employee related issues such as performance management,providing early and business relevant interventions
  • Assume responsibility for the management of ER cases providing advice, coaching and guidance to managers and employees on relevant policies, procedures, legislation and risk
  • Advise and support managers through change management processes…