HR Consultant

HR Consultant - Fixed Term Contract ending March 2027

Do you enjoy partnering with leaders, driving change and finding practical solutions to complex people challenges?

We're looking for an experienced HR professional who brings energy, fresh thinking and a solutions-focused mindset. You'll combine strong HR expertise with commercial awareness, working with leaders to tackle complex people challenges, drive positive change and deliver practical, effective solutions.

As an HR Consultant, you'll partner with managers, senior leaders and Heads of HR across the business, providing expert advice, challenge and support to help deliver business objectives and create a positive employee experience. You'll play a key role in driving our people agenda, supporting organisational change, and delivering people projects that help turn strategy into action.

What you’ll be doing as a HR Consultant

Partnering with managers and leaders to deliver people solutions that support business performance.

Working with Heads of HR and business leaders to support the delivery of people strategies and organisational priorities.

Providing expert HR advice, guidance and coaching across the employee lifecycle.

Leading and supporting people projects, organisational change and transformation initiatives.

Using people data and insights to identify trends, risks and opportunities, making recommendations that drive action.

Working alongside managers and Employee Relations colleagues to resolve complex people matters.

Building trusted stakeholder relationships and influencing decision-making.

Driving improvements that enhance the employee experience and strengthen people practices.

Base

Location:

This is a hybrid role with a base location of Clearwater Court, Reading, RG1 8DB
but will involve some travel to operational sites as required.

Working hours:

Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm, 36 Hours per week.

What you should bring to the role

You'll be an experienced HR professional with strong business partnering and project management skills, capable of balancing operational delivery with strategic thinking. You'll be comfortable influencing stakeholders and building practical solutions that deliver positive outcomes for both our people and the business.

Ability to lead and make strong and influential relationships with a broad range of stakeholders.

Experience of HR change projects.

Ability to analyse HR and business metrics and develop solutions.

Skilled at making influential decisions in a business context, shaping and influencing others.

Be comfortable challenging current practices and making recommendations for continuous improvement using successful change management.

A solid understanding of employee engagement and how to coach leaders to understand and create value from them.

Experienced in the implementation of people initiatives and able to develop metrics to measure impact.

Associate Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) or equivalent with Membership or equivalent is desirable.

What’s in it for you?

Competitive salary from £52,000 to £55,000 per annum, depending on experience

Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)

Performance-related pay plan directly linked to both company and individual performance measures and targets

Generous Pension Scheme through AON

Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

Find out more about our benefits and perks (Please note different T&Cs apply if on secondment)

Who are we?
We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.
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