People Business Partner

Murphy is recruiting for a People Business Partner to work with our Transportation team based at Golborne for a 10 month fixed term contract.

With a proud history dating back to the 1960s, we provide practical, innovative results, working around the individual needs of our customers. Rail renewals to enhancements, bridge building, highways, ports and emergency earthworks - our award-winning team has extensive experience and has been involved in projects that have changed the face of transport networks in three countries.

We dedicate ourselves to being 'better engineered' to ensure our transportation infrastructure solutions meet and exceed customer requirements, delivering value for money through innovation.

A day in the life of a Murphy People Business Partner

• With direction from People Director and Senior People BP aid in enabling the business to fully understand their key business performance issues, objectives and drivers, and associated people requirements for both the current and future business challenges.
• Working with the senior management team and Learning and Organisational Development to identify succession gaps within the business unit and address these to support the delivery of long term project and business objectives
• Influence business functions to drive transformation to embrace the 'Murphy at 80' plan.
• Drive effective use of recognition schemes across business functions to reinforce positive behaviours.
• Performance management - Champion high performance culture across the Group. Coach, influence, up-skill and encourage senior leaders to provide clear direction, and line managers to provide continuous goal clarity, feedback and development
• Performance management - Champion high performance culture across the Group. Coach, influence, up-skill and encourage senior leaders to provide clear direction, and line managers to provide continuous goal clarity, feedback and development
• Regular review of workforce planning to proactively identify any issues with regards to resourcing
• Undertake grievances and disciplinaries or investigations and appeals and manage (and attend) employment tribunal claims /cases where necessary.
• Participate in specialist projects (e.g. employee engagement, grading/salary review,). Ensure projects progress and completion of projects to deadline and cost.

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• Established Human Resources professional with a strong and sustained track record of leading, coaching and building capability across all levels.
• First hand exposure of HR in a commercially oriented business within the construction/civil engineering sector.
• Proven experience and comprehensive track record of managing employee relations cases, including TUPE, Acquisitions, Restructuring & Redundancy.
• Established experience of coaching and developing managers and Senior Managers.

What's in it for you?

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service
• Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review
• Above market rate contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus
• Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus
• Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations
• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc

About Murphy

Murphy is formally recognised as a sector leading employer, Gold Investors In People accredited along with reported operating profit up 57% on prior year. At Murphy, we are incredibly proud of our diverse workforce. Not only do our people represent over 60 different nationalities, but they also represent a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities and ages. With a forward order book of £5.4bn and £23m Invested in environmentally friendly plant in 2024 there really is

If you are unable to apply via the usual process, please call Sarah Lindley on to discuss in more detail.

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