People Partner

Your New Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced People Partner to join our Public Estates team, supporting our Complex Facilities Business Unit. This is a full time, permanent role that offers remote/hybrid working. There is an expectation for regular travel to sites across Scotland, Northwest England and down to the Midlands.

Our public estates team look after thousands of assets on behalf of the client in secure environments with a business area with 2200 employees providing maintenance and estate management for schools, hospitals and public buildings. 

As our People Partner, you will report to the People Director for Complex Facilities and partner with the Business Director and senior management team. This is a generalist role incorporating a mix of strategic and operational HR activity; this could be organisational design and cultural change projects through to managing escalated Employee Relations such as grievance/absence and using data to look at trends.

The standard hours of work are based on 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday.

Work-life balance and flexibility are key for our success. We empower our people to make choices that are right for them, with hybrid, part-time and flexible work patterns. And with a network of offices across the UK, we’re open to discussing working options that suit you.

You will be responsible for:

• Developing a people plan which reflects talent development and resourcing, engagement and organisational development interventions which deliver business unit and corporate objectives
• Monitoring key performance metrics and identifying trends, providing insight based on data and taking actions to improve performance
• Developing relationships and working closely with Trade Unions
• Working in collaboration with the Recruitment, L&D and Rewards teams to embed fit for purpose initiatives. 
• Line managing and developing a HR Manager
• Coaching line managers to improve people management and improve performance of their team
• Designing, developing and delivering change programmes required to meet and exceed customer expectations (mobilisation, organisational restructuring etc.)
• Embedding the inclusion agenda at Business Unit level.

We want to hear from you if you have:

• A CIPD qualification of Level 5 as a minimum – Level 7 is highly desirable
• Experience at People Partner level working for a similar sized organisation within a similar sector
• Extensive experience with working with Trade unions and the TUPE Process
• Experience managing complex Employee/Industrial relations cases
• Experience developing and implementing people plans/strategies/initiatives which have influenced business performance
• Experience delivering change and transformation projects with successful outcomes
• Experience in people management
• Positive, flexible team player

What we can offer you

When you join us, we can offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs. It’s the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers and we have a competitive reward and benefits program

• Career Development - Exceptional development and progression plan
• Pension – Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
• Holidays - Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
• Save with Amey - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers
• Social Value - You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives
• Company Car / Car allowance

We embrace difference and support individuals to work in ways that work best for them.

We are committed to working sustainably and by working in partnership with the communities we serve, so people and the planet are protected.

Who is Amey?

• We are at the heart of modern Britain, helping the economy to grow by designing, maintaining and transforming the nation’s strategic assets.
• Our 11,000 people are behind the critical services the country relies on every day.
• Our unique engineering and operations experience, together with data driven insight from our consulting business, delivers better results for our clients.
• We are trusted partners of Government – both national and local – managing assets and complex projects that are vital to the sustainable growth of the country.

To find out more take a look at our website www.amey.co.uk

Application Guidance

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. Please contact our recruitment team at peopleservices@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional support that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.

Apply today – We are excited to hear from you!

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the closing date should we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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