Balfour Beatty plc
HR Adviser

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About The Role
In this role, as HR Adviser, you will support the HRBP in providing comprehensive HR support across the end-to-end employee lifecycle for our BBBP project team based in Elgin. This role will be embedded in the business and be the first point of contact for on-site personnel.
What you'll be doing
- Act as the trusted first point of contact for general HR inquiries from employees and managers, liaising with centers of excellence and the HR Business Partner when required to provide accurate and timely consultative advice.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with line managers and employees, to ensure that HR remains aligned to the operational business needs.
- Attend project and stakeholder meetings to represent HR and provide HR updates when required.
- Facilitate onboarding and support the induction of new starters with the support of the onsite team.
- Conduct employee interviews to gather information sharing insights learned with the HR Business Partner to support the retention strategy of the project.
- Support any pay and benefits related queries engaging with HR Shared Services/reward to ensure these are resolved in a timely basis.
- Support managers in preparing for and conducting interviews acting as a diversity champion and ensuring consistency in the recruitment process.
- Support the HR Business Partner in the talent review process by gathering talent data and liaising with the HR Data team where required.
- When required support the Employee Relations Specialist and HR Business Partner in employee relations processes; this includes scheduling and coordinating meetings, taking minutes during a mediation, investigation or disciplinary meeting and providing initial advice escalating to the HR Business Partner when required.
- Act as a champion for employee voice by sharing employee concerns with the HR Business Partner.
- Support the HR Business Partner and management team in the development and delivery of engagement initiatives.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and engage with wider HR Operations and COE teams as and when required.
- Live and champion the Balfour Beatty Behaviours and values supporting the cultural framework of the company.
- Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm.
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The Following Qualities/experience Are Essential
- Experience in providing advice and guidance to leaders through change and comfortable working in a dynamic and quickly growing environment with the ability to adjust priorities based on business demand.
- Emotionally intelligent and able to flex personal style and preferences to establish rapport and credibility building strong relationships and trust with internal and external stakeholders at varying levels of seniority.
- Energetic, creative and pragmatic approach to resolving challenges.
- Knowledge of HR policy, practice and procedures with previous HR experience.
- Ability to respond to competing priorities and manage a high and diverse workload.
- Proficient IT / MS Office.
- Proactive mindset with the ability to work independently and take initiative to solve problems.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and tact to communicate effectively in sensitive situations.
- Confidence to provide feedback and escalate HR issues to the HR BP as and when required.
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
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Benefits
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave.
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…


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About Us
Balfour Beatty Group Enabling Functions are Legal, Finance, IT and Procurement, Communications, Health Safety and Environment, HR and Sustainability. Together, they support delivery of our Build to Last strategy whilst improving efficiencies and standardising our approach, systems and processes.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com
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