HR Business Partner in Salisbury

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a multi‑site HR Business Partner supporting operations at MOD Lyneham and MOD Bovington. We are open to a range of working arrangements depending on candidate suitability.

The role

As a HR Business Partner, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will work in close partnership with senior leaders and Contract Directors to align people strategy with operational objectives. This is a senior, influential role where your expertise will shape decision making, drive performance and support sustainable growth across a complex, multi‑site organisation.

Day‑to‑day responsibilities:

• Partner with business leaders to align people strategy with operational and contract objectives
• Provide expert advice on employee relations, performance management and complex people cases
• Coach and challenge senior leaders to improve decision making and people outcomes
• Lead and support organisational change activities, including restructures and TUPE where required
• Use people data and insight to identify trends, risks and opportunities and influence strategy

Location and Working Pattern

This role is full‑time, 37 hours per week, and supports our operations across MOD Lyneham and MOD Bovington offering flexibility in how it is delivered. A car allowance is included to support travel between sites. We are open to a range of working arrangements depending on candidate suitability, including:

• A full‑time role with regular presence across both sites (typically split across the week), or
• A full‑time role primarily based at Lyneham with travel to Bovington as required, or
• A part‑time role focused on Bovington, or
• A part‑time role focused on Lyneham

We’re keen to attract the strongest possible talent and are open to discussing practical working arrangements that support both business needs and individual circumstances. We particularly welcome applications from candidates based within reasonable travelling distance of Salisbury, Tidworth, Amesbury, Warminster, Westbury or surrounding areas, where travel to sites is more manageable. Please indicate your preferred working pattern and location coverage as part of your application.

Essential experience of the HR Business Partner:

• Proven experience operating as an HR Business Partner within a large, complex and multi‑site organisation
• Strong experience managing employee relations and industrial relations, including working in a trade union environment
• Demonstrated ability to influence, coach and challenge senior leaders with credibility
• Experience supporting and leading organisational change initiatives
• Ability to use people analytics and commercial insight to drive improved business outcomes

Qualifications for the HR Business Partner:

• CIPD qualified to Level 5 as a minimum, Level 7 would be advantageous, or equivalent professional experience
• Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.

What We Offer:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

We’re a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 13/05/2026