People Business Partner

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working? At M Group Transport, we draw on decades of experience to shape the future of UK transport through innovation, sustainable design and intelligent engineering. By bringing together expertise across highways, rail and aviation, we deliver forward-thinking infrastructure solutions that connect people, places and economies nationwide. Our teams operate across roads, rail, aviation and defence, creating integrated, resilient networks that not only keep the country moving but also support long-term economic growth and strengthen communities.

As a People Business Partner, you'll work closely with business leaders to provide strategic and operational people support across a diverse, multi-site environment. Acting as a trusted advisor, you'll help shape and deliver people plans that support business performance, engagement, organisational change and growth. Working collaboratively with Centres of Excellence and wider People teams, you'll use insight, data and expertise to deliver practical solutions that drive consistency, improve capability and support the achievement of business objectives.

What will you be doing?

• Partner with leaders across the business to provide strategic people support, building strong relationships and delivering solutions that drive performance, engagement and business success.
• Work closely with stakeholders to understand challenges, influence decision-making and ensure people priorities align with operational objectives.
• Use people data and business insight to identify trends, inform decisions and support workforce planning.
• Help leaders navigate organisational change, promote best practice and ensure a consistent approach to people management across the business.
• Collaborate with Centres of Excellence and specialist People functions to deliver joined-up solutions across areas including talent, reward, employee relations, organisational development and change management.
• Coach and support leaders through complex people matters, helping build capability, improve team effectiveness and create a positive employee experience across multiple locations and business units.

What you'll bring:

• Proven People Business Partner experience within a large, complex organisation.
• Strong strategic thinking and ability to prioritise high-impact initiatives.
• Experience working with Centres of Excellence and specialist HR teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Data-driven, commercially focused and able to turn insight into action.
• Experience supporting organisational change and transformation.
• Excellent communication and coaching skills.
• Experience working within matrix organisations and multi-site environments.

Desirable:

• Experience supporting safety-critical or highly regulated environments.

What’s in it for you? We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include:

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers:

• Company car or car allowance and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
• Private health care and health care cash plan for you and your family
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!

About us: We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet. We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations. We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life.

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development. It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.