People Business Partner (Sizewell C) in Ipswich

People Business Partner (Sizewell C) in Ipswich

Ipswich Full-Time 56000 - 65000 £ / year (est.) No working from home possible
EDF Energy

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Shape the future of HR for a major infrastructure project and drive organisational performance.
  • Company: Join a leading infrastructure programme with a collaborative and supportive culture.
  • Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, annual leave, bonuses, and flexible benefits.
  • Other info: Hybrid working model with a focus on teamwork and respect for diverse perspectives.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact while working on a national project with clear progression opportunities.
  • Qualifications: CIPD qualification or working towards it, with HRBP experience preferred.

The predicted salary is between 56000 - 65000 £ per year.

  • People Business Partner – Sizewell C
  • Job Details
  • Location: Based in Leiston or Ipswich, 3 days minimum per week in the office, with travel to London as required.
  • Contract: Permanent, full-time.
  • Salary: £56,000 to £65,000 depending on experience.

• Benefits

  • Annual Leave: 28 days per annum, increasing to 30 days after 5 years of service, plus bank holidays.
  • Bonus: Up to 5% annual bonus.
  • Pension Contributions: Defined Contribution Pension Scheme with up to 7.5% employee contribution 15% employer contribution.
  • Flexible Benefits: Additional allowance for a variety of benefits.

About the Role

Join the heart of the Sizewell C (SZC) project and help shape the future of HR for one of the UK’s most ambitious infrastructure programmes.

As a People Business Partner Consultant, you’ll partner with senior leaders to deliver strategic people plans, drive organisational performance, and create innovative HR solutions that make a real difference.

Responsibilities

  • Leadership Support: Coach and influence managers on organisational problem‑solving, culture, all aspects of performance management and people issues.
  • Strategy Deployment: Implement HR people plans locally and ensure effective communication and ownership.
  • Organisation Design & Change: Deliver restructures, cultural change, and business improvement initiatives.
  • Resourcing & Workforce

Planning: Support delivery of long‑ and short‑term workforce planning, partner with recruitment teams to meet large‑scale hiring needs, and deliver accuracy across budgeted headcount and forecast costs.

  • Reward & Recognition: Complete salary reviews, bonus schemes, and reward projects.
  • HR Operational Delivery: Ensure managers receive accurate HR advice, data, and transactional support.
  • What You’ll Bring
  • Results‑driven with a strong commitment to continuous improvement across all aspects of work.
  • Strategically aware, able to navigate complex environments and align day‑to‑day HR activities with broader business objectives.
  • Influential and confident, with a positive yet challenging approach to engaging senior leaders, line managers and employees.
  • Creative and pragmatic, delivering innovative solutions at pace without compromising quality.
  • Commercially astute, applying HR best practices in a practical, business‑focused manner.
  • Expert HR generalist, with in‑depth knowledge of employment law and proven ability to apply it effectively.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Graduate/Associate member of CIPD – minimum standard or working towards this.
  • Ideally proven experience as an HRBP in a fast‑paced environment.
  • Proven ability to effectively manage change.
  • Experience of working with multiple and diverse senior management teams.
  • Why Join Us
  • A major infrastructure project with national impact
  • Hybrid working with flexibility built in
  • Competitive salary, bonus and benefits
  • Clear progression and development opportunities
  • Supportive, collaborative team environment
  • Behavioural Competences
  • Humility

Recognise the value brought from different cultures and experiences. Be open to other’s points of view and ideas, be willing to debate and to compromise.

Positivity

Positively challenge poor quality and performance. Identify solutions at the lowest possible level. Encourage others to bring new ideas forward.

Respect

Value the rules and environment in which we operate. Give and receive feedback with respect. Embrace and engage with new people and ideas.

Teamwork

One team, working closely together and helping each other. Empowered teams always looking forward. Shared responsibility for delivery the project outcomes.

Clarity

Communicate clearly and consistently. Promote collaboration and team alignment. Clearer and faster decision making. Drive simplification at all levels.

If this sounds like the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK.

As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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EDF Energy

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EDF Energy Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace People Business Partner (Sizewell C) in Ipswich

Coaching and Influencing
Organisational Problem-Solving
Performance Management
HR Strategy Deployment
Organisation Design
Change Management
Workforce Planning