HR Business Partner in Essex

We are looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to provide high quality, generalist HR support across our Cheshire East Highways and Corporate Services teams. Based in Congleton, this role involves occasional travel to Essex and offers the opportunity to make a real impact by partnering with leaders to drive engagement, guide organisational change, and support the delivery of strategic people objectives.

Reporting to the Head of HR, you will work closely with stakeholders across two key business areas to deliver a comprehensive HR service that supports both operational needs and strategic ambitions. You will advise on employee relations, support managers in developing their people capabilities, contribute to HR policy development, and ensure compliance with employment legislation and company standards.

The Role

• Act as a trusted advisor to Contract Directors, Corporate Leads, and senior leadership teams.
• Attend management meetings and contribute to initiatives that improve engagement, satisfaction, and wellbeing.
• Use HR data and reporting to inform decision making and support action planning.
• Provide guidance and hands on support with employee relations cases including performance, grievance, and disciplinary matters.
• Design and deliver people management training for managers.
• Support organisational change processes through effective consultation.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of HR strategic objectives across the business.
• Collaborate on improvements to HR policies, processes, and Fairness, Inclusion and Respect initiatives.
• Build strong working relationships across departments to support a positive culture.
• Promote consistent, best practice HR approaches across all business areas.

About You

• Up to date and thorough knowledge of UK Employment Law and its practical application.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Word and Excel, including mail merge, VLOOKUP and pivot tables.
• Experience using HR systems.
• Strong understanding of data protection and confidentiality requirements.
• Excellent communication skills across all formats.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience working in a complex organisation.
• Ability to establish credibility quickly and build effective working relationships.
• High attention to detail with a proactive and continuous improvement mindset.

Benefits

• Sick Pay
• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days extra leave
• A variety of discounts through our “RJ Rewards” app, including restaurants, holidays, days out etc
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension scheme

The Company

We are Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Formed in 2005, specifically to provide road network management solutions to local government, our unique blend of engineering capability, innovation and customer care make us the best in class. We support over 10,000 miles of highways, 10,000 miles of footway, almost 7,800 miles of public rights of way and 242,000 street lights. We excel in delivering safe, sustainable service excellence, through our passion, integrity and collaborative culture.

Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees.