HR Business Partner - Assets & Infrastructure in Manchester

Greenergy delivers safe, efficient and reliable fuel solutions to customers across road, aviation and marine sectors. As an international transportation fuel supplier, we combine traditional and renewable energy solutions to support our customers through the energy transition. Commitment to innovation and a drive to do things differently have seen Greenergy grow from a bedroom start-up to supply transport fuels in the UK, Ireland and Canada, as well as being a leading European manufacturer of waste-based renewables.

Are you an experienced HR Business Partner who enjoys working closely with operational leaders and having a visible impact across a business? We’re looking for a commercially minded HR Business Partner to support our Assets & Infrastructure portfolio. You’ll partner with leaders across a predominantly operational and blue-collar workforce, translating business priorities into practical people plans that strengthen leadership capability, workforce planning, employee engagement and organisational performance. This is a varied role combining strategic business partnering with hands-on support across complex employee relations, organisational change, talent and succession planning, and continuous improvement. You’ll need strong operational HR experience, sound knowledge of UK employment law and the confidence to coach and constructively challenge leaders at all levels. The role is based in our Manchester office, with three office-based days each week and regular travel to Greenergy sites and business locations, including Plymouth and Middlesbrough.

This is one of three newly created HR Business Partner opportunities within our evolving HR team. We are also recruiting HR Business Partners to support our Finance & IT and Corporate & Commercial functions. Please review all three vacancies and apply for the role that most closely matches your experience and preferred location.

• Strategic Business Partnering: Act as the dedicated HR Business Partner for the Assets & Infrastructure portfolio, building trusted relationships with operational leaders and managers. Partner with leaders to develop and deliver people plans aligned to business objectives and the People Strategy. Provide strategic advice and constructive challenge to improve organisational effectiveness, workforce planning and operational performance. Identify people-related risks, trends and opportunities, recommending practical and commercially focused solutions. Interpret workforce analytics and people insights to influence decision-making and improve organisational performance. Support workforce planning, organisational effectiveness and capability development across the operational business. Build strong relationships with operational leadership teams through regular site visits and visible HR support, ensuring a thorough understanding of business challenges and priorities.
• Talent, Capability & Performance: Partner with leaders to attract, develop and retain talented colleagues across operational teams. Lead talent reviews and succession planning activities for key operational roles. Work with the Talent & Development team to deliver leadership development and organisational capability initiatives. Support performance and development processes, ensuring a clear link between performance, capability and career progression. Promote a high-performance culture through effective performance management, accountability and continuous development. Coach frontline managers to strengthen people management capability and leadership effectiveness, improving confidence in managing operational teams.
• Leadership & Employee Experience: Coach leaders to strengthen people management capability and leadership effectiveness. Support leaders to build engaged, high-performing teams and deliver local engagement action plans. Champion a positive employee experience through consistent application of people policies and practices. Support organisational change, restructures and transformation programmes. Partner with the SHEQ team and operational leaders to support health, safety and wellbeing initiatives, ensuring people considerations are embedded into operational improvement projects. Promote a positive employee relations culture that supports engagement, wellbeing and safe ways of working across operational sites.
• Employee Relations: Lead a medium volume of complex employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, absence management and performance cases. Provide expert advice on employment legislation, company policy and HR best practice. Ensure employee relations matters are managed fairly, consistently and in line with legal requirements. Provide guidance to HR Services on escalated employee relations matters where appropriate. Partner with leaders to proactively manage employee relations risks and build management capability through coaching and practical support. Develop effective working relationships with recognised trade unions and employee representatives, supporting consultation processes and contributing to collective negotiations where required.
• Collaboration & Continuous Improvement: Partner with HR Services and Centres of Expertise to deliver integrated people solutions. Implement and embed Group-wide people initiatives across supported business areas. Contribute to the continuous improvement of HR processes, policies and ways of working. Use workforce data, employee feedback and business insights to improve organisational effectiveness and the employee experience. Work collaboratively with the SHEQ team and operational leaders to support initiatives that strengthen organisational performance, employee wellbeing and Greenergy's positive safety culture.

• Qualifications and Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience. CIPD Level 7 qualification, or working towards, is desirable. Proven experience operating as an HR Business Partner or Senior HR Generalist within a commercially focused organisation. Significant experience managing medium-volume, complex employee relations matters within an operational environment. Experience partnering with operational leaders to develop and deliver people plans that support business performance and operational objectives. Experience supporting organisational change, restructures and transformation programmes. Experience interpreting and analysing complex people, workforce and business data to identify trends, generate meaningful insights and make evidence-based recommendations that support business performance and strategic decision-making. Experience supporting operational, manufacturing, engineering, infrastructure, logistics, energy or industrial workforces. Experience working with recognised trade unions, including supporting consultation processes and collective negotiation. Experience partnering with operational functions to support health, safety and wellbeing initiatives, ideally working alongside SHEQ or equivalent teams. Experience working within a business partnering model alongside HR Services and Centres of Expertise. Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation and HR best practice. Experience using Workday or a similar HR information system is desirable.
• Skills and Attributes: Stakeholder management and relationship-building skills, with the ability to quickly establish credibility with operational leaders, site-based managers and frontline teams. Ability to influence, coach and constructively challenge leaders at all levels to drive effective people management and business performance. Commercially aware with a pragmatic, solutions-focused approach and an understanding of the challenges within operational and industrial environments. Strong coaching capability with the ability to build leadership confidence and people management capability across operational teams. Ability to balance strategic business partnering with a visible, hands-on approach across multiple operational sites. Advanced analytical capability, with the ability to interpret complex people and business data, identify trends, evaluate risks and opportunities, and translate insights into practical recommendations that improve organisational performance. Confident managing competing priorities and making sound decisions within a fast-paced operational environment. Excellent communication, facilitation and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships across all levels of the organisation. High levels of integrity, professionalism and discretion when handling confidential and sensitive matters. Resilient, adaptable and comfortable working across multiple operational locations with regular travel. Passion for continuous improvement and delivering measurable business impact through people initiatives.

• Competitive compensation: Enjoy a competitive salary, enhanced by a discretionary bonus scheme that rewards both business and individual performance.
• Private medical insurance: Prioritise your health with comprehensive private medical insurance, including access to online GP services from AXA for you and your family.
• Enhanced company pension: Secure your future with enhanced company pension contributions that support your long-term financial goals.
• Cycle to work scheme: Embrace a sustainable lifestyle with our cycle to work scheme.
• Season ticket loan: Spread the cost of your commute and take advantage of annual discounts with an interest free season ticket loan.
• Volunteering and charity: We encourage you to give back to the community through volunteering days and charitable initiatives.
• Enhanced holiday allowance: Enjoy 25 days of annual leave, in addition to bank holidays.
• Global travel insurance: Travel with peace of mind, courtesy of worldwide multi-trip travel insurance coverage for you and your family.
• Employee discount platform: Access exclusive discounts through our employee discount platform.
• Enhanced parental leave: Generous maternity and paternity pay to support you and your family when you need it most.

Greenergy are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our colleagues is critical to our success as a global company. Employment at Greenergy is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnerships.