Employee Relations Advisor in Preston

This job is with BAE Systems, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community.

Location: Preston; Lancashire, Frimley; Surrey or Glasgow. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £48,000 + depending on experience.

What You'll Be Doing

• Provide expert coaching, advice and case management support to line managers on complex and sensitive employee relations matters across Head Office, Digital Intelligence and Shared Services in the UK.
• Deliver balanced, pragmatic guidance that is legally compliant and aligned to company policy, supporting effective decision-making and risk management.
• Manage end-to-end ER cases, ensuring timely, fair and consistent outcomes that reflect best practice and organisational values.
• Build trusted relationships with key stakeholders, including Business HR, Trade Union and Employee Representatives, Occupational Health and external legal advisors, ensuring appropriate engagement throughout each case.
• Influence and challenge managers constructively, supporting the development of their capability, confidence and knowledge in managing employee relations matters.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of ER processes, standards and ways of working to enhance the overall quality and consistency of case management.

Your Skills And Experiences

• Significant experience in employee relations case management within complex, unionised or regulated environments.
• Sound working knowledge of UK employment law and employee relations best practice.
• Proven experience managing complex ER cases end-to-end, including disciplinary, grievance and investigation processes.
• Confidence coaching, influencing and constructively challenging managers at all levels.
• Ability to manage a high-volume, fast-paced ER caseload.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification or above desirable.

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The UK Case Coaching Team

The UK Case Coaching Team provides expert coaching, advice and support to line managers, employees and their representatives across a broad range of employee relations matters. This specialist role offers the opportunity to manage varied and complex ER casework, including investigations, disciplinary, grievance, absence, capability and performance cases. You will work closely with HR colleagues and business leaders to deliver fair, consistent and commercially balanced outcomes, while building trusted partnerships across the organisation. The role offers hybrid and flexible working, supporting a healthy work–life balance, with occasional travel for meetings and stakeholder engagement as required.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 27th February 2026. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.