A leading civil engineering and construction contractor has retained our services to recruit a UK People Director to join its UK leadership team.
The role will lead the people agenda across various UK sites, maintaining strong engagement with 2000+ frontline employees across a geographically wide workforce.
Our client is seeking a commercially minded HR leader with strong employee relations expertise and experience leading HR Business Partner teams supporting large, multisite operational workforces.
This is a great opportunity to combine strategic judgement with a practical, hands‑on approach and the ability to build credibility from board level to site teams, with a visible presence across offices and operational locations.
Key Responsibilities
- Overall functional responsibility for the performance and delivery of the UK People Function, including UK Recruitment, ensuring high standards, consistency, accuracy and effective collaboration across the UK HR team.
- Be the main point of contact for the UK Managing Director and UK Senior People Partners on key HR issues.
- Support the Group People Director and work with peers in other geographies, ensuring smooth transitions when staff relocate internationally.
- Responsibility for ensuring that the Learning and Development strategy is clearly communicated and consistently implemented across all areas of the UK business.
- Act as the day-to-day HR contact for UK central functions, providing generalist advice and drawing on support from the wider UK HR team as needed.
Key Skills & Experience
- FCIPD qualified or well on the way towards it.
- Previous experience of working in a senior generalist HR Director or Head of HR/Equivalent role in a substantial business (over 1,000 people), which has involved multi-site operations.
- Experience could have been gained in a wide variety of industrial business sectors including Construction, Facilities Management, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Manufacturing etc.
- Experience working as either part of a country operating board or similar country wide boards/teams, with a direct relationship to a country MD or equivalent.
- Comfortable with regular national travel.
- Strong knowledge of remuneration & recognition trends.
- Strong knowledge of employee relations and resolving issues practically as well as legally.
- Experience of identifying, developing and delivering innovative HR solutions at scale.
- Strong and demonstrable track record of putting group HR strategies into successful action at either a country or significant sized business unit level.
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UK People Director - Civil Engineering / Construction Contractor in England employer: Newsom Consulting Ltd
As a leading public infrastructure organisation, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that values innovation, collaboration, and professional growth. Our dynamic work culture fosters strong relationships with local authorities and government stakeholders, providing employees with unique opportunities to lead transformative projects that enhance regional connectivity and create a lasting impact. With a commitment to health, safety, and quality, we offer a supportive environment where talented individuals can thrive and contribute to one of the UK's largest transport investment programmes.
