Senior HR Advisor (Policy, Projects, Policy) in Brighton

Are you looking for an opportunity to further develop your career in HR? Rydon's HR team is looking for a HR Advisor to join us on a part time, permanent basis. The role is offered on a remote working basis; however, you must be able to commute to our office in Forest Row, East Sussex when required. There will also be travel required to our other offices on occasion within your working hours.

Rydon has established a strong reputation for the quality within our new-build and facilities management sectors. This role will predominately support Rydon Maintenance, who provide hard facilities management and property maintenance services for housing, healthcare and local authorities. Across London, our Maintenance teams maintain thousands of homes and we also supply maintenance services to over 300 buildings for 20 NHS trusts across the UK on a planned, responsive repairs and small works projects basis.

With around 450 employees, we're large enough to provide interesting projects but small enough to know our people as individuals. We're looking for a HR Advisor with experience managing employee relations casework to join our busy and fast-paced team. Our HR team supports numerous office locations for our three operating companies and you will be delivering a high-quality, consistent and commercially focused ER service across the business.

Reporting into the Senior HR Manager, you'll play a key role in managing employee relations cases end to end, providing practical guidance to managers and helping to ensure fair, balanced and legally compliant outcomes. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys being hands on, working at pace and building strong relationships across a multi-site environment.

• Managing a wide range of ER cases including disciplinary, grievance, absence, capability and performance.
• Advising and coaching managers on best practice and UK employment law.
• Lead or support formal meetings and investigations, including note-taking, preparing documentation, and advising on appropriate outcomes.
• Monitoring ER trends and highlighting potential risks or themes.
• Supporting the delivery of ER guidance and training for managers.
• Work with managers to support onboarding, employee development, engagement initiatives, and identifying capability gaps within teams.
• Support workforce planning and resourcing decisions, advising managers on appropriate recruitment and contract options and facilitating internal development opportunities.
• Support with the delivery of HR projects and people-focused programmes.

Benefits include:

• 25 days holiday with the ability to increase up to 30 days.
• Pension Scheme: 4.5% contributory.
• Health Cash Plan: helping you spread the cost of essential healthcare.
• 24/7 EAP Service: free advice, counselling and support for you and your family whenever you need it.
• Access to an employee discount scheme which includes a wide range of special offers and discounts on insurances, lifestyle goods and services.
• Flexible benefits for you to choose from including Private Medical, Critical Illness, DenPlan and Cycle to work schemes.
• Employee Referral Scheme: recommend a personal connection to us and claim a cash reward for their successful hire.
• Eyecare vouchers and free flu vaccinations.

Our HR team are enthusiastic and passionate about the work they do and this is a superb opportunity to further develop your HR experience. Strong employee relations experience within a fast-paced, multi-site business is required. This experience should be gained within the Facilities Management or Build Environment sector. Qualified CIPD Level 3 or higher, or working towards is desirable.

As a well-established, progressive company, we are committed to attracting and retaining individuals by offering an excellent benefits package that includes a wide range of core and voluntary benefits. Rydon is an equal opportunities employer and promotes diversity in employment. To apply online, please use the 'apply for this job link' at the top of this page to be redirected to our dedicated careers page to complete your application.