Senior HR Business Partner

Responsibilities

• Keeps abreast of changes in the business and proactively counsels client groups on potential impacts on the workplace and the workforce.
• Primary point of contact with HR for management and employees within designated client group.
• Acts as an HR consultant and advises clients on various employee issues such as employee counselling, performance management, personnel movement, and exit interviews.
• Works towards standardization of processes and practices in all areas of HR delivery.
• Facilitates the client’s talent management processes (performance management, succession planning, career development planning) such that the client is provided with prepared, qualified internal candidates and provides employees with career growth opportunities.
• Liaises with compensation, recruiting, global mobility, and payroll departments to assist clients with various personnel needs and movements.
• Supports delivery and execution of workforce planning, staffing, and recruitment efforts.
• Ensures accurate Human Resource Information System (HRIS) records within client group by actively coordinating HR data management activities.
• Maintains compliance within client group with all applicable regulations concerning employment.
• Establishes HR visibility and fosters a positive employee-relations environment within the client group via field visits and client leadership team participation.
• Resolves and/or responds to employee issues as capable or brokers service from appropriate HR resource for resolution.
• Assists client management with employee counselling, coaching, terminations, and investigations of alleged harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate workplace behaviour.
• Facilitates special projects as assigned within client group.
• Travels, where permissible, to visit assigned offshore units.
• Participates in HR On-Call Support.

Qualifications / Experience

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent work experience.
• CIPD Qualified.
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressive HR experience or in a similar role.
• Experience operating in a matrixed environment.

Skills & Experience

• Strong knowledge of government regulations related to Human Resources issues.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Working knowledge of expatriate assignment issues.
• Demonstrated experience with employee health and wellbeing benefits, including healthcare schemes and related initiatives.
• Strong project management capability, with the ability to prioritise, plan and deliver multiple initiatives concurrently.
• Solid working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• High level of discretion and professionalism with ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, with the ability to analyse data and produce clear, well-structured presentations.

Behaviors

As part of our commitment to fostering a high-performance culture, employees are expected to align their actions and decisions with the principles outlined in our Behavioral Framework. This framework serves as the foundation for our organizational culture and guides our behaviors to drive better outcomes across the company. Employees are responsible for incorporating these behaviors into their daily actions, relationships, and decision-making to help manage expectations, strengthen relationships, and contribute to the overall success of the organization.

• Analyze & Plan – Being deliberate in understanding and describing the problem to solve and using information from a range of relevant sources to develop solutions that are effective and evidence-based.
• Collaborate – Collaborating effectively, sharing ideas, and leveraging one another’s strengths based on trust, transparency, and empathy, creating an environment where everyone’s input is valued.
• Communicate – Communicate clearly with all employees and stakeholders, ensuring active listening, understanding, and timely information sharing.
• Learn, Grow & Adapt – Building organizational capability through our own learning and development while coaching others and supporting others to adapt, learn, and develop.
• Deliver Results – Striving to deliver and exceed required results, identifying and overcoming obstacles, and taking responsibility for the outcome while respecting our values.

Disclaimer – The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Valaris is an equal opportunity employer in all aspects of employment to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any other non-job related factors.

About Us

At Valaris, our core purpose is to provide responsible solutions that deliver energy to the world. Our purpose is the driving force that defines us as a leading organization in our industry. Our diverse fleet of ultra-deepwater drillships, versatile semisubmersibles and modern shallow-water jackups is capable of meeting a wide spectrum of customers’ well program requirements. Our rig fleet is among the most technologically advanced in the industry and our well-trained crews perform at the highest levels in the most challenging offshore environments. With an unwavering focus on safety and dedicated employees, we provide innovative solutions and aim to deliver excellence in everything that we do.