Senior HRBP

📋 Description

• Collaborate closely with senior leaders throughout the organization as a trusted advisor, assisting in the development and expansion of a growing People Operations function.

• Address intricate people-related challenges, devise practical solutions, and translate strategy into actionable plans.

• Oversee and enhance our People Ops infrastructure, policies, and practices—including global mobility, visas, and immigration matters.

• Ensure that these elements are robust, compliant, scalable, and fundamentally human-centric.

• This is a hands-on role suited for someone who excels in dynamic environments.

• Adopt a strategic approach to problem-solving and take pleasure in creating systems that empower individuals and the organization to excel.

• Reporting directly to the Senior Director, you will play a vital role in scaling the function—enhancing operational excellence, influencing leaders, and contributing to our collective growth and success.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive expertise in core HR disciplines, with a solid foundation in UK employment law, policies, and compliance.

• Practical experience managing UK employment compliance frameworks and immigration sponsorship responsibilities (e.g., management of Skilled Worker licenses).

• Experience in organizations undergoing significant scaling (e.g., growing from 20 to 300 or 20 to over 400).

• Strong background in compensation strategy and benchmarking to ensure market competitiveness, internal equity, and transparent pay structures.

• Proven track record in leading and advising on complex employee relations issues, including disciplinary processes, grievances, performance management (PIPs), and terminations, with sound judgment and a strong compliance perspective.

• Nice to Have (If you don’t possess these skills now, you will after joining):

• Experience in consulting, construction, engineering, or similar project-based sectors.

• Experience supporting global mobility, international hires, or cross-border employment models (EORs, sponsorships, relocations) in rapidly growing contexts.

• Confidence in influencing senior stakeholders and simplifying complex topics for presentation.

• Experience serving as a trusted advisor to founders or executive teams.

• A proven ability to build people functions that scale while maintaining a focus on humanity.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary based on location and capabilities.

• Paid Annual leave plus statutory Bank Holidays.

• Pension plan with matched contributions up to 7%.

• Private health insurance coverage.

• Discretionary bonus scheme available to all team members.

• Flexible working: Achieving results is paramount, irrespective of the time of day.

• Personal growth: Our leaders act more as coaches, and a key objective is to provide five years’ worth of learning and development for every year spent with us.

• Work alongside top talent: We are committed to hiring and retaining only the very best individuals.

• Long-term impact: We aim to address significant challenges in construction project delivery in ways that are sustainable and impactful beyond our time.