Company Overview
Caecillian is a Utilities Contractor working in the Gas, Water and Wastewater sectors, across the Northwest, Wales and Yorkshire. The owner managed business has doubled in turnover in the last 5 years with further strategic plans for continued growth.
Role Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Human Resource & Talent Manager to join the central team. You will be responsible for overseeing and administering the end-to-end HR processes for the business.
The role would suit an experienced HR professional who is used to working within an owner managed business. This is a new role as we move the HR processing in house, with the broad role giving plenty of opportunities for the right candidate to utilise their wide range of skills and experience. This is a permanent opportunity based at the head office in Denton, with some options for hybrid working and limited travel to meet key stakeholders. Part time will be considered.
Core Values
The company is proud of its core values, these being;
· Get It Done – We are dependable, reactive and focused on delivery.
· Do It Right – We are committed to exceptional standards, safety and quality.
· Make It Count – We are customer focused, create wow moments and exceed expectations.
All aspects of management within this role should reflect these values internally to our people and externally to our clients and customers.
Key Responsibilities
· Responsible for the learning and development for the business, ensuring employee training requirements and records are managed and monitored.
· Develop strategies to attract and retain key talent in a competitive market, managing the interview process, and improving candidate experience.
· Develop an apprenticeship scheme to attract apprentices and manage their structured training requirements, including partnering with approved training providers for off-the-job learning
· Oversee learning programs, mentoring, and identifying training needs for employees.
· Implement and support the business wide appraisal and succession planning process.
· Support the wider team by providing first line support and advice HR requests, ensuring employment law, HR policy and best practise are applied.
· Ensure right to work and new starter processes are robustly undertaken, and oversee entering of new employee data into relevant HR systems.
· Issue contracts of employment, check relevant documentation to ensure compliance is maintained.
· Conduct periodic pay surveys; scheduling and conducting job evaluations; preparing pay budgets; monitoring and scheduling individual pay actions; and recommending, planning, and implementing pay structure revisions.
· Lead sickness absence management support and management of absence data, including liaison with external bodies, i.e. Occupational Health as required.
· Conduct and analyse exit interviews; and recommend subsequent changes.
· Maintain HR Sharepoint site.
· Work closely with the Business Improvement Manager to identify and implement improvements to HR processes and procedures.
· Implement strategies to keep talent, improve workplace culture, and reduce turnover.
· Design and maintain a system for electronic employee files and the HR filing system in line with data rules, GDPR and confidentiality practices.
· Support the implement of the employee benefits program.
· Support change management and organisational development.
· Ensure employees are briefed appropriately on changes to HR processes.
Skills & Experience
- CIPD level 3 qualified.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team and across business units .
- Ability to work off own initiative.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills.
- The ability to challenge key stakeholders as and when required.
- High analytical skills with good attention to detail.
- Good written and verbal communications skills.
- Excellent organisation and time management.
- Excellent problem solving skills with investigative nature.
- Experience in supporting senior management.
- Good time management and ability to prioritise workload.
- Experience of working with the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) or similar.
- Experience of working in an owner managed business.
- Experience of effective succession planning.
Salary and Benefits
We offer a competitive salary based on experience, along with a comprehensive benefits package including pension scheme. Caecillian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From £45,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- What are your salary expectations?
Experience:
- working in an owner managed business: 5 years (preferred)
- Utility Sector: 3 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
- CIPD (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
