People & Transformation Advisor

About the role
Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a People & Transformation Advisor to join our Gas & Water business unit to work across Reading and the Thames Valley area

What you'll be doing
As a People & Transformation Advisor you will:

• Actively contribute to the people and transformation HR Projects, liaising with representatives from other functions, and across the JVs, Alliance and client, as required.
• Act as the first line of contact for designated HR projects, including liaison with internal and external project stakeholders, project reporting, and supporting project meetings with the people and transformation team.
• Build strong relationships with all partner people and administration teams, to ensure and improve the effectiveness of all end to end processes.
• Take ownership of the recruitment process within the Alliance ensuring a best in practice approach is adhered to at all times.
• Manage the end to end employee lifecycle processes (starters/movers/leavers) within the Alliance, ensuring high standards of accuracy are met.

Who we're looking for
You will:

• Have a proven track record in proactively building effective relationships with senior leadership teams, enabling effective working relationships
• Have previous experience at an HR Advisor level
• Have previous experience of recruitment processes and managing the end to end recruitment cycle
• Have experience of project managing initiatives using project methodology
• Hold a CIPD qualification or be working towards it

Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

About us
Balfour Beatty's Gas & Water teams work in the UK and internationally, providing expertise and experience to support a stable and safe supply of these vital services.

Working on long-term, large-scale contracts, we build close, collaborative relationships with our clients. Our teams bring technical knowledge and in-depth industry experience to projects, provide exceptional customer service and introduce innovative approaches to minimise disruption to local residents, businesses and the environment.

Our water operations cover the whole lifecycle of networks, including clean and waste water mains, metering, treatment facilities and other essential infrastructure. Working closely with the supply chain, we employ industry-leading approaches like BIM and offsite construction to bring cost and time efficiencies to projects.

In the gas sector, we work to expand and renew underground mains, often in busy and high-impact residential and commercial areas. We work closely with clients to manage and plan work intelligently in these areas, minimising the impact this essential work has on local communities.

We value diversity and celebrate individual differences, believing that our inclusive culture helps the business continue to grow as a strong, dynamic and innovative organisation.

Balfour Beatty is a corporate signatory to WISE (Women in Science & Engineering) and a member of Stonewall's Diversity Champions programme. Our aim is to attract more people from diverse backgrounds to help us build on our inclusive culture.

We are also Silver Award holders in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

Closing Date: 4th April 2017