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People Manager – Buildings
November 24, 2022 | Comments Off on People Manager – Buildings
People Manager - Buildings
Dartford, Kent
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Laing O'Rourke has a hybrid working model which is centred around managing energy and promoting sustainable performance in the role.
This role will require travel and overnight stays, enabling you to immerse yourself in our people and the great work they do across our projects. This will be on an ad-hoc basis as and when the project presence is required.
The Opportunity
We are recruiting for a People Manager to provide a key focus on building organisational capability and employee performance through attraction, development and retention, as well supporting with all aspects of people practise in their area.
We are looking for a strong performer, who is able to demonstrate exceptional people skills, and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders. The ideal candidate will demonstrate personal presence while earning trust and respect. We are looking for a leader for the entire People function, deputising when required on behalf of the People Leader.
What will the role look like?
- Interface with People Lead to support managers in ensuring a positive employee experience for all.
- The role will have responsibility for a portfolio of projects with regular travel expected across the UK
- Drive a high-performance culture, with a focus on attracting, developing and retaining talent.
- Supporting People Lead, Operational Leader and Head of People Operations in the delivery of people strategy and specialist initiatives including transformation, D&I, Reward and L&D
- Support the People Lead with the creation development and monitoring of the L&D strategy
- Working to improve and develop the talent pipeline through high-level project resourcing, mobilisation and de-mobilisation
- Working closely with the Resourcing Team and stakeholders to manage recruitment requirements for the relevant business area
- Helping to drive an increase in colleague engagement across the business area
What skills & experience are we looking for?
- The ideal candidate will have a solid generalist background with a track record of delivery ideally within a fast-growing environment.
- You will be successful in acting as a partner to colleagues and managers at all levels of the business on people related issues.
- Comprehensive understanding of People systems, policies and processes, and their impact on the business
- The ability to monitor key business metrics to identify areas of opportunity/concern, supporting the creation and execution of action plans to address.
- Awareness and desire to understand HR appropriate digital skills and how the team can integrated these skills.
What are the qualifications needed?
- Postgraduate diploma level achieved or working towards 7 CIPD is desirable
- Achieved or working towards Chartered CIPD Member is desirable
Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.
About us:
We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.
Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it.
Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.
Diversity & Sustainability:
Laing O'Rourke value and care about difference and believe a diverse team drives innovation. We are a global multicultural business committed to the inclusion of all employees, enabling everyone to feel accepted, respected & valued for being themselves.
We have set out far-reaching global sustainability targets including a commitment to achieve equal numbers of men and women amongst our global staff by 2033.
As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.