People Business Partner at Murphy

A day in the life of a Murphy People Business Partner 

• With direction from People Director and Senior People BP aid in enabling the business to fully understand their key business performance issues, objectives and drivers, and associated people requirements for both the current and future business challenges.
• Working with the senior management team and Learning and Organisational Development to identify succession gaps within the business unit and address these to support the delivery of long term project and business objectives
• Influence business functions to drive transformation to embrace the ‘Murphy at 80’ plan.
• Drive effective use of recognition schemes across business functions to reinforce positive behaviours.
• Performance management – Champion high performance culture across the Group.  Coach, influence, up-skill and encourage senior leaders to provide clear direction, and line managers to provide continuous goal clarity, feedback and development
• Performance management – Champion high performance culture across the Group.  Coach, influence, up-skill and encourage senior leaders to provide clear direction, and line managers to provide continuous goal clarity, feedback and development
• Regular review of workforce planning to proactively identify any issues with regards to resourcing  
• Undertake grievances and disciplinaries or investigations and appeals and manage (and attend) employment tribunal claims /cases where necessary.
• Participate in specialist projects (e.g. employee engagement, grading/salary review,).  Ensure projects progress and completion of projects to deadline and cost.

Still interested, does this sound like you? 

• Established Human Resources professional with a strong and sustained track record of leading, coaching and building capability across all levels.
• First-hand exposure of HR in a commercially oriented business within the construction/civil-engineering sector.
• Proven experience and comprehensive track record of managing employee relations cases, including TUPE, Acquisitions, Restructuring & Redundancy.
• Established experience of coaching and developing managers and Senior Managers.

What’s in it for you?

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service
• Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review
• Above market rate contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus
• Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus
• Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations
• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc