Head of People – Rail
Location: Rugby and Flexible Working
Talented people are the key to our success
Would you like to work for an inclusive and collaborative company which is also one of the most successful within the UK infrastructure industry?
Talented People are the Key to our Future, what better way to influence this than to join our HR Leadership Team as Head of People for our Rail Business
Opportunity:
Reporting into the Managing Director for Rail, the Head of People will act as a strategic partner and advisor, enabling the business unit to adapt and respond to changing requirements through an effective people strategy. Provide proactive guidance at a Business Unit and Divisional level working closely to support the Senior Management team. This includes but is not exclusive to, HR project management, workforce planning, business unit talent review including succession planning and performance and reward activity. This will be a key role within our senior team, helping to shape the future of our Rail business through effective leadership and development of our people.
Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
- To lead the business unit HR team as well as proactively work with wider Divisional HR team and SMT, across the full employee lifecycle, change activities and project management, transformational work and BAU
- Responsible for working with the business leaders and divisional HR to shape, influence, and drive key elements of the People strategy, partnering with senior business leaders to translate business priorities into HR activity which can be implemented by wider HR team and line managers
- Lead strategic HR activities (e.g. assessing people impact of change activities, and analysing key business MI and data through a people lens), working collaboratively with wider peer group to ensure business-wide alignment
- Leverage strong business knowledge and understanding to partner and provide strategic and insightful challenge to business leaders, people managers and the wider HRBP team on all people-related subjects
- Translate business strategy and requirements into HR plans, in line with MSI HR practices and policies
- Accountable for leading on and/or delivering against key HR project plans, acting as HR project work stream lead on key business and HR projects
- Lead workforce planning and employee mobility for the business unit, ensure the right resource is available at the right time, linking in with Divisional HR and Strategic Programme office to achieve a consistent approach
To be successful in this role you will:
- Be a values led People leader with demonstrable experience of leading and developing effective HR teams
- Possess an in depth understanding of HR best practice and legislation
- Have strong influencing skills, effective stakeholder management skills
- Ability to translate business strategy into effective and forward focused people strategy
- Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex concepts in a clear and concise manner.
- Be insight-led in developing a strategy to ensure that plans reflect the requirements of the audience
What's in it for you?
Below is a selection of benefits that are available to you at Morgan Sindall Infrastructure.
- Generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy five days
- Flexible and adaptable working
- Family friendly policies and work/life approach
- Mentoring programmes and continuous learning support
- Contributory pension scheme
- Annual bonus scheme
- Recognition scheme and long service awards
- Car scheme and Private Medical Insurance (if applicable to role)
We also provide the option to participate in our share-save scheme; discounts including cycle to work and gym membership; a support and advice service for colleagues and their families, and more.
About the Rail business unit
Millions of people rely on Britain’s rail network to take them safely and efficiently across the country every day. Morgan Sindall helps this happen by providing renewed and enhanced rail infrastructure with the minimum of passenger disruption.
Our customers receive a multi-disciplined service covering electrification, power supply, tunnelling and a full range of civil engineering and building capabilities including structures, lineside infrastructure, and station enhancements. This is complemented by track and signalling works from our supply chain partners to provide a complete rail offering.
Our expertise is focused not only on effective delivery of projects within a railway environment, but also on minimising disruption for railway users through the adoption of innovative working practices and techniques. These include ‘live launch’ bridge construction, in which we can install bridges while allowing railways beneath to remain operational.
From landmark station refurbishment projects and platform extensions to tunnelling works and bridge launches, we have a track record of delivering rail projects that are helping to provide a rail network fit for the 21st century.
Morgan Sindall is an equal opportunities employer and has been accredited with the Positive About Disabled People ‘Two Ticks’ accreditation. We are also an Investors in People company.
Morgan Sindall is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK.