Babcock International Hiring for HR Advisor at Bristol Full Time

Job Title: HR Advisor

Location: Bristol or Plymouth or Tewkesbury, UK – Hybrid – working from home options available

Compensation: Competitive + benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF 48364

Build the future

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a HR Advisor at our Bristol, Devonport and Ashchurch sites.

As an international defence company, we support and enhance our customers’ defence and security capabilities and critical assets, meeting their requirements of value for money, increased availability, modernisation and flexibility.

Mission Systems

The HR Advisor role is based within our Mission Systems business area.

Babcock is a trusted provider of integrated solutions for global defence and security. We have a wide portfolio of best-in-class intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance solutions, communications, and weapons launch and handling solutions across all domains, integrating the best of industry to meet our customers’ needs.

The role

The difference our new HR Advisor will make

As a HR Advisor you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Babcock Mission Systems is transforming and we need you to support our key leaders in forging new paths, and leading their teams through exciting, but sometimes challenging change. As part of the People team supporting the Mission Systems Sector, you’ll be key in helping implement our ambitious people agenda while providing progressive HR advice and expertise on all people matters. Providing coaching and support to line managers on effective performance management and development of their teams.

Day to day, you’ll support our Strategic Bid teams with proactive resource planning and talent acquisition activities, HR insight, data and support and you’ll actively support our HR Business Partners with end to end management of TUPE transfers. Working closely alongside line managers to enable operational success of the business area, through effective employee engagement and management of wider people matters. Providing guidance on HR policies and processes, supporting employees and managers to apply people policies consistently and fairly. You’ll support our HR Business Partners in developing and driving people plan and be involved in matters of employee relations, including disciplinary, attendance and grievance issues, including case management.

At Babcock, we have a history of helping talent go far. With our track record of innovation, you’ll continually develop your knowledge and expertise.

We offer flexible working to give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met. This role provides hybrid working arrangements with 1 day in the office/onsite and 4 days working from home.

Essential experience

• Proven experience working in an HR Advisory role.
• Excellent employee relations knowledge.
• Applied knowledge and experience of TUPE legislation and transfers (essential)
• Experience of operating alongside a HR Shared Services model
• Operational experience of using and reporting from HR Information Systems (i.e. Success Factors).
• Experience within an engineering/technical environment (preferred).
• Trade Union experience (preferred)

What we offer

Generous benefits including:

• Generous holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays
• Reservist in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave
• Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance
• Our Big Benefit Platform allows you to make your money go further, with discounts from over 850 retailers.
• Employee Share Plan
• Professional memberships, personal development training an opportunities
• STEM ambassador training and volunteering opportunities
• Working from home and flexible work patterns
• Employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Flexible benefits, including cycle to work scheme, discounts and our Share Ownership Scheme
• Autonomy. Trusted and empowered to be at your best

Babcock International

For over 130 years, we have helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. Change begins with our people and our shared Principles: be curious; be courageous; own and deliver; think: outcomes; collaborate; and be kind. These values not only guide the way we work, but also our efforts to reach net-zero carbon. Yes, our ambitions are big, but together, we can achieve them.

Armed Forces Covenant

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant. If you are a reservist in the armed forces, we provide up to ten days special paid leave in support of your training commitments.

Application Guidance

All applications should be made online. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

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