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HR Business Partner

Role overview

Summary

The HR Business Partner role focuses on providing strategic HR solutions to the Municipal business at Veolia. You will work closely with leaders to ensure effective workforce planning and cultural change initiatives, supporting the achievement of business objectives and enhancing employee capabilities.

Qualifications

  • Proven experience of complex workforce planning within a large matrix organization.
  • Strong experience of strategic workforce planning.
  • A good knowledge and experience of talent mapping and succession planning.
  • Knowledge of employee engagement.
  • Proven track record of advising and influencing senior stakeholders in an operational environment.

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategic workforce planning to maximize capability and engagement.
  • Manage succession planning by identifying high performers and developing talent pipelines.
  • Support annual pay, bonus, objective setting, and career pathway implementation.
  • Drive behavioral and cultural change initiatives to enhance employee capabilities.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Problem Solving

About the company

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Veolia UK

  • Environmental & Waste Services
  • XLarge
  • 10,001+
Veolia UK provides solutions for ecological transformation. We are a company of almost 14,000 employees, although we prefer to think of ourselves as “resourcers”. Every day across the country our “resourcers” design and deploy useful and concrete solutions, which help our customers fight against climate change, prevent pollution of our water and create a circular economy where nothing goes to waste. In 2021, Veolia UK served 1.8 million people through our municipal wastewater contracts. We completed 442 million waste collections across our local authority contracts, serving 3.1 million residential properties; and we treated over 1.5 million tonnes of commercial and industrial waste from our 85,000 private customers. We also produced over 560 MWe of renewable and low carbon electricity, to power over 1.3 million homes. Veolia UK is an exciting and innovative place to work. We challenge the status quo, our purpose is to resource the world and we do this by working together to constantly progress. We are reinventing the way things work to reduce all of our environmental impact and increase efficiency, whether in the reuse of wastewater or the recovery of waste, such as plastics. At the same time, we anticipate the needs of tomorrow with innovative solutions that will decarbonise our energy and heating demands. We do this through the development of microgrids and energy management through our Hubgrade solution, which optimises the management of resources using digital and artificial intelligence. We are driven by optimism and passion, not to see the world as it is, but how it should be; and we are tenacious in our efforts to achieve our goals. These aren't just empty words. Visit sustainability.veolia.co.uk to learn about the three pillars of our success: People, Customers and Sustainability. Or see how we plan to achieve Net Zero by 2050 at the latest here: netzero.veolia.co.uk.

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Job description

Ready to find the right role for you?

Salary: £45,000-£50,000 depending on experience plus Veolia benefits including a car/car allowance, bonus and enhanced pension scheme
Location: Home based with travel to sites across, Surrey and Central & North London


When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. It’s why we’re looking for someone who’s just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life. 


We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.


What we can offer you:


  • Access to our company pension scheme
  • Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers
  • Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to
  • 24 hour access to a virtual GP, 365 days a year, for you and family members in your household
  • One paid days leave every year to volunteer and support your community 
  • Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential
  • Stream - Employee financial wellbeing support: early access to your earned pay, savings, budgeting, financial coaching & rewards.

What you'll be doing:


The HR Business Partner will work with our Municipal business providing guidance and support to leaders on people related matters, ensuring the business has robust plans in place to have the right people, in the right place, at the right time, to achieve the yearly business plan and future business strategy and goals. The HRBP will build key relationships and undertake core activities to ensure our People objectives are met.


• Lead strategic workforce planning to maximise capability, engagement, and drive cultural change

• Manage succession planning by identifying high performers and developing talent pipelines

• Support annual pay, bonus, objective setting, and career pathway implementation

• Lead Voice of Resourcers survey process and action planning

• Partner with Senior Managers and their leadership teams to provide strategic HR solutions

• Drive behavioural and cultural change initiatives to enhance employee capabilities

• Leverage company analytics to inform stakeholder decision-making

• Collaborate with HR Business Partners and ER team to deliver effective people solutions


What we're looking for:


  • Proven experience of complex workforce planning within a large matrix organisation. 
  • A good knowledge and experience of talent mapping and succession planning.
  • Strong experience of strategic workforce planning 
  • Knowledge of employee engagement. 
  • An experienced project manager who can deliver multiple strategic and high-profile initiatives. 
  • Have a proven track record of advising and influencing senior stakeholders in an operational environment on confidential and challenging issues.

What’s next?

Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.

We're proud to have been named as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for three consecutive years in 2023, 2024 and 2025. This consistent recognition reflects our commitment to our people, demonstrating that Veolia is not just transforming the environment, we're also transforming what it means to have a rewarding, purposeful career. 

We're dedicated to supporting you throughout your application journey, offering adjustments where reasonable and appropriate. As a proud Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who opt-in to the Disability Confident scheme, and meet the minimum criteria for our roles. 

We're also committed to ensuring that all applicants and colleagues receive fair treatment without discrimination on any grounds, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

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