Senior HR Advisor

<b> Overview / Responsibilities </b><br><br>Wood is currently recruiting for an experienced and high-performing People & Organisation (P&O) Advisor to join the Business Partnering Team in Professional Services. Experience within the offshore oil and gas sector is required with the ability to demonstrate knowledge of the relevant collective bargaining agreements to provide advice and counsel to Stakeholders in effective people management practices, ensuring that operations and processes are in line with relevant regulations, employment legislation and best practice. <br><ul><li> Act as key support to business managers, ensuring delivery of P&O objectives through effective relationships and engagement with Shared Services and Centres of Expertise </li><li> Responsible for day to day P&O decisions, ensuring that support and advice are aligned with both business and functional objectives </li><li> May lead and/or execute the implementation of P&O programmes across the employee life cycle </li><li> Identify, understand and address areas of risk in area of responsibility through robust people management processes </li><li> Lead complex case management, supported by P&O Coordinators and Advisors, Shared Services and Centres of Expertise </li><li> Pro-actively contribute to the business decision making process by providing guidance and advice across all areas of the employee life cycle </li><li> May lead and/or execute the delivery of P&O tasks during acquisition and integration activities in area of responsibility </li><li> Coaches and influences managers </li><li> Promotes the talent management process within business area and understands the benefits of such process </li><li> Coaches and influences managers to develop their leadership efficacy in line with Wood culture, values and behaviours </li><li> Drives robust people development and performance management throughout the business area, to build and retain skills needed to deliver the operational business in the short to medium term </li><li> Understand reward methodology and oversees reward decisions for managers served business area </li><li> Gain good understanding of recruitment plan for managers served and takes an active involvement in selection of key and/or strategic roles. </li><li> Act as representative for the company at appropriate industry, client, trade union events/forums </li><li> Support development and succession opportunities within the P&O team </li><li> Work in partnership with Shared Services and Centres of Expertise to ensure and assure P&O service excellence within agreed KPIs </li><li> Responsible for timely and accurate reporting of P&O metrics and robust analysis and recommendations in support of business decisions </li><li> Advise and influence the business in the way they plan, lead and manage change and its impact on people and working practices </li><li> Support employee communication and engagement </li><li> Support and participate in emergency response activities </li><li> Support the creation of an organisational culture which fosters innovation and collaboration, continuous improvement and change </li><li> Responsible for P&O policy application, ensuring compliance with relevant group standards, regulatory requirements and operating procedures </li><li> Assure quality on all aspects of delivery, proactively seeking and addressing customer feedback </li><li> Lead by personal example and encourage all employees to conduct their activities in accordance with all applicable laws and the group's standards and policies </li></ul> <br><br><b> Skills / Qualifications </b><br><br><ul><li> Degree qualified in HR or business management related subject - preferred </li><li> Experience in business-focused HR roles within a dynamic organisation </li><li> Experience of managing change, including working cooperatively in business partnership </li><li> Knowledge of people practices and applicable legislative frameworks </li><li> Experience of dealing with industrial and employee relations issues </li></ul><br> Knowledge of: <br><ul><li> Business performance and how it can deliver and add value to its customers </li><li> Business service offering and customer base </li><li> Changing regulatory environment </li><li> Current and future industry trends </li></ul><br> Personal attributes: <br><ul><li> Connect, establish and maintain effective, cross-cultural working relationships with all levels of the organisation and externally </li><li> Consistently model the group's values </li><li> Energy and compassion </li><li> Has a service orientation to internal and external clients, being responsive to needs, effectively managing expectations </li><li> Able to handle both routine tasks and be an agile learner taking on new responsibilities </li><li> A commitment to continuous learning and development </li></ul><br> Ability to: <br><ul><li> Generate trust and credibility </li><li> Deliver a customer-focused climate that delivers on expectations and strengthens relationships </li><li> Focus on improving safety standards and behaviours </li><li> Influence key stakeholders </li><li> Work effectively across organisational and geographical boundaries </li></ul> <br><br><b> Company Overview </b><br><br>Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world's most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people. www.woodplc.com <br><br><b> Diversity Statement </b><br><br>We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.