HR Manager

Cumberland

£70,000 - £75,000

Permanent

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Recruit4staff are representing a leading civil engineering business in their search for a HR Manager to work in Seascale

Job Details:

  • Pay: £70,000 - £75,000 (Car allowance: £5,750)
  • Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, Days, Full Time (45 hours)
  • Duration: Permanent
  • Benefits: 8% employer pension contribution, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Job Role: As HR Manager, you will take responsibility for delivering a high-quality HR service to support a large, multidisciplinary workforce on a major long-term infrastructure programme. You will lead all site-based HR activities including recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, workforce planning, training coordination, performance management, and policy compliance. You will work closely with project leadership teams, site management, and central HR functions to ensure all people-related processes are robust, compliant, and aligned with the organisation’s values. This HR Manager role demands excellent organisational skills, a strong grasp of HR legislation, and the ability to guide managers through complex workforce issues in a highly regulated environment. You will also promote a positive work culture, manage grievance and disciplinary processes, support employee welfare, and help drive continuous improvement across HR operations. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced HR Manager with a strong background in construction, engineering, or similar regulated sectors.

Essential Skills, Experience, or Qualifications:

  • Proven experience as a HR Manager, Senior HR Advisor, or HR Business Partner within construction, engineering, manufacturing, or large-scale project environments
  • Strong understanding of employment law, HR best practice, and regulatory compliance
  • Experience managing end-to-end HR operations including onboarding, ER casework, performance management, and workforce planning
  • Confident handling disciplinary, grievance, and capability processes
  • CIPD Level 5 or Level 7 (or equivalent experience)

Advantageous Skills, Experience, or Qualifications

  • Previous experience working on large infrastructure or major project environments
  • Experience supporting high-volume recruitment and mobilisation

Commutable From: Drigg, Seascale, Egremont, Whitehaven, Cleator Moor, Gosforth, Workington, St Bees, Nethertown, Holmrook, Ravenglass

Similar Job Titles: HR Business Partner, Senior HR Advisor, Human Resources Manager, People Manager, HR Lead, Project HR Manager, Employee Relations Manager

For further information about this and other positions please apply now. This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Recruit4staff who are operating as a recruitment agency, agent, agencies, employment agency or employment business.

Job Reference: opp-24258
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Recruit4staff are representing a well-established civil engineering business in their search for a Industrial Relations Manager to work in West Cumbria

Job Details:

  • Pay: £35,000 - £40,000 (Car allowance £5,060)
  • Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, Days, Full Time (45 hours)
  • Duration: Permanent
  • Benefits: Car allowance, 8% employer pension contribution, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Job Role: As Industrial Relations Manager, you will lead the industrial relations strategy and workforce engagement approach for a major long-term civil engineering and infrastructure programme based in West Cumbria.

You will be responsible for developing and maintaining constructive relationships with trade unions, employee representatives, and the wider project workforce. This includes managing collective negotiations, resolving disputes, overseeing grievance and disciplinary processes, and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and labour agreements.

Working closely with project leadership, HR teams, construction managers, and subcontractors, you will ensure fair and consistent industrial relations practices across all work packages. The Industrial Relations Manager will monitor workforce climate, address emerging issues proactively, support mobilisation, and promote a stable working environment across the project.

Essential Skills, Experience, or Qualifications:

  • Demonstrable experience as an Industrial Relations Manager within civil engineering, construction, infrastructure, or energy projects
  • Strong understanding of UK industrial relations frameworks, trade union structures, and collective bargaining
  • Solid knowledge of UK employment law, labour regulations, and workforce legislation
  • Ability to operate in complex, regulated, or unionised environments

Advantageous Skills, Experience, or Qualifications

  • Experience with high-security or regulated infrastructure projects
  • Familiarity with NAECI, CIJC, or similar collective agreements
  • Experience with workforce mobilisation, onboarding, or TUPE
  • Background in alliance or joint-venture project delivery
  • Training in employment relations, mediation, or labour law
  • Awareness of IR challenges in long-term infrastructure programmes

Commutable From: Drigg, Seascale, Egremont, Whitehaven, Cleator Moor, Gosforth, Workington, St Bees, Nethertown, Holmrook, Ravenglass

Similar Job Titles: Industrial Relations Manager, Employee Relations Manager, Workforce Relations Manager, Labour Relations Manager, HR Manager (IR Focus), Union Liaison Manager, Senior IR Advisor

For further information about this and other positions please apply now. This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Recruit4staff who are operating as a recruitment agency, agent, agencies, employment agency or employment business.