Are you building your career in HR and ready for a role that offers more than day-to-day administration? Do you enjoy supporting managers, solving people challenges and using data to improve how HR operates? Are you looking for a role that bridges People Operations and Business Partnering, giving you the foundation to develop into a future People Business Partner?
At APEM we provide independent environmental consultancy and expert scientific advice to a wide range of industries including water, renewables, infrastructure, and the energy sector. We're growing across the UK and Ireland and are looking for a People Advisor to join our People team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a solid foundation in HR who is ready to broaden their experience and develop towards a Business Partnering career over the coming years.
You will become a trusted first point of contact for managers, providing practical advice and helping them navigate everyday people matters with confidence. You'll support a wide range of employee relations cases, whilst developing your knowledge and judgement through exposure to increasingly varied and complex situations.
You'll also play a key role in helping us become a more data-driven People function. Working with our HR systems, you'll produce meaningful people data and insights, helping identify trends and supporting better decision making across the business. If you enjoy technology and are curious about how systems and AI can improve the employee experience, you'll have plenty of opportunities to contribute.
Alongside this, you'll support colleagues through important moments in their careers, from parental leave and wellbeing support to organisational change and engagement initiatives. You'll work closely with both our People Operations and Business Partnering teams, gaining genuine exposure to both sides of HR while helping deliver an outstanding employee experience.
To be successful in this role, you'll need:
- Some experience within an HR Advisor, HR Coordinator or HR Operations role
- A good understanding of HR processes and employment legislation
- Experience using HR systems and confidence working with people data and Microsoft Excel
- Strong organisational and communication skills
- A collaborative, proactive approach and a genuine passion for delivering a great employee experience
- The confidence to build relationships with managers across the business and provide practical, balanced advice
Bonus points if you have:
- Experience supporting employee relations cases
- Exposure to people reporting, dashboards or HR analytics
- Experience supporting colleagues through family-friendly policies or wellbeing initiatives
- An interest in improving HR processes through technology, automation or AI
At APEM, you'll join a collaborative People team where you'll be encouraged to learn, develop and broaden your experience. This is a role with real variety which will also challenge you, given how broad the role is. You will gain exposure to operational HR, employee relations, people data, projects and business partnering. This will provide an excellent platform for the right proactive and ambitious person who aims to become an HR Business Partner in the future.
The role is hybrid, with an average of one day per week in our office near Stockport, alongside flexibility to work from home.
We offer benefits to look after you, from private medical insurance for all employees, access to mental health first aiders and comprehensive income protection if you cannot work. We also offer superb flexible working options, balancing work with your life.
Next steps
We are focused on creating a diverse and inclusive team. If you can’t tick every box on our job description, then we are still keen to hear from you and are open to supporting your development. That may be working part time or supporting you to gain experience in a specific area – we are a growing company and are able to adapt roles to reflect individual skills.
If you think you have what it takes to join our fast-growing business, then please apply immediately on our website. All we need some basic information and your CV, we will review all applications quickly and will respond to all applications.