Employee Relations Advisor

Role overview

Employee relations and case management

• Coach and advise managers on disciplinary, grievance, absence, performance, probation, redundancy consultation, TUPE and investigation matters.
• Manage complex employee relations cases end to end and provide guidance aligned with employment law and BAM policies.
• Support project- and site-related conduct, access, confidentiality, data protection, social media and safety-related compliance matters.
• Escalate complex or sensitive matters and work with Compliance on serious conduct concerns.
• Support consultation and workforce-change activity with unions and employee representatives.

Advisory service and collaboration

• Provide pragmatic guidance to operational leaders, considering shift patterns, site logistics, workforce mobilisation and operational pressures.
• Coach managers to address concerns early, including conduct, performance, absence, conflict and welfare issues.
• Collaborate with HRBPs, Compliance, Operations and other teams to support consistent practices and effective handovers.
• Improve ER processes, governance, escalation routes and repeatable ways of working.

Data and governance

• Maintain accurate advice, case notes, decisions and outcomes in the central ER tool.
• Use case data to identify themes, hotspot areas and opportunities for proactive managerial support.
• Produce people insights and reporting, support audits and documentation, and identify workforce and operational risks.
• Handle data in line with GDPR.

Requirements

• Experience in employee relations case management within complex environments.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and employee relations best practice.
• Experience managing complex disciplinary, grievance and investigation cases through to conclusion.
• Confidence coaching, influencing and constructively challenging managers at all levels.