HR Business Partner

Lucy Group Ltd

HR Business Partner at Lucy Electric managing people solutions and driving organisational change. Collaborating with leaders across multiple sites including Newcastle and Sowerby Bridge for six months contract.

Posted 7/4/2026part-timeNewcastle upon Tyne • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partnering with leaders to develop and deliver people plans that support business performance and growth.
Provide expert advice on employee relations, organisational change, performance, conduct, absence and capability matters.
Support workforce planning, succession planning and organisational design activities.
Drive engagement, retention and leadership effectiveness across the business.
Leading and embedding key HR processes including performance management, salary reviews and talent planning.
Using HR data and insights to influence decision-making and identify opportunities for improvement.
Work closely with Recruitment, Learning & Development, and wider HR colleagues to deliver consistent people outcomes.
Support business transformation, culture initiatives and the adoption of new ways of working.

Requirements

What you’ll need

CIPD Level 5 qualified as a minimum (Level 7 desirable)
Significant HR Business Partnering experience within complex or changing organisations.
Experience supporting multiple sites and business units.
Strong employee relations expertise and up-to-date UK employment law knowledge.
Proven experience supporting organisational change, transformation or restructuring programmes.
Experience partnering with leaders within manufacturing, engineering, infrastructure, technology or operational environments.
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively.
Ability to balance strategic priorities with practical, site-based delivery.

Benefits

Comp & perks

A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential, as regular travel between locations forms a key part of the role.
This is an opportunity to make a genuine impact across several growing businesses within a respected international engineering and infrastructure group.
You'll work closely with senior leaders, influence organisational change, and help build high-performing teams that support the future of energy, electrical infrastructure and EV technology in the UK.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Workforce PlanningSuccession PlanningPerformance ManagementTalent PlanningUK Employment Law KnowledgeOrganisational DesignData AnalysisChange ManagementPerformance ReviewsAbsence Management

Soft Skills

Influencing SkillsConstructive ChallengeEngagement StrategiesLeadership EffectivenessCollaboration

Certifications

CIPD Level 5CIPD Level 7