We're hiring! Are you ready to take the lead on shaping how we support and engage our on-site employees? We're looking for an Operative Employee Relations Lead to oversee a team of HR Advisors, becoming their go-to expert for all operative ER matters. This role is about more than resolving issues – it's about taking ownership of the operative employee experience, driving care, engagement, and retention strategies for a critical part of our workforce. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact and empowering your team to deliver exceptional support, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. Join us and own the journey of over 2,300 operatives!

Summary

To oversee and manage the employee relations (ER) function within the People Experience team, with a focus on supporting operative People Experience Advisors. The ER Lead will be responsible for managing complex employee relations cases, grievances, disciplinaries, as well as engagement activities, ensuring the company’s compliance with employment laws and regulations. This role will also focus on developing proactive strategies to improve on-site employee engagement and drive a positive workplace culture.

Key Responsibilities

Employee Relations: Oversee grievances, disciplinaries, and investigations, ensuring legal compliance and effective resolutions.
Engagement & Case Management: Drive engagement initiatives, manage case systems, and report on trends and resolutions.
Policies & Compliance: Maintain and update ER policies in line with laws and governance standards.
Training & Support: Deliver ER training, coaching, and proactive strategies to reduce cases.
At-Risk Management: Lead support for at-risk employees and reduce settlement costs.
Data & Reporting: Analyze ER data, prepare reports, and ensure accurate case tracking.
Team & Communication: Support team development, monitor performance, and manage workforce feedback initiatives

Output / Reporting Required

Quarterly HR Service Delivery reviews with Heads of Department and Ops Directors.
Opportunistic and quarterly reviews with PE Advisors regarding HR service delivery
Minimum wage and gender pay reporting and checks.
Case Management is updated and shared with the Head of People each month.
Spot-check results of workforce contractual compliance and completion: Ensuring contracts are permanently accurate for audits and reviews.
Collaborating with internal DSG audit support.

Key Communication

Liaising with the wider workforce across regions when supporting the People Experience Advisors.
Running weekly or fortnightly Case Management meetings with the HR Advisors.
Attending all SLT meetings throughout the year.

Main communications:

SLT
Other operational teams (Social Value, Training, Health, Safety &Wellbeing)
Executive Team

About Us
Danny Sullivan Group (DSG) has been the leading supplier of skilled, professional labour to the civil engineering and construction industries since 1986. We are a family-managed business, whose strong family values are at the heart of all we do. This sets us apart from every other organisation.
We are driven by an unrelenting desire to be the first-choice supplier of skilled labour in the civil engineering and construction industries.
With a workforce of over 1,800 employees, working on projects the length and breadth of the UK, we collaborate with our clients to provide temporary and permanent staff as well as professional services solutions within the Aviation, Highways, Nuclear, Rail, Tunnelling and Utilities sectors.

Danny Sullivan Group devotes significant resources to ensure we attract, develop, and retain the brightest talent. Many of our directors started their careers with the Company and are now widely regarded in the industry. We also recruit senior management from leading UK companies to maintain an innovative and national perspective.

If you would like to be part of our collaborative, enthusiastic and forward-thinking culture, then please apply today.
We are committed to, and strongly believe in, inclusiveness and equality of opportunity. Everyone who works with Danny Sullivan Group has a contribution to make; therefore, we welcome applications from different backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. Our aim is to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can be themselves.

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