The Role
Leads people and culture strategy, employee experience, engagement, inclusion, wellbeing, employee resource groups, reward and benefits, people insights, governance, and culture change. Coordinates engagement surveys, salary reviews, pay transparency, gender pay reporting, workforce planning, succession planning, and HR process improvement. Partners with recruitment, HR business partnering, HR systems, learning, and talent teams to support retention, compliance, and business performance.
Summary Generated by Built In
As People and Culture Lead, you will play a key role in supporting the Head of People in the development and implementation of our overall people and culture strategy. Your primary focus includes shaping and embedding a high-performance, inclusive, and values-driven culture across the organisation.
This role leads on employee experience, engagement, EDI, Employee Resource Groups, reward, wellbeing, people insights, and governance, ensuring a consistent and positive experience across both site-based and office teams.
Working closely with colleagues in Recruitment, HR Business Partnering, HR Information Systems, Learning & Development and Talent Management, the role ensures that people initiatives are aligned, data-informed, and support workforce planning, retention, and business performance.
People Strategy & Culture
- Support to deliver the People & Culture strategy aligned to business priorities.
- Define and embed company values and behaviours and support embedding of Farrans Leadership Model.
- Collaborate with the wider People and Engagement Team to ensure an integrated approach to employee development.
- Support workforce planning, talent management, and succession planning efforts across functions.
- Act as a cultural ambassador, championing initiatives that foster engagement, inclusion, wellbeing and retention.
- Establish and oversee Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).
- Own and deliver employee engagement surveys and action planning.
- Align HR policies and working practices to embed a standardised approach.
- Lead quality assurance and continuous improvement initiatives across People & Culture processes, identifying opportunities to improve consistency, efficiency, compliance and the overall employee experience.
- Support organisational change efforts by providing training, communication, and resources to employees during periods of transition.
- Support the Head of People with data analysis and reporting on key HR metrics and KPIs.
Reward & Benefits
- Support the Head of People in managing the reward and benefits strategy within the business.
- Advise managers and employees on pay, benefits, and reward practices in line with company policy and legislative requirements.
- Support the communication and promotion of the organisation’s benefits offering, ensuring employees understand the value of their overall reward package.
- Support locally led recognition initiatives that encourage and celebrate employee contribution and reinforce organisational values.
- Coordinate annual salary review in collaboration with business leaders.
- Ensure fair and transparent reward and recognition practices.
- Support the preparation and governance of the organisation’s gender pay gap report.
- Support the governance and implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive, ensuring appropriate processes, reporting and compliance.
The responsibilities outlined above are not exhaustive and may be amended from time to time to reflect the evolving needs and priorities of the organisation.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to understand and align with organisational goals
- Strong understanding of the following: Culture, engagement, and behaviour frameworks; Inclusion & Engagement practices; reward and benefits principles; workforce planning and people analytics
- Project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret data to inform decisions
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field; or professional certifications.
- 5+years of experience in a generalist HR role with ownership of People & Culture initiatives and significant exposure to Reward & Benefits principles.
- Demonstrable experience driving culture change and engagement initiatives.
- Strong understanding of People & Culture best practices
- Passionate about people and culture
- High level of integrity and professionalism
- Resilient and adaptable in a changing environment
- Inclusive mindset with a commitment to equality and diversity
- Proactive and solutions-focused
Desirable:
- CIPD qualified or working towards it.
- Experience within the construction, engineering, or related sectors.
Here at Farrans we build, we transform, and we connect. Making a positive difference to the communities in which we operate is our passion and we place social responsibility at the heart of every scheme.
The projects we deliver have an important role in the everyday lives of people in the UK & Ireland. We are committed to making a positive impact on the environment and strive for sustainability in all we do.
Our culture is one of transparency, equality and encouragement, where questions are welcomed, learning never stops and access to support is provided.
Farrans are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment for all. Should you require any reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, please don't hesitate to let us know.
Benefits
When you come to Farrans, you can make a big impact. We love enthusiasm, new ideas and innovation. Your well-being is our priority.
Our people are our greatest asset, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you to achieve your full potential.
Our career development opportunities provide you with a clear progression pathway, advanced education in your core subjects as well as management and leadership opportunities to excel quickly.
We understand the importance of work life balance. We offer flexible working hours (where applicable) and generous leave policies to help you maintain a healthy work-life integration.
We know that our most important asset is our people and that is why we have invested significantly to ensure the physical and mental wellbeing of all our employees.
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Skills Required
- Strong business acumen and ability to align people initiatives with organisational goals
- Understanding of culture, engagement, behaviour, inclusion, reward, benefits, workforce planning, and people analytics
- Project management and organisational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities
- Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret data
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or professional certifications
- At least 5 years of generalist HR experience with ownership of People and Culture initiatives and exposure to reward and benefits
- Experience driving culture change and employee engagement initiatives
- Strong understanding of People and Culture best practices
- High integrity and professionalism
- Resilience and adaptability in a changing environment
- Inclusive mindset and commitment to equality and diversity
- CIPD qualification or progress toward CIPD qualification
- Experience in construction, engineering, or related sectors
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The Company
What We Do
Northstone (NI) Limited is a Northern Ireland-based construction and building materials group headquartered in Belfast. Its operating divisions include Farrans Construction, focused on building and civil engineering, and Northstone Materials, which supplies the construction industry with aggregates, asphalt, readymix concrete, roof tiles and related products. The group also undertakes building projects, road construction and other civil engineering work for customers.
