HR Advisor

HR Advisor – Peterborough, hybrid: £38,000-£41,000

As HR Advisor for our Eastern UK region, working closely with our Senior Regional HR Lead, you’ll provide first point, dedicated, tailored HR advice to employees and managers on all HR matters and employee related issues, assisting with the delivery of our People Plan, and support with all HR related activity and HR projects in your region (e.g. Talent, Reward, EVP).

You’ll play a vital role in supporting National Gas Transmission, contributing to the safe and reliable delivery of energy across the country.  This is a unique opportunity to be part of an organisation that powers homes and businesses nationwide.  

Join us, and help be the energy behind the change.

About the role:

You’ll be the critical first point of contact for HR advice for stakeholders across your region, in particular managing Employee Relations (ER) & Case Management, providing timely and informed advice at all stages on policy for Disciplinary; Code of Employee Conduct, Grievance; Performance Improvement Policy, Discrimination Bullying & Harassment (DBH), Drugs and Alcohol, and Sickness Absence.  You’ll ensure robust Investigations are completed by the business in relation to potential cases of gross misconduct and that cases are progressed through to hearing in a timely manner.

Working closely with the Senior Regional HR Lead, your wider responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the delivery of an appropriate HR plan for the East region
• Providing consistent, timely and high-quality advice to staff and managers for all HR matters including employee lifecycle events
• Supporting the delivery of the talent agenda (e.g. local succession planning, engagement and development activity, year end processes and talent reviews)
• Supporting the delivery of wider HR projects such as DEI, EVP, reward and recruitment
• HR data analysis

About you:

You have proven experience of providing risk-based HR and ER advice to a range of stakeholders at all levels, with excellent ER knowledge of case management processes and a broad understanding of good practice i.e. ACAS requirements and knowledge of employment legislation.  If you’ve worked in a Unionised environment this would be helpful, though not essential.  You’re highly confidential, confident, and have the ability to analyse situations and make well-considered decisions quickly, whilst also happy to work with large volumes of data and make recommendations.  There will be some travel to sites across the region on occasion, therefore a driver and willingness to travel and be visible across business area is essential.

Qualifications: PQ CIPD (working towards)

What we can offer you:

• Salary £38,000-£41,000 depending on experience
• Bonus of up to 6%
• 26 days’ holiday plus the 8 statutory days – and an option to buy 5 additional days each year.
• Double-match pension scheme - for every £1 you put in, we'll add £2 (max company contribution 12%).
• Opt-In flexible benefit scheme, including salary sacrifice private healthcare, car scheme, dental insurance, technology plans and more.
• Financial protection with 10x salary death in service and financial support if you're unable to work due to long term illness or injury.
• Excellent family friendly provisions - maternity/paternity/adoption/surrogacy/ shared parental leave.
• Employee assistance programme offering free confidential professional counselling 24/7.
• Recognition schemes, retail discounts

About us:

National Gas is securing Britain’s energy. Gas is an essential part of a secure energy supply in Britain and will continue to play a vital role for decades to come. More than ever, we need the security that gas brings to keep the lights on, businesses running, and to protect jobs.  National Gas provides that security.

We are responsible for transporting gas to power stations, major industries, storage facilities, more than 500,000 businesses, and 23 million homes through nearly 5,000 miles of pipes across Britain.

At National Gas, we’re committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities that we serve. We celebrate the different experiences our colleagues bring and encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply. To that end we want to support you during the interview process, please advise your recruitment partner if you require any reasonable adjustments.

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Further information:

• This is a permanent position, based in Peterborough (Cambridgeshire) with hybrid working (3 days pw onsite)
• Travel/driving may be required to other operational sites in the East region
• Advert close: Midnight 15/7/25
• Interviews: soon after
• We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.  If you are interested in being considered, please apply ASAP!