Employee Relations Manager

Employee Relations Manager
12-month contract | Retford | Hybrid – 3 days per week onsite
Our client is looking for an experienced Employee Relations Manager to join their team on a 12-month contract, supporting employee relations activity within a complex and evolving organisation.
This is a senior ER role, providing expert advice and guidance to managers and senior leaders across a range of complex and high-risk employee relations matters. You will play an important role in supporting positive workplace culture, organisational change and effective employee relations practices.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage complex and high-risk employee relations cases, including disciplinary, grievance and workplace conflict matters.
* Provide expert advice and coaching to managers and senior leaders on employee relations, employment law and best practice.
* Work constructively with trade unions and other employee representatives.
* Build trusted relationships with stakeholders and influence at all levels of the organisation.
* Support organisational growth, transformation, change programmes and workforce restructuring initiatives.
* Contribute to the development and implementation of employee relations policies, processes and frameworks.
* Conduct investigations and provide practical, commercially focused solutions to employee relations issues.
* Analyse people data and employee relations trends to identify insights and recommend appropriate actions.
* Support wider HR projects and initiatives as required.
About You
We are looking for an experienced Employee Relations professional who can operate confidently within a complex organisation and provide credible advice to senior stakeholders.
Essential:
* CIPD Level 7 qualified, or equivalent experience.
* Significant experience in employee relations within a complex organisation.
* Strong experience managing high-risk and complex ER cases.
* Excellent knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
* Experience working with trade unions.
* Proven experience coaching, influencing and advising senior leaders and managers.
* Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
* Experience supporting organisational growth, transformation, change or workforce restructuring.
* Strong analytical, communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn people data and insights into practical solutions.
Desirable:
* Experience within major infrastructure, engineering, energy, nuclear, construction, manufacturing, aerospace or defence environments.
* Experience within the public sector, government-sponsored organisations, joint ventures or multi-organisational programme environments.
* Experience designing and implementing ER frameworks within a growing or newly established organisation.
* Mediation or workplace conflict resolution qualifications.
* Experience working within security-cleared environments