People Partner

Laing O'Rourke


Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Dartford
Contract type: Contractor

Nationwide – base from any regional office, with UK travel

12-month fixed-term contract

At Laing O'Rourke, our people are at the heart of everything we do. With one of our team stepping into an exciting internal secondment, we're now looking for a passionate and driven People Partner to join us on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

This is a chance to work closely with senior leaders, influence projects across the UK, and play a key role in shaping the future of our specialist in-house businesses – including Expanded, Vetter, Select Plant Hire, Crown House Technologies and Explore Manufacturing. You'll support a workforce of 400–600 people across multiple projects and locations, while working as part of a close-knit partnering team of three other People professionals and the wider central People Operations function.

Check out our specialist businesses here - Specialist Businesses

The Role

This is a varied, end-to-end operational and strategic role where you will:

  • Build trusted relationships with operational leaders, gaining a deep understanding of their projects and people.
  • Act as the first point of contact for all people-related matters, supported by our specialist ER, Reward, Resourcing and Talent teams.
  • Coach and support leaders to manage, develop and motivate their teams.
  • Anticipate people challenges and design proactive, forward-thinking solutions.
  • Use data and reporting to inform decision-making and tell compelling stories that drive action.
  • Sit on senior leadership teams (SLTs), contributing to business and project strategy by identifying opportunities, risks and people implications.
  • Drive consistency in people processes, governance and compliance across business units and projects.
  • Support succession planning, talent reviews and recruitment strategies that promote internal mobility, career growth and diversity & inclusion.

About You

We want someone who thrives in a dynamic, multi-site environment and enjoys being close to the business. You'll bring:

  • Experience supporting multiple business units, projects and/or locations.
  • Proven relationship-builder with confidence in influencing and partnering with senior leaders.
  • Strong HR knowledge and experience, ideally with CIPD Level 5+.
  • Comfort with HR systems and data – turning insights into action.
  • A background in construction, engineering or similar (advantage, not essential).

About Us

This is more than a fixed-term role. It's your chance to:

  • Have real impact – you'll be a key voice at senior leadership tables.
  • Work across diverse projects with our specialist in-house businesses.
  • Collaborate and grow – supported by a strong central People team and subject matter experts.
  • Shape the future – with opportunities for creativity, innovation and forward-thinking ideas.

Laing O'Rourke is dedicated to being a recognised leader in innovation and excellence in the construction industry. We focus on delivering projects that leave a lasting positive environmental legacy, driven by technical excellence in design, manufacturing, and construction.

We offer a competitive remuneration package (base salary + car/travel allowance) with access to Private Medical Insurance; enhanced pension and parental leave schemes; Life/Dental/Critical illness insurance and income protection; 33 days holiday inc. bank holidays + 1 paid day for volunteering; professional development opportunities and more!

We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to everyone. As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we enable access for candidates with long-term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an Interview Scheme', which supports applicants meeting the essential criteria by offering an interview for the position. If you need the application form in an alternative format or have any questions about our process, please contact [email protected].

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