Employee Relations Advisor
Peterborough - UK
Job Summary
Circa 36000 per annum (dependent on skills & experience)
Hybrid: PeterboroughHuntingdonor Lincoln &Home-working
Full-time and permanent 37 hours per week
12 monthFixed Term Contract/Secondment
This role provides you with the flexibility to work from home and from an Anglian Water office. Your base office location could be inPeterboroughHuntingdonorLincoln.
Supporting our People
An opportunity has arisen to join our respected specialist teamprovidingeffective Employee Relations advice to our businesswill report to an Employee Relations Manager and be part of our centre of excellence.
You will be the first point of contact for general queries relating to policy and procedures providing high quality advice and addition you will provide a professional ER case management service to ensure our business managers deal effectively with their people management issues in both informal and formal processes in areas such as absence management investigations disciplinaries flexible working requests grievances & performance capability.
You will balance best practice with the need to support sound business decisions whilst building strong working relationships to be able to persuade and reassure managers on a specific course ofactionensuringall implications are considered.
As a valued employeeyoullbe entitled to:
Full private healthcare with no excess
25days leave rising with service Bank Holidays with theoptionto swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion
A flexible working culture
Competitive pension scheme we double-match your contributions up to 6%
Life Assurance at eight times your salary
Personal Accident cover up to 5x your salary
Bonus Scheme
Lots of great discounts
Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
Paid time off whenyourephysically and mentally unwell
An excellent Family Leave package to help you support your family
What does it take to be an Employee Relations Advisor
A graduate or Level 5 CIPD qualified or equivalent HR management qualification or experience isadvantageous
Ability to build effective relationships across all business levels
A resilient individual who can manage emotional and distressingsituations
Previousexperience of caseload management isadvantageous
A logical thinker with the ability to problem solve work to changingtime framesand reactive situationsis essential
You will need to have ahighattention to detail.
The roleisfast-pacedand you will need to be able tomulti-task.
Evidence of being proficient in MS Office applications (particularly Word and Excel) and the ability to interpret and analysenumerical/statisticaldata.
You will be expected to travel across the AW region.
Proven up to date experience of Employment Law knowledgewould be an advantage.
Opportunities are open to all suitably qualifiedcandidates.
Inclusion at Anglian Water:
Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. Together with our fellow water companies we are committed to the Social Mobility Pledge; we are also a signatory to Business in the Communitys Race at Work charter; we hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant for Employers; we are an accredited Disability Confident employer and we play a leading part in the Womens Utility Network.
Closing date:12April 2026
Interview Dates - Week commencing - Monday 20th April
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About Company
We will always go the extra mile for our six million customers and their water.