Senior HR Business Partner

As a key member of the People team, you'll partner with senior leaders across the YTL Group to shape and deliver the people strategy in some of our most complex and operationally critical areas. 

What you'll do

You'll lead transformation activity, supporting operating model changes, culture development and leadership capability, ensuring colleagues are supported, engaged and set up for success through change. As a trusted strategic partner, you'll provide insight, constructive challenge and practical, people‑centred solutions. 

You'll guide leaders on organisational design, workforce planning, capability development and change management, helping them build strong, inclusive and high‑performing teams across geographically dispersed, technical environments. 

You'll oversee complex employee relations matters, particularly within safety‑critical and unionised teams, ensuring outcomes are fair, consistent and legally compliant. Working closely with the wider People function, you'll help deliver initiatives that enhance performance, boost colleague experience and strengthen organisational capability. 

You'll act as a role model and coach, lifting capability across the People team and helping others grow their skills and impact. You'll also champion the effective use of technology, data and AI to improve decision‑making, efficiency and the overall People service. 

This role is critical to enabling transformation across our operational and engineering functions, while supporting Group‑wide initiatives across YTL UK. You'll bring thought leadership, commercial acumen and a calm, credible presence that helps leaders navigate complexity with confidence. 

What you'll need

• Significant experience as a senior HR Business Partner in complex operational or engineering‑led environments, including Trade Union experience. 
• A strong track record in leading organisational transformation and supporting senior leaders through change. 
• Confidence influencing and advising Executive and senior operational leaders, with sound judgement and commercial insight. 
• Experience managing complex ER matters, particularly within unionised settings. 
• Exceptional communication skills and emotional intelligence, with the ability to build trust quickly and work collaboratively. 
• A proactive, analytical and people‑centred approach, using data and insight to inform decisions. 
• Broad generalist HR expertise and the ability to engage specialist input when required. 
• Curiosity about emerging HR practice, technology and AI, and the ability to apply these in a practical, value‑adding way. 

What you'll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from trained mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us. 

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West.
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350 acre former airfield into an award winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community.
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors.
• YTL Live – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 19,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space.
• Plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.  

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.