People Partner / HR Business Partner

People Partner / HR Business Partner

About the Role

Willmott Dixon has an exciting opportunity for a full time People Partner to join our South Region, supporting the delivery of people strategies that enable strong performance, engagement and capability across the business that directly enable high performance, operational excellence, and ambitious growth plans.

Working closely with the Lead People Business Partner and the business leaders, this role plays a key part in translating people strategy into day-to-day impact. You will be a trusted partner to managers, helping embed consistent people practices, strengthen leadership capability, and create an environment where people can perform, grow and thrive.

At Willmott Dixon, we're not just constructing buildings, we're creating long-term legacies. Our people-first culture, commitment to sustainability and focus on continuous improvement underpin everything we do. As a People Partner, you'll contribute directly to this ambition by supporting teams through growth, change and everyday people experiences that matter.

The primary focus for this role is a strong operational remit across the employee lifecycle. You will role-model pragmatic commercially focused people support, building credibility, trust and impact across the South region.

Key Responsibilities

As our People Partner, you will partner with managers and leaders to deliver high quality, consistent people support aligned to business priorities.

You will support and enhance our 5 key people experiences

Attract - Support recruitment activity and pre-employment processes, helping deliver a positive and professional candidate experience.

Welcome - Ensure new starters are effectively onboarded and supported to become productive and connected quickly.

Perform - Coach and advise managers to enable strong performance, effective feedback and confident people decision-making.

Grow - Support learning, development and capability building, helping managers to create an environment where people can develop and progress.

Goodbye - Support transitions and exits with empathy and professionalism, using insight to inform learning and improvement.

You will deliver high-quality People operations across the employee lifecycle, support employee relations cases, and contribute to engagement, wellbeing and inclusion initiatives. Using people data and insight, you will help identify trends, risks and opportunities, supporting effective workforce and succession planning.

Visible and approachable, you will build strong relationships across the region, working closely with the wider People team and People Experience Hub to ensure seamless, joined-up people support.

Who we're looking for

You will be a proactive, resilient and people-focused HR professional who enjoys working closely with managers and making a tangible difference. Comfortable in a fast-paced, operational environment, you'll bring a pragmatic, solutions-focused mindset and a genuine passion for helping people and teams succeed.

Credible and confident, you'll balance empathy with commercial awareness, build trust quickly, and take pride in delivering a high-quality people service that supports business performance and growth.

Essential Skills

Experience supporting the full employee lifecycle, including performance, development and employee relations

Confidence in coaching and advising managers on people-related matters

Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing priorities

Ability to use people data and insight to inform decisions and improvements

A collaborative approach and desire to continually develop your people partnering capability

CIPD qualification (or equivalent), or working towards

What we offer

We reward our people generously with a competitive salary and a market-leading benefits package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to:

Enhanced pension scheme

Discounted or full private medical

Life assurance

Profit Share Scheme

Car scheme and motoring expenditure allowance (where applicable)

Access to a low-carbon and electric car leasing scheme, supporting sustainable travel

At Willmott Dixon we provide an inclusive and flexible working environment for people to thrive in, and we are happy to support this where possible.

We are a proud member of the Disability Confident Scheme.

About Us

Over 170 years of rich history, Willmott Dixon's purpose is beyond profit; delivering brilliant buildings, transforming lives, strengthening communities and enhancing the environment so our world is fit for future generations. Ensuring that we add lasting value to the neighbourhoods we work in; our values, people, innovation, partnerships and focus on sustainability has allowed us to build a successful and solid privately owned business where our people can thrive.

Willmott Dixon was recognised by The Sunday Times as one of the Top 10 "Big" Companies to Work For in 2025, named among the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality in 2024, and ranked in the Top Five of Europe's 1,000 best workplaces by the Financial Times in 2025.

Willmott Dixon is also the first major contractor and developer to win a King's Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development.