About us
At National Grid we are committed to delivering safe and reliable energy to the customers and communities we serve. We are one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the world. We are proud of the contributions our work and our people make to the prosperity and wellbeing of our customers, communities, and investors.
The opportunity
This Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) role will be an integral part of our National Grid Ventures (NGV) US Business HR team. The successful candidate will bring high energy, excellent communication skills, and a proven track record of implementing strategic people plans with passion for talent management. The HRBP should have the ability to be both strategic and operational, owning the people plan aligned to the business objectives, as well as front-line issues, managing them through to resolution. The HRBP will play a critical role helping to create and support a high performing team, help drive an inclusive culture and support engagement across the business.
In this role you will understand that in today’s market, innovative and forward-thinking people strategy is integral to short and long-term success. To achieve this, you will collaborate with Directors and Manager as a go-to strategic and execution focused HR partner. You will work closely and collaboratively across our HR Centers of Excellence (employee relations, talent management, reward, recruiting strategy and professional development) to provide the business the people support needed to be successful.
What you'll do
• Performance & Development: Coach and advise leaders and employees on a variety of components impacting employee experience: employee development, capability building, employee relations concerns, performance management, HR policies
• Consultation: Act as a trusted advisor to people managers including supporting manager essentials, annual processes and rewards and recognition.
• Project/Process Management: Face of HR, ensuring operational excellence to HR strategic initiatives including leadership development, succession planning, workforce planning, inclusion and diversity, talent analytics, engagement survey and action planning, and overall process improvements
• Change Leadership: Serve as a motivator for change, working with the People Communications team for devising and communicating solutions as they relate to organizational design, development and change management. Demonstrate and encourage consistency with our values (Do the Right Thing, Find a Better Way, and Make It Happen).
About you
• Bachelors’ degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience as an HR Generalist/HRBP or in a business function
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to partner with stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal skills, capable of building trust a
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) with ability to adapt the content / style of a message, based on an understanding of the climate and culture of a particular group and what will produce the best response
• Demonstrates the ability to assemble complex ideas, issues and observations into clear and simple explanations.
Annual Salary
$120,000-$141,000
Salary commensurate with experience.
This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.
National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.
