Posted Date:  16 Jul 2025
Posting End Date:  30/07/2025
Location:  Coventry
Company:  Severn Trent Water Limited
Department:  HR Operations
Salary (£):  £Competitive

HR Business Partner

 

 

Do you love that no two days are the same? That's one of the many reasons we love working in HR at Severn Trent... Still need more.  

 

We love to help people with their own career path, we love to support our senior leadership teams to deliver our people strategy and we really love supporting over 9000 individuals in delivering one of life's essentials to 8 million customers daily.   

 

People are at the heart of what makes this company great and we're passionate about helping people be the best they can be and making Severn Trent a truly awesome place to work.  

 

If you want to do more because you care, we’d love to talk to you. There really is something for everyone here.  

    

 

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW 

  

We’re looking for a HR Business Partner to join our Human Resources team that can develop and maintain a trust-based relationship with a fantastic group of dedicated Severn Trent Leaders. 

 

This role involves a real partnering approach to HR and being passionate about supporting and challenging our people managers by giving pragmatic commercially sound advice and championing continuous improvement. 

 

You’ll also collaborate effectively across central HR functions for the purpose of pace and agility in the key initiatives that are significant deliverables for the business area.  

   

Sound like you? Then read on. 

 

Some of your other key accountabilities will include: 

 

  • Build a deep understanding of the business area, challenges and goals to be able to influence and steer the critical people workstreams.   
  • Identify and implement improvement initiatives in the traditional suite of HR components such as employee relations, attendance, performance and talent management processes, recruitment and reward.  
  • Enabling the business to drive their employee engagement.  
  • Working with leaders on organisational design and structures enabling an agile operating model.  
  • Be the conscience of enabling the right environment for changes to embed and be sustainable to enable organisational effectiveness and cultural change supporting our ambition to create an awesome place to work for our employees. Working with the central HR functions on the delivery of the end-to-end process.  
  • Contribute to or lead employee relation activities to minimise business risk and in support of our partnership relationship with our trades unions colleagues.  

  

 

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE 

 

The ideal candidate will have proven experience operating as a strategic and trusted HR Business Partner, with a strong focus on partnering with senior stakeholders and building effective, influential relationships across an organisation. You will quickly establish credibility, and confidently navigate the complexities of our business operations and bring these to life into meaningful actions and strategies for the wider HR team 

 

You will bring experience in coaching and training line managers, along with strong mediation, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. A strategic mindset, commercial awareness, and the ability to remain resilient and professional under pressure are essential. Experience in organisational design and training delivery is desirable.

 

While a CIPD qualification is advantageous, we welcome candidates with substantial and relevant experience in a similar role

 

  

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU 

  

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent, and we’ll reward you for it too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live. 

  

With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite's perks that you’ll get being part of the Seven Trent family: 

  

  • Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 per annum based on company performance)   
  • Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)   
  • Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate 
  • Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’   
  • Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers   
  • Family friendly policies   
  • Two volunteering days per year   

 

 

WHATS NEXT? 

 

We can’t wait to hear from you. 

  

And if your curiosity has peaked and you're wanting to find out even more, search #LifeAtSevernTrent on social media. 

  

Ps. we’ll always let you know the outcome of your application after the closing date - so keep an eye on your phone and emails.