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PDP London is hiring an HR manager to join its practice in London.

PDP London is a 90 strong London based international architecture practice, known for the skilful integration of contemporary architecture within historic environments and expertise through the whole spectrum of residential, commercial, civic and mixed-use projects.  Led by the seven partners, we have a strong and supportive culture.

We are looking to recruit an HR manager to lead and manage the HR function at PDP London.  It is a true generalist role, with operational responsibility for all aspects of HR across the employee lifecycle, from the strategic to the administrative.

This role is supported by a part-time HR administrator.

Main duties:

• work with the partners to set the HR strategy for the year in line with the business strategy and identified projects
• report on a quarterly basis against achievements and metrics; and on a monthly basis report on project resourcing requirements across the practice.  This will involve close coordination with the partners, associates and finance director.
• manage the HR budget
• in line with the resourcing requirements and long term plans of the practice, lead all recruitment activities.  In particular manage the graduate recruitment process for architectural assistants.  Induction of all new recruits to the practice.
• plan, manage and administer learning and development activities ensuring that activities support the business plan and individual needs
• active involvement in staff communications, including running the Staff Forum, managing staff events/ trips, heavy involvement in monthly staff presentations (‘Tuesday Breakfast’) and all other avenues of keeping teams connected
• lead the annual career review processes from start to finish, including ensuring tools are fit for purpose.  Make sure that everyone has had a career review, and that career goals feed into resourcing plans for the year.
• manage the annual and mid-year salary review process and promotions.  This includes benchmarking our salary data against relevant comparators and advising the partners on salary bands and proposals. Ensure that proposals are budgeted, merited, fair and in line with best practice and equal opportunities legislation.  Responsible for preparation of letters and all other communications
• review and administer on an annual basis the benefits are provided to ensure they are fit for purpose, in line with the company strategy, best practice and legislation and within budgetary constraints. Communicate benefits to staff and give appropriate notice for consideration and selection.  Ensure staff are signed up and that any deductions are taken from payroll in an accurate and timely manner.
• keep the employee handbook and policies up to date with company changes, best practice and legislation.
• handle any disciplinaries, grievances, managed exits and redundancies in line with legislation and best practice, and to a satisfactory conclusion. Keep appropriate notes and documentation on file.
• keep employee data managed, up to date, secure and in a format which eases reporting.
• work closely with finance to ensure payroll happens on a monthly basis and with 100% accuracy.
• involvement in cross-practice projects as and when required.

Example projects:

• managing HR through current Covid-19 situation and beyond.
• review HR system and make sure it is fit for purpose, accounting for payroll requirements and cross-practice data sharing (in line with GDPR).
• play a leading role in reviewing and actioning the diversity and inclusion agenda
• coordination of the investors in people review at the end of 2020.

Person specification:

• has experience in a full HR generalist role, across all aspects of the employee life cycle
• CIPD qualified
• ideally experienced in a similar organisation – architecture/design/engineering
• this role could be suitable for someone moving from a larger organisation who is ready to take on more responsibility in their role
• comfortable operating at the strategic level, and happy/willing to do the more basic elements of the role as needs require
• excellent interpersonal skills and able to operate confidently and appropriately with all levels within a company
• strong written communication skills with a solid grasp of English and good attention to detail
• numerate
• use of HR systems would be an advantage.
• need strong MS Office skills (Word, Excel, Powerpoint); Adobe InDesign would be useful

www.pdplondon.com

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