People Project Business Partner

United Living Group; Warrington; On-site; GBP 45,000 - GBP 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic infrastructure company in Warrington is seeking an experienced change manager to lead people-focused transformations across its growing organisation. The role involves shaping and executing change management programs to ensure seamless integration of newly acquired teams while enhancing employee experience. Ideal candidates will have a track record of organisational change, strong communication skills, and the ability to foster a collaborative culture across diverse teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in organisational change and transformation, ideally in multi-entity or acquisitive environments.
• Self starter, confident working independently and as part of a team.
• Experience supporting systems and processes implementation from a people/change perspective.

Responsibilities

• Lead and embed people-focused change across the organisation.
• Shape and execute people change management programs.
• Design and deliver change management plans that support cultural integration.

Skills

Strong customer service and communication skills

Proven track record in organisational change

Exceptional communication and influencing abilities

Analytical and data-savvy

Pragmatic and resilient

Job description

United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects, across the utility and social infrastructure sectors.

Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists deliver innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face.

Our company is split into two business areas:

Utility Infrastructure - Our team of Utility Infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power and telecoms infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators.

Social Infrastructure - Our team of Social Infrastructure specialists revitalise homes and communities by carrying out a wide range of work, from retrofit to refurbishment, and maintenance.

Job Description

To lead and embed people-focused change across a fast-growing, fast-paced, highly acquisitive organisation. This role is responsible for shaping and executing people change management programs, ensuring that newly acquired businesses are successfully integrated and culturally aligned.

The role will act as the bridge between People, Technology, Finance and Business Units, ensuring that transformation activity enhances employee experience, builds capability, increases efficiencies, business performance and delivers measurable impact.

Some of the projects they’ll manage to start with are the successful delivery of

• Investors in People reaccreditation to ensure Gold standard is maintained despite recently-acquired businesses joining with their own, unique cultures
• Legacy terms and conditions alignment
• Benefits review and harmonisation programme
• Pensions harmonisation

Change management: design and deliver change management plans that support cultural integration, systems and processes adoption and organisational transformation.

Integration of acquisitions: partner with senior leaders and pillar People teams to assess cultural fit, identify people risks and create tailored plans for newly acquired businesses.

Systems and processes adoption: support the roll‑out and adoption of People systems and processes ensuring engagement, adoption and capability building across diverse business units.

Stakeholder engagement: build strong relationships with leadership and marketing teams, communicating complex change with clarity and empathy.

Culture and Values alignment: champion a consistent, values‑led approach across all business units, ensuring new colleagues feel connected and engaged.

Change readiness and communications: develop toolkits, messaging and training to help leaders and managers support their teams through change.

Data-driven insight: use feedback and change metrics to track adoption, measure impact and continuously refine transformation activities.

• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• Proven track record in organisational change and transformation, ideally in multi-entity or acquisitive environments.
• Self starter, confident working independently and as part of a team.
• Experience supporting systems and processes implementation from a people / change perspective.
• Exceptional communication and influencing abilities — able to simplify complexity and inspire confidence across all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to shape culture, embed new ways of working and build alignment in diverse workforces.
• Analytical and data‑savvy, able to translate insight into action and measure the success of change initiatives.
• Pragmatic and resilient, with the ability to adapt quickly and find solutions in an evolving environment.

Desirable, this role will suit someone who:

• Thrives in dynamic, fast-moving organisations with evolving priorities.
• Is both strategic and hands‑on, as comfortable designing frameworks as they are rolling up their sleeves to make things happen.
• Is energised by ambiguity and sees opportunity in complexity.
• Has a growth mindset, always looking for smarter, more human ways to deliver transformation.
• Can balance empathy with pace, supporting people through change while keeping momentum high.

Brings credibility, curiosity and influence, building trust quickly across new and existing teams.