People and Culture Advisor - 12-month FTC

McLaren; Woking; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-performance automotive company in Woking seeks a People and Culture Advisor for a 12-month fixed term contract. This role involves providing proactive HR advice, assisting in the development of HR policies, and managing employee relations. Candidates should have experience in HR, knowledge of employment law, and an ability to support employees effectively. The company offers an attractive benefits package including generous leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Enhanced pension scheme

Discretionary annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Generous parental leave policies

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in a professional HR environment is essential.
• Sound knowledge of employment law and general commercial awareness.
• Ability to provide solutions-based HR advice.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the development of HR systems and policies.
• Lead and advise on employee relation issues.
• Provide reliable employment law advice.
• Acts as the training lead for specific business areas.

Skills

Professional HR support

Generalist HR operations

Employee relations

Knowledge of Training and Development processes

Performance management procedures

Job description

People and Culture Advisor - 12-month FTC

Ref #

58722

Date posted

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Country

United Kingdom

Location

Woking

Business area

People & Transformation

Department

Generalist

E - Management

Working time

Full Time

Contract type

Fixed Term Contract

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

9am - 6pm Monday to Friday

What to Expect

As HR Advisor, you will work together with our people managers delivering a proactive and professional HR advice that is innovative and exceeds your customers’ expectations. In this role we want you to be part of a team that supports the business to create breathtaking performance road cars.

What You'll Do

• Assist with the development of HR systems, procedures and policies and liaise with managers to ensure these are communicated and implemented effectively
• Embed the McLaren values into the organisational culture, identifying key areas of focus for cultural development. Generate ideas on approaches to impact cultural change
• Lead and advise on all employee relation issues (including disciplinary, grievance, attendance, probations) through to an effective resolution
• Partner with managers to ensure that the HR processes are embedded across the business
• Provide reliable and trusted employment law advice both in the UK and Internationally
• Identify and assess HR issues which need to be brought to the rest of HR for attention, and act upon as necessary
• Management and coordination of all business training activity
• Act as the training lead for specific business areas, assisting with the creation and maintenance of the training catalogue, creating and maintaining training and development materials and updating and maintaining the Learning Management System
• Develop and deliver training sessions to managers on HR policies and procedures

What You'll Bring

• Experience of supporting employees in a professional environment is essential
• Understands generalist HR operations including employee relations and recruitment
• Experience of providing solutions-based HR advice based on a sound knowledge of employment law, best practice and general commercial awareness
• Knowledge of Training and Development processes
• Experience of managing various ER issues
• Understands how to deal with performance management procedures and processes

What We'll Do for You

We offer a wide – ranging benefits package, which includes:

• 25days’ holiday, plus bank holiday. Annual buy & sell up to five days
• Enhanced company pension scheme
• Discretionary annual bonus award
• Private medical insurance and health cash plan
• Life assurance benefit
• Ability to apply for a sabbatical of up to one year after only two years’ service
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• Generous parental leave policies
• A range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice

Who Are We?

No restraints. No limitations. We don’t simply push boundaries. We completely rethink them. McLaren Automotive exists to create breath‑taking performance road cars.

It takes a community to do what we do. A diverse group of people with many areas of expertise, united by their passion to deliver visionary products and set new benchmarks.

McLaren Automotive commits to equal opportunity for all. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion is at the heart of our impact, it drives our innovation and enables us to truly create something special. Join us on our journey.