Senior Employee Relations Advisor

Cape Consulting; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Cape Consulting is seeking a Senior Employee Relations Advisor to join a respected builders’ merchant group in the South of England. The role involves providing expert guidance on employee relations matters while ensuring compliance with legal and best practices. Candidates should have strong experience in handling ER casework, exceptional communication skills, and ideally be CIPD qualified. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a values-led business during a phase of growth.

Qualifications

• Experience handling complex Employee Relations casework including disciplinaries and grievances.
• Ability to manage time and prioritize tasks effectively.
• Maintain confidentiality while identifying underlying issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to managers on employee relations issues including disciplinaries and grievances.
• Support HR processes and ensure compliance with employment law.
• Contribute to HR policy development and project delivery.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Problem-solving

Commercial mindset

Education

CIPD qualified or working towards

Job description

Senior Employee Relations Advisor
Hybrid - South Of England occasional travel required | Part-time/4 days per week | Competitive Salary + Benefits

Cape Consulting is proud to be partnering with a leading builders’ merchant group that continues to

expand its footprint across the UK. With a strong heritage, community focus, and an entrepreneurial

spirit, our client is a highly respected name in the industry—known for putting people first,

embracing continuous improvement, and fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced and commercially focused Senior Employee Relations

Advisor to join this collaborative HR Team. You’ll provide expert, commercial guidance to managers

on a wide range of matters, ensuring legal compliance and best practice, whilst always providing

About The Opportunity:

- You will provide value-added, commercial and legally compliant service to managers on

employee relations issues including disciplinaries, grievances, absence, pay and benefits, and

performance management

- Support HR processes and maintain accurate colleague records

- Contribute to HR policy development and project delivery

- Ensure compliance with employment law and data protection regulations

About You:

- Experience handling complex ER casework including disciplinaries and grievances

- You’ll be experienced supporting a customer-facing geographically dispersed workforce

- Support organisational change planning, TUPE experience

- Your approach to every task is always with a solid commercial mindset

- The ability to prioritise and manage your own time, coupled with a high level of resilience

- Strong communication and problem- solving skills are a must

- The ability to take the initiative, identify issues, explore underlying causes, always

maintaining confidentiality

- Ideally CIPD qualified or working towards it

- Full driving licence as occasional travel to offices and branches around the South of England as required

This is a unique opportunity to join a thriving and values-led business during a pivotal phase of

growth. If you’re passionate about people, have a strong track record as a Senior Employee Relations

Advisor, and thrive in a fast-paced multi-site business, we’d love to hear from you.

Senior Employee Relations Advisor

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