Thomson environmental consultants: The independent, employee-owned consultancy, chosen by successful clients, admired by competitors, and the place to work preferred by top specialists.

With offices across the UK, our experts are committed to delivering our clients exceptional outcomes across a range of environmental services and ecological contracting.

We aim to be the most innovative, pragmatic and fast-growing environmental consultancy in the UK.

Our services include but are not limited to: terrestrial ecology, freshwater ecology, marine ecology, habitat management, arboricultural services, geospatial and data management, environmental impact assessments.

Our people make us who we are; we are commercial but not corporate, guided by our values of Respect, Integrity, Support and Excellence. Career growth and development is highly valued at Thomson, and we nurture talent, leading to rapid career-progression opportunities. Our people benefit from access to a diverse range of industry-accredited external trainings, as well as in-house training opportunities led by our specialists. The variety of projects we deliver across the breadth of environmental services encourages cross-team working and collaboration.

We have a new and exciting HR Business Partner (HRBP) opportunity at an established and growing environmental consultancy based in Guildford. Ideally, we are looking for someone who will be predominately based in the office however we are open to a hybrid arrangement.

This is a standalone position and so this would be best suited to a qualified HRBP that is happy to do all activities related to HR including administration, employee relations, payroll, employee engagement and talent development. Some of the key responsibilities include:

• Be the first point of contact for any HR queries.
• Coach and advise managers on all people related topics.
• Build relationships around the business to ensure HR has influence in all people matters.
• Lead the performance review process across the company.
• Manage employee relations. Liaise with external HR advisor if additional support is required.
• Be the expert on the HR system (Cezanne) which employees use to record leave, absence, and performance reviews.
• Process employee contract changes on the HR system and issue variation letters to employees.
• Provide monthly payroll variations to external payroll provider and perform thorough checks of the draft payroll reports to ensure accurate salary payments.
• Manage the HR mailbox, responding to all enquiries efficiently and effectively.

To be considered you will have the right to work in the UK and be a commutable distance from the Guildford office.

You will be joining a small friendly team reporting directly into the Finance Director, so unlike many other opportunities, you will be exposed to lots of interesting HR related activities. The position will have the full breadth of HR activities, as you will supporting the entire HR “lifecycle” including talent development and training, support to ER matters as well as employee engagement. We use a HR system Cezanne, so any prior experience using this tool or something similar will be hugely beneficial.

As an Employee Owned Trust (EOT) our collective efforts generate results that translate into greater rewards for everyone. You’ll enjoy all the benefits we have to offer, including EOT approved bonuses (after a qualifying period), the opportunity to contribute to and lead on high-profile, once in a life-time projects, 25 days annual leave, progression opportunities and regular social events.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As an equal opportunities employer, Thomson is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Thomson.