Arriva Group · 3 months ago
Senior HR Business Partner - North East & Yorkshire
Durham Bus Depot
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelArriva Group is seeking a Senior HR Business Partner to shape and deliver the people agenda across the North East and Yorkshire region. The role involves providing strategic and hands-on HR leadership, partnering with senior operational leaders, and delivering effective HR solutions to support commercial objectives.
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Responsibilities
Partner with senior leaders to deliver the regional people plan and provide a high quality, consistent HR service
Influence strategic business planning through insight led HR solutions
Lead HR workstreams for major business change initiatives, ensuring effective implementation and minimal disruption
Build strong, credible relationships with Trade Union representatives, fostering a culture of partnership
Coach and support senior leaders, HRBPs and ER Partners to ensure consistency, capability and risk mitigation
Drive employee engagement, wellbeing and retention initiatives
Champion talent management, succession planning and learning to build long term organisational capability
Promote the effective use of self service via the HR Hub, empowering managers and colleagues
Deputise for the HR Director Regions as required, providing leadership across the wider HR function
Qualification
Required
Strong knowledge of HR practices, processes and systems at both strategic and operational levels
Significant experience managing industrial and employee relations
A track record of leading and delivering business change and transformation
Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills
The ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast moving environment
CIPD Level 7 qualification or equivalent experience
Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office and HR systems
Benefits
Competitive plus benefits
Company
Arriva Group
Arriva is the leading passenger transport operator in Europe, employing around 36,200 people and delivering 1.5 billion passenger journeys each year, with businesses across 11 European countries.
Founded in 1938
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageRecent News
2025-07-02
2025-06-13
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