HR Project Manager

Job Title: HR Project Manager

Location: Hybrid (with travel to Woking and London as required)

Clearance required: BPSS

Job Description:

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced HR contractor to lead and project manage a restructuring programme impacting up to 150 employees. This role will take full ownership of planning, governance, delivery, and execution of all HR-related aspects of the programme, ensuring legal compliance, operational effectiveness, and a strong focus on employee experience throughout. The successful candidate will operate at pace, managing complex stakeholder relationships while ensuring that all consultation, redeployment, and exit processes are conducted professionally, legally, and ethically.

Key Responsibilities

Programme Leadership & Delivery

• Lead end-to-end delivery of the restructuring programme across multiple practices and business lines
• Develop and manage the detailed project plan, timelines, milestones, and governance framework
• Identify and mitigate risks, ensuring programme delivery remains on track
• Provide regular updates to senior stakeholders and steering committees

Redundancy & Consultation Management

• Design and deliver collective consultation processes (where applicable), ensuring full compliance with employment legislation
• Partner with BU and UK leadership, HR and legal advisors to mitigate risk and ensure adherence to UK employment law and best practice
• Oversee individual consultation processes, ensuring consistency, fairness, and professionalism
• Coordinate selection criteria, scoring methodologies, and documentation

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as the primary HR point of contact for senior leaders, managers, and impacted employees
• Coach and support managers through restructuring conversations and consultation processes
• Collaborate with internal teams including Legal, Finance, Communications, and IT

Employee Experience & Communications

• Develop and deliver clear, empathetic communication strategies throughout the programme
• Ensure employees are treated with dignity and respect throughout the process
• Manage FAQs, briefing materials, and employee communications
• Oversee delivery of support services such as EAP and outplacement

Compliance & Documentation

• Ensure all activity complies with employment law, company policies, and regulatory requirements
• Maintain accurate and auditable documentation of all decisions and processes.
• Support preparation of business cases and approvals

Key Deliverables

• End-to-end project plan and governance structure
• Legally compliant restructuring and consultation processes
• High-quality stakeholder communication plans
• Risk and issue management reporting

Skills & Experience Required

Essential

• Proven experience leading large-scale restructuring programmes (100+ employees).
• Strong project/programme management experience in complex HR transformations
• Deep knowledge of UK employment law, particularly collective consultation and restructuring
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including senior leadership engagement
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment