Senior People

Overview / Responsibilities:
Wood has an opportunity for a Senior P&O(HR) Business Partner in our Singapore office.

The People & Organisation (P&O) Business Partner is responsible for the delivery of the people agenda in

their area of operational responsibility, partnering with managers in the business, providing advice and

counsel in people management practices in support of delivering and executing the business plan.

The Senior Business Partner will have significant business partner experience and be responsible for a

business area across multiple clients, services or locations with the ability to work independently on most

elements of the role.

The role provides guidance and coaching for effective people management, and is responsible for developing

and implementing solutions to support leaders across the entire employee life-cycle. This role works in

conjunction with the Centres of Expertise to deliver employee engagement tools; talent management;
workforce planning and resourcing; organisational effectiveness; change management and risk

mitigationthrough effective employee and industrial relations. This role is responsible for developing effective

leadership and appropriate development of people and skills within their area of responsibility.

The role acts as counsel on people related issues, forming robust stakeholder relationships with customers,

with a significant amount of influence required.
- Act as key support to business managers, ensuring delivery of P&O objectives through effective
relationships and engagement with Shared Services and Centres of Expertise
- Responsible for day to day P&O decisions, ensuring that support and advice are aligned with both
business and functional objectives
- May lead and/or execute the implementation of P&O programmes across the employee life cycle
- Identify, understand and address areas of risk in area of responsibility through robust people
management processes
- Lead complex case management, supported by P&O Coordinators and Advisors, Shared Services and
Centres of Expertise
- Pro-actively contribute to the business decision making process by providing guidance and advice
across all areas of the employee life cycle
- May lead and/or execute the delivery of P&O tasks during acquisition and integration activities in
area of responsibility
- Coaches and influences managers to develop their leadership efficacy in line with Wood culture,
values and behaviours
- Drives robust people development and performance management throughout the business area, to
build and retain skills needed to deliver the operational business in the short to medium term
- Coaches and influences managers
- Promotes the talent management process within business area and understands the benefits of such
process
- Understand reward methodology and oversees reward decisions for managers served business area
- Gain good understanding of recruitment plan for managers served and takes an active involvement
in selection of key and/or strategic roles
- Act as representative for the company at appropriate industry, client, trade union events/forums
- Support development and succession opportunities within the P&O team
- Work in partnership with Shared Services & Centres of Expertise to ensure and assure P&O service
excellence within agreed KPIs
- Responsible for timely and accurate reporting of P&O metrics and robust analysis and
recommendations in support of business decisions
- Advise and influence the business in the way they plan, lead and manage change and its impact on
people and working practices
- Support employee communication and engagement
- Support and participate in emergency response activities
- Support the creation of an organisational culture which fosters innovation and collaboration,
continuous improvement and change
regulatory requirements and operating procedures
- Assure quality on all aspects of delivery, proactively seeking and addressing customer feedback
- Lead by personal example and encourage all employees to conduct

Skills / Qualifications:
Qualifications:

- Degree level qualification in Human Resources or business management preferred

Job specific experience:

- At least 8-10 years’ experience in business-focused HR Business Partnering roles within a dynamic organization
- Experience of managing change, putting high emphasis on co-operation and business partnership
- across the company
- Good knowledge of people practices and applicable legislative frameworks
- Previous experience of dealing with industrial and employee relations issues

Knowledge of:

- Business service offering and customer base
- Business performance and how it can deliver and add value to its customers
- Awareness of external factors, competitors and their impact on business strategy and success
- Key roles performed in groups/departments served
- Highly conversant with Microsoft excel
- Changing regulatory environment
- Current and future industry trends
- Experience of working w