HR Manager

Department: People Management

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: London - Central

Description

HR Manger
CHPK Limited

Who we are
CHPK Limited is a dynamic multi disciplinary practice specialising in providing expert project management, cost consultancy, and engineering services. Based in Liverpool Street, London, CHPK Limited works across various sectors, particularly Commercial and Residential, delivering high quality solutions that consistently meet and exceed client expectations.

Part of the Celnor Group
Celnor Group is a UK-based environmental services group operating across the Testing, Inspection, Certification and Compliance (TICC) landscape. With a growing portfolio of specialist businesses, Celnor provides essential services that protect people, property and the environment.

While each business retains its own identity, culture and technical specialism, all are supported by a central group function that invests in people, systems and long-term sustainable growth.

Job details
The HR Manager will lead and deliver a proactive, commercially focused HR service across the business, supporting a professional consultancy workforce. The role covers the full employee lifecycle and plays a key part in talent development, compliance, and organisational growth within the UK construction and built environment sector.

What you will do
HR Strategy & Advisory

Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership
Develop and implement HR policies, procedures, and initiatives.
Support organisational change, restructuring, and growth initiatives.

Employee Relations

Manage all ER matters
Ensure fair, consistent, and legally compliant decision-making across the business.
Advise managers on employment law, best practice, and ACAS guidelines.

Recruitment & Resourcing

Partner with the Group’s central Talent Acquisition team to coordinate recruitment for professional and support roles, ensuring clear briefs, approvals, and timely feedback.
Support hiring managers with interview planning, candidate selection, and offer alignment, including contract generation and budget approvals.
Coordinate seamless onboarding and offboarding processes.
Lead workforce planning, helping managers anticipate demand and prioritise hiring in line with commercial objectives.
Promote direct hiring and adherence to group recruitment processes.

Learning & Development

Coordinate internal learning programmes, lunch-and-learns, and CPD calendars, supporting professional development pathways.
Act as the first point of contact for individual CPD requests and deliver soft skills training where appropriate.
Work with managers to identify training needs and facilitate technical or specialist training.
Manage appraisal and performance review processes in collaboration with line managers.

Compensation, Benefits & Payroll

Support salary benchmarking and annual review processes.
Oversee benefits administration and liaise with payroll providers.
Maintain accurate HR data.

Compliance & HR Operations

Ensure compliance with UK employment law, health & safety obligations, and GDPR requirements.
Maintain HR systems.
Promote equality, diversity, and inclusion initiatives across the business.

Who you are

Proven experience operating at HR Manager or Senior HR Advisor level, with strong working knowledge of UK employment law.
Experience within construction, property, engineering, or professional services, ideally in a consultancy or project-based environment.
CIPD Level 5 qualified as a minimum (Level 7 desirable).
Confident advising and influencing managers at all levels.
Experience supporting organisational change, consultation processes, and TUPE, with the ability to navigate complex people matters.
Familiarity with professional accreditation frameworks (e.g. RICS, CIOB) and supporting hybrid or flexible working models.

Personal Qualities

Pragmatic, commercially minded, and solutions focused.
Approachable, discreet, and professional in style.
Comfortable operating strategically while remaining hands on in delivery.
Self sufficient and organised, able to manage competing priorities effectively.
Agile and collaborative, with the confidence to engage credibly with engineers and fee-earning professionals.

Join us
You’ll be joining a business where your contribution matters and where professionalism, integrity and teamwork are genuinely valued. As part of the wider Celnor Group, you’ll benefit from group-wide investment, shared expertise and opportunities to develop your career as the organisation continues to grow.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid working options.
Christmas Shut down 2 - 4 days.
Private healthcare and generous holiday allowance.
Ongoing CPD, training, and chartership support.
A supportive, collaborative, and growing team.
Opportunity to make a real impact in a leadership position.

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Important information
Celnor Group and its businesses manage recruitment directly. We do not require agency support for this role and will only engage with recruitment partners from our preferred supplier list where necessary.

We may use technology, including AI-enabled tools, to support parts of the recruitment process. AI is not used for candidate screening, scoring or hiring decisions. All hiring decisions are made by people, for people. Our recruitment systems are ISO 42001 accredited, reflecting our commitment to ethical, transparent and responsible use of technology.

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