Title: Head of HR - Aspire Defence Services Ltd The Head of HR plays a pivotal leadership role in driving the execution of the DNTS People Strategy across a multi-site facilities and services organization, supporting a workforce of approximately 1,000 employees. As the senior HR authority on the project/private finance initiative, you will be accountable for shaping and overseeing all HR operations — spanning people, processes, and systems — to ensure seamless alignment with strategic business objectives. This is a high-impact, hands-on leadership role that demands a forward-thinking professional capable of fostering and embedding a high-performance culture, ensuring full compliance, and enhancing employee engagement at every level of the organization. Strategic Leadership + Implement the comprehensive KBR HR strategy aligned with the company’s goals, values, and operational priorities. + Serve as a trusted advisor to the senior leadership team on people matters, organizational design, and change management. + Drive cultural alignment, leadership development, and succession planning across the organization. Talent Management + Oversee recruitment and workforce planning to ensure optimal staffing levels, skills alignment, and diversity. + Champion internal mobility, performance management, and leadership development programs. + Lead initiatives to enhance employee engagement, satisfaction, and retention. + Identify existing skills requirements, anticipate future needs and undertake analysis of current skills base. Create strategies to fill “skills gaps”. + Oversee strategies, procedures and policies that encourage career progression Learning & Development + Implement learning strategies that enhance employee capability, compliance training, and career development. + Drive leadership development and coaching for mid-to-senior managers. HR Operations & Compliance + Ensure effective delivery of core HR services (e.g., payroll, contracts, records management) through robust HR systems and processes. + Maintain compliance with all employment laws, health & safety standards, and regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions. + Accountable for policies and processes that deliver the optimum efficiencies across the employee life-cycle of attraction, recruitment, onboarding, development, retention and separation. + Utilize HR metrics to identify trends to inform decision-making, people strategies and continuous improvement. Employee Relations + Establish and maintain effective communication channels. + Maintain effective Trade Union relationships, promoting a positive working environment and minimizing risk to the business and disruption + Oversee Employee Performance Management strategies and policies (processes that manage conduct, capability, grievance) + Lead and/or oversea large scale change management activities & requirements + Oversee employee relations strategies to ensure a positive, fair, and legally compliant workplace environment. + Foster a culture of transparency, accountability, and mutual respect. + Own people policies that drive a culture aligned with KBR values and employment law compliance + Own well-being programmes for the workforce + Accountable for strategies that increase employee engagement levels and minimize attrition to acceptable level of churn Compensation, Benefits & Reward + Design and oversee fair and competitive total rewards programs. + Ownership of senior leadership incentive programmes + Negotiate pay agreements and remuneration packages with recognized Trade Unions and staff representative bodies + Conduct regular market benchmarking and review of compensation structures. + Partner with Finance to manage the HR budget and workforce cost planning. Skills & Competencies + Strategic thinking with hands-on operational capability. + Strong leadership and people management skills. + Expert knowledge of employment law and HR best practices & strong expertise in change management + Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, presentation and influencing skills at all levels + Keen to continually review and + Proficiency in HRIS systems and data analytics. Key Relationships: + Executive Leadership Team + Site Managers & Operational Leaders + Trade Unions + Legal & Compliance + Finance & IT + External vendors and regulatory bodiesclosing date for applications 17 August 2025