We are looking for an Employee Relations Consultant to join our Safe & Well team on a permanent basis.
Employee Relations Consultant
What you’ll do:
- Collaborate on Employee Relations, Occupational Health, and Policy strategy across departments.
- Provide specialist advice on people change projects and policy benchmarking.
- Local implementation support - Supporting operational management to implement HR policy and procedures consistently at a local level
- Building and maintaining external network and understanding commercial challenges
- Analyse ER data to inform business decisions and performance.
- Build strong relationships with trade unions and stakeholders, supporting negotiation and tribunal management.
- Ensuring reputational risks are clearly considered and recorded.
- Lead settlement and COT3 agreement processes.
- Coach managers on ER processes including attendance, capability, disciplinary, grievance, and performance.
- Drive continuous improvement through digitisation and automation of ER tools and processes.
- Design and deliver ER learning interventions for people managers.
What we need from you
- CIPD Level 7 qualified or equivalent experience.
- Extensive knowledge of employment law, including TUPE, tribunals, and settlement agreements.
- Proven experience managing complex ER cases in diverse environments.
- Strong analytical skills to interpret data and develop practical solutions.
- Excellent influencing and relationship-building skills across all levels.
- Proficient on various HR systems & Digital tools
- Commercial mindset with balanced judgment and risk awareness.
- Effective multi-tasker with strong written communication skills.
Here’s what you need to know
- Award-Winning Workplace - We’re proud to be named a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025 and the Best Place to Work for 16–34-year-olds.
- Outstanding Benefits - Enjoy 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, a generous pension, life cover, bonus opportunities, and access to 20 flexible benefits with tax/NI savings.
- Flexible & Family-Friendly - Our industry-leading hybrid and family-friendly policies earned us double recognition at the Personnel Today Awards 2024. We’re open to discussing how flexibility can work for you.
- Inclusive & Diverse - We’re the only energy company in the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers. We’re also proud winners of Best Employer for Women and Human Company of the Year—recognising our inclusive, people-first culture.
- Support at Every Stage of Life - We’re Fertility Friendly and Menopause Friendly accredited, with inclusive support for everyone.
- Accessible & Supportive - Do you consider yourself as having a disability? As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria move forward to the next stage of our recruitment process, and will make any adjustments needed during the process.
- Invested in Your Growth - From inclusive talent networks to top-tier development programmes, we’ll support your growth every step of the way.
At a glance
Reference no.: 244267
Closing date: 20/05/2026
Salary: £61,601 - £74,963
Get in touch
If you would like any more information, please get in touch with Ailsa MacQuillin on ailsa.whaley@eon-uk.com
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