Head of People

Head of People (Board Advisor)

Location: London or Suffolk (Hybrid - 2-3 days in office, plus regular site visits across Suffolk)
Salary: -90,000 - -110,000 + up to 40% bonus + -9,000 car allowance + private medical
Sector: Renewable Energy
Type: Full-time, Permanent

The Opportunity

A newly created Head of People role within a growing, investor-backed renewable energy business of c.300 employees. This organisation has expanded rapidly through acquisitions and is entering its next phase of transformation and growth.

Sitting as a trusted Board advisor, you''ll play a central role in shaping the people strategy, driving organisational change, and building a scalable, high-performing People function aligned to ambitious growth plans.

The Role

This is a strategic, hands-on leadership position with oversight of a small team (HR Manager and 2 HR Administrators) and responsibility across a multi-site, multi-entity environment.

Key focus areas include:

• Leading the People strategy to support ongoing transformation, integration, and growth
• Acting as a Board-level advisor on organisational design, workforce planning, and culture
• Driving change management and organisational restructuring following acquisitions
• Creating a unified culture, communication strategy, and consistent policies across the business
• Developing internal and external communications to enhance engagement and employer brand
• Improving employee engagement, experience, and retention across a diverse workforce
• Reviewing and optimising HR systems, processes, and policies to enable scalability
• Delivering a new employee hub, ensuring successful implementation and adoption
• Designing and embedding a standardised recruitment process to improve quality, consistency, and candidate experience
• Leading on attraction, recruitment, and retention strategy
• Overhauling reward and benefits frameworks, including pay, bonus, and harmonisation across entities

The Person

You''ll be a commercially minded People leader who thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments.

We''re looking for:

• Proven experience in a Head of People / HR Director role within a multi-site, multi-entity organisation
• Strong background in change, transformation, and organisational design
• Experience in M&A, scale-up, or private equity-backed environments
• Ability to operate strategically while remaining hands-on
• Track record of improving engagement, culture, and employer brand
• Experience building scalable HR functions, systems, and processes
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the credibility to influence at Board level
• Comfortable working across a diverse workforce (blue- and white-collar)
• Willingness to regularly visit sites, including agricultural locations

Advantageous:

• CIPD qualification
• Experience within energy, infrastructure, or similarly operational sectors

What''s on Offer

• -90,000 - -110,000 base salary
• Performance-related bonus (0-40%)
• -9,000 car allowance
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Private medical insurance
• Hybrid working (office, home, and site-based)
• Significant opportunity for career progression as the business continues to grow through investment and acquisitions

Recruitment Process

• Stage 1: Video interview
• Stage 2: Face-to-face interview

We are open to candidates with notice periods and are committed to finding the right long-term fit.