People Relations Senior Advisor

Please note that roles based out of SJS or Sunbury will move to Timber Square, Southwark, from Q4 2027

At bp, we're committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive, perform at their best and contribute to delivering the energy the world needs today and tomorrow. We're looking for an experienced People Relations Senior Advisor to join our UK People Relations team, providing specialist employee relations expertise across a diverse and complex business.

This role is best suited to experienced employee relations professionals who have developed their expertise through Human Resources, Employee Relations, HR Business Partnering or similar people-focused roles. You'll bring hands-on experience managing complex employee relations cases and supporting managers through disciplinary, grievance, performance management, absence and organisational change matters.

In this role, you'll partner with business leaders, People & Culture colleagues, Legal and Employee Relations Advisory teams to deliver pragmatic, commercially focused advice on complex employee relations matters, organisational change activity and people policy application. You'll play a key role in helping bp make fair, consistent and legally compliant people decisions while balancing business needs, employee experience and organisational priorities.

What you'll be doing

• Managing complex employee relations cases, including disciplinary, grievance, performance management, absence and redundancy matters.
• Providing expert advice to leaders and People & Culture colleagues on employee relations, organisational change and UK employment law.
• Acting as a trusted advisor on collective consultation and organisational change activity.
• Identifying and managing employee relations, legal and organisational risks while recommending practical solutions.
• Supporting the development of employee relations capability through coaching, guidance and knowledge sharing.
• Contributing to policy development, training, process improvement and strategic People Relations initiatives.
• Building strong partnerships across People & Culture, Legal and business leadership teams to deliver sustainable people solutions.

What you'll bring

• Significant experience in Employee Relations, Human Resources, HR Business Partnering or a similar people-focused role.
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and employee relations best practice.
• Proven experience managing complex employee relations cases from initial assessment through to resolution.
• Experience supporting organisational change and collective consultation activity.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, including the ability to challenge constructively when required.
• Excellent judgement, problem-solving and risk assessment capabilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate confidently with a range of audiences.
• CIPD qualification (or equivalent) is desirable.