Human Resources Business Partner

**Location**:
Gateshead, GB**Department Name**:
OA HR EC (846012) G5**About Network Rail**:
We get people where they need to be, whether they are commuting to work, visiting friends or family, or going for a night out.

We make millions of lives better every day and have a vital job in driving the economy and prosperity of the nation

Over the coming years we will be building and improving crucial rail links between the country’s biggest cities, making our services faster, more comfortable and more reliable for the people who rely on us.

We’re also changing our organisation to put the passenger at the heart of everything we do, to make our people even prouder to work for us and to be recognised as a true leader in our industry.

In joining Network Rail, you’re not only joining an organisation with a vital role to play for the country, but also a team of more than 40,000 people, and a business dedicated to being one of Britain’s best employers.

Does this sound like a team you'd love to be a part of?

**Brief Description**:
**What does a Human Resources Business Partner in East Coast Route do?**

Well, no two days are ever the same, there are approx. 2500 colleagues employed in East Coast Route, geographically located along the East Coast mainline from Kings Cross up to Berwick. As HRBP, you’ll report to a Senior HRBP, and you’ll work alongside a dedicated client area of approx. 450 colleagues.

You’ll be responsible for the full range of generalist HR activity including delivering the HR people strategy focussing on workforce planning, succession planning, talent management, employee engagement, employee relations and implementing our EDI plans.

You’ll also successfully deliver client responsive, cost effective and integrated people solutions that address key business objectives, gaining acceptance from key stakeholders. This will involve coaching, advising and challenging business leaders on short and medium-term HR issues such as organisation change and employee relations case management.

We’re looking for someone to join our team who is flexible, collaborative and able to challenge us, so we continue to improve on our journey of modernisation. Our HRBPs sit alongside their client areas and therefore are expected to travel to depots / operational centres and be co-located for the majority of their time.

**This role can be based in Newcastle or Darlington**

**Interviews will take place in Newcastle w/c 03 November.**

**About the role (External)**:
**What’s in it for me?**
- Competitive salary of circa £43,588, depending on skills, qualifications and experience
- London allowance, dependant on location
- Your personal development is important to us so talk to us about apprenticeships and CIPD continuous professional development
- Great pension plus the chance to join Network Rail’s leading defined contribution pension scheme after five years’ service
- Discount and savings from top retailers
- 75% season ticket
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- 35-hour week

***This role can be based in Hitchin or King’s Cross Station**

**We’re looking for people with bags of potential whose strengths include**:

- Working in partnership and building strong working relationships with a range of stakeholders from senior leaders, HR centre of expertise colleagues, trade union colleagues as well as the team members in your client area.
- Knowledge and experience of implementing best practice HR solutions to drive a high-performance culture.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills with the ability to balance many competing priorities including day to day operational HR activities alongside delivering the HR strategic plan.
- Excellent generalist HR Knowledge - CIPD qualified or relevant experience.
- Resilience is key and a proven track record of operating in a complex and unionised environment would be beneficial
- Please refer to the job description for more information.

**Don’t meet every requirement?**

We’re a Disability Confident organisation and we’ll try our best to adapt to suit individual needs.

The job advert will close on** 24 September 2025.