Head of HR - Facilities, Security & HSE

Role Summary As Head of HR for Facilities, Health, Safety & Environment (HSE), and Security, you will partner with senior functional leaders to translate business priorities into an integrated people and organisation strategy. You will act as a trusted adviser on organisational effectiveness, workforce planning, leadership, talent, performance, culture and change across a complex, global and operationally critical group function. Working closely with People Centres of Excellence, regional HR teams, and specialist partners, you will deliver pragmatic, insight-led solutions that strengthen capability, improve organisational performance and support safe, secure, and sustainable operations. Key Responsibilities · Act as strategic people partner to senior Facilities, HSE and Security leaders, translating functional strategy, operational priorities and risk requirements into a clear people and organisation plan. · Lead strategic workforce planning, assessing capacity, capability, location, cost, and future skills to inform organisation and talent decisions. · Shape organisation design and effectiveness, ensuring structures, accountabilities, spans, layers, governance, and ways of working enable efficient global delivery. · Partner with leaders on succession, talent, leadership development, performance, and critical-role pipelines to strengthen capability and reduce operational risk. · Coach and challenge senior leaders to improve leadership, team performance, inclusion, and accountability, while advising on complex employee relations, conduct and sensitive leadership matters. · Lead the people aspects of transformation, restructuring and change, including impact assessment, consultation, communication, implementation, and adoption. · Use workforce analytics, organisational insights and employee listening data to anticipate risks and guide decisions on headcount, capability, engagement, retention, and productivity. · Partner with People Centres of Excellence, regional HR, Legal, HSE and specialist teams to deliver integrated solutions, consistent employee experiences, and sound people governance across geographies. Basic Qualifications · Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience. · 8+years of progressive Human Resources experience, including substantial HR Business Partnering experience supporting senior leaders. · Experience developing and delivering people strategies in a complex, matrixed, and multi-country organisation. · Demonstrated experience in organisational design, workforce planning, talent management, performance, and change delivery. Preferred Qualifications · 10+years of Human Resources experience, with a track record as a senior HR Business Partner in a global, operationally complex, or fast-paced organisation. · Experience supporting Facilities, HSE, Security, Property, Corporate Services, Operations, or another safety- and risk-critical function. · Strong commercial and operational acumen, with the ability to connect people priorities to service delivery, risk management, cost, productivity, and business outcomes. · Proven success leading organisation transformation, restructuring and complex change across multiple geographies and stakeholder groups. · Deep capability in organisation design, strategic workforce planning, succession, leadership development, and talent management. · Strong consulting, stakeholder management, and influencing skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively and coach senior leaders. · Sound judgement and discretion in handling complex employee, organisational and leadership matters. · Strong analytical capability and experience using workforce data and insights to build a clear narrative, identify risks and guide decisions. · Excellent written communication and presentation skills, with the ability to simplify complex issues for senior and non-specialist audiences. · Collaborative, resilient and adaptable, with the ability to operate effectively through ambiguity, competing priorities, and continuous change.