Emerging Talent Business Partner

Emerging Talent Business Partner Lanes Group is a leading nationwide utility services provider with over 4,500 dedicated employees. Our diverse subsidiaries drive our success across various sectors, contributing to a remarkable turnover of over £500 million. We are committed to excellence and innovation, ensuring we provide industry leading services to our clients and stakeholders. Department Human Resources (HR) partners with operational and support teams across the UK to provide expert people advice, insight and solutions that enable the Group to attract, develop, engage and retain talented people. The team supports the full employee lifecycle, delivering and enabling key people processes including employee relations, performance and talent management, learning and development, reward and recognition, wellbeing, organisational development and change. Working collaboratively with leaders, managers and employees, HR provides trusted advice and challenge to help build effective teams, strengthen leadership capability and create a positive, inclusive and high-performing culture. Through a proactive, commercially focused approach, HR helps ensure our people strategy and practices support business performance, organisational growth and the long-term success of the Group. Purpose of the role: The Emerging Talent Business Partner, will be the lead in the South for engagement & outreach activities (schools, colleges, universities and wider community events), Strategic Labour Needs and Training (SLNT) commitments across Lanes Group and the Transport for London (TfL) contracts. Working closely with group business leaders, operational teams, Transport for London (TfL), supply chain partners, and other key stakeholders, you will attract, develop, and retain emerging talent while ensuring all skills, employment, social value, diversity, and training commitments are delivered in line with organisational objectives and contractual requirements. Hours: Monday to Friday – 37.5 Hours per week Employment Type: Permanent Location: Rainham Business Partnering Build effective working relationships with managers and stakeholders to understand emerging talent needs across Group and TfL Support the delivery of emerging talent initiatives aligned to workforce plans and DEI priorities Expertly advise stakeholders on emerging talent processes, programmes, and best practice Ensuring our emerging talent programmes support and deliver strong performance and retention outcomes Programme Design & Delivery Support the end-to-end delivery of emerging talent programmes (apprenticeships, graduate schemes, and placements) Support programme governance activities, including maintaining standards, frameworks, and documentation Develop, implement, and maintain the Agreed SLNT Plan and associated Implementation Plan for each TfL contract Attraction & Assessment Lead the delivery of attraction campaigns and assessment activities Ensure…