Job Description
HR Manager
Band: D - £50,000 - £55,000
Location:British Steel Scunthorpe
Pattern of Work: Monday to Friday 36.5 hours
What You Need to Know About the Role
This is a defining time to join British Steel. With generations of steelmaking heritage behind us and deep roots in the communities we’re part of, we are now embarking on significant transformation to build a stronger, more sustainable British Steel for the future. What we do matters, not only to our people and communities, but to the industries, infrastructure and economy our country depends on. It’s an exciting opportunity to be part of shaping the next chapter of an iconic British business.
As HR Manager, you’ll be right at the heart of our business. Working alongside senior leaders, you’ll understand the business direction, what each area needs to deliver and help translate that into real, practical people action. From complex employee relations and organisational change to workforce planning, capability and performance, you’ll take ownership of important people activity and see it through to delivery. Ultimately, you’ll have a direct impact on business and people performance, while helping to engage and support our people.
The HR Manager leads a team of HR People Partners, setting clear priorities, developing their capability and working alongside them, bringing your professional experience and judgement when it matters.
Key Responsibilities
Will include, but are not limited to:
- Partnering senior leaders to turn business priorities into practical people plans and seeing them through to delivery.
- Tackling complex and sensitive employee relations issues.
- Leading the people aspects of organisational and workforce change at an area level.
- Directly improving performance, engagement, leadership capability and how effectively we manage our people.
- Using people data and business insight to identify issues and drive action.
- Building effective relationships with trade unions and employee representatives.
- Leading, coaching and developing HR People Partners, with a strong focus on wellbeing, engagement and support.
- Taking ownership of and contributing to HR projects and improvements that make a tangible difference to the business.
What we need to know about you
You’ll be an experienced, credible and hands-on HR professional who enjoys solving problems, getting into the mix and making things happen. You’ll bring broad generalist HR experience, strong employee relations knowledge and the confidence to work with and challenge senior leaders to achieve the right outcomes. You’ll be comfortable balancing competing priorities, making sound judgements and moving between bigger people priorities and immediate operational issues.
Experience in manufacturing, heavy industry, engineering or another complex operational environment would be an advantage, particularly within a unionised setting.
What you need to know about us
In July 2026, British Steel entered public ownership under the UK Government in an historic move that secured the future of steelmaking in Britain while strengthening national infrastructure and security.
We are proud of our heritage, optimistic about our future, and committed to building a sustainable business that benefits our employees, customers, suppliers, and local communities.
This is an exciting time to join us. Be part of a business with a clear vision for the future, and a vital role in delivering the world-class steel Britain needs today and for generations to come.
At British Steel, we are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We actively encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates from all backgrounds and communities. Recruitment decisions are made based on skills, experience, and potential, regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief.
British Steel has a bright future, and we want you to be part of it.
British Steel is an armed forces friendly company, and we actively encourage applications from ex-Armed Forces Personnel, Reservists, Armed Forces Veterans and military spouses/partners.
For more information about us and our journey please visit – www.britishsteel.co.uk.
How to apply
External candidates can apply by clicking on the ‘apply online’ button below.
What you'll earn (you won't find "competitive salary” written instead of a figure on our watch!)
£50,000 - £55,000 per annum plus comprehensive benefits package
What you'll receive in return (Benefits)
What we can offer you
We know our employees are our greatest asset and alongside the great benefits packages we offer, we continue to invest in their careers by providing a huge range of training and development opportunities.
Whatever your stage in life, you'll find a range of benefits to complement your work-life balance. The benefits you'll enjoy include:
- Defined contribution company pension scheme
- 27 personal annual leave days + statutory bank holidays
- Life Assurance
- A comprehensive Company sick pay scheme
- Health Cash Plan via our partnership with Simply health
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Family friendly benefits including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
CIPD Requirement
Email Contact for candidates
Closing Date
British Steel is one of the leading steel manufacturers in Europe, producing up to 3 million tonnes of quality steel products every year. From this, we manufacture more than 1,450 different specifications of steel that gets rolled into rail, sections, special profiles and wire rod. We have manufacturing facilities across the UK and Europe, supplying premium products around the world. We also have a global network of regional sales teams, so our global customers receive local service. In April 2025, the UK Government took control of British Steel to safeguard the continued operation of our blast furnaces. This intervention secured more than 4,000 jobs and maintained the UK’s sovereign capability to produce primary steel, made directly from raw materials rather than recycled scrap. At British Steel, our mission is to manufacture and supply high quality steel products that support a modern, sustainable economy, delivered responsibly, competitively and with pride to customers across the UK and around the world. We're a company with a proud heritage, a passion to build stronger futures and a focus on progress. Our past has always been important to us but now we’re looking to the future as a trusted partner in steelmaking, building enduring confidence in British Steel while helping to shape a safer, stronger, more sustainable future. Our steel has been, and continues to be, fundamental in creating iconic, awe-inspiring structures around the world. It helps people travel, work, eat and socialise every day. More importantly, it helps keep us safe.