HR Business Partner

This role can be based at any of our office locations: London, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, York, Glasgow. At ORR we have adopted hybrid working and are currently expected to work from a workplace location for a minimum of 40%. 

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is the independent economic and safety regulator for Britain’s railways and monitor of performance on England’s strategic road network.

This is an exciting time to join ORR, we are delivering a significant transformation programme to create a consistently agile and enabling organisation, with the right capability and a strong, inclusive culture that reflects our talented people. This will ensure we continue to operate as an independent, expert regulator, fit for the future and equipped with the capabilities and ways of working required to support sector-wide rail reform, while contributing to the government’s broader agenda on regulatory reform and economic growth. Further detail on our future role is set out here.

Corporate Operations leads on finance, HR, IT, security, estates & organisational changes. The ORR is relatively small, so colleagues working in this directorate have a hands-on role in daily operations & a strong understanding of how we work.

We are an outstanding Human Resources team building the culture, capacity, capability and commitment of our people.

 As an HR Business Partner, you will work with assigned directorates and leadership teams to understand business priorities and deliver people plans that support organisational objectives. Acting as a trusted adviser, you will use workforce data, insight and professional judgement to identify people risks, trends and opportunities, and translate these into practical interventions that strengthen organisational effectiveness, capability, engagement and inclusion. You will coach and support managers to manage people matters confidently and consistently, contribute to HR projects and continuous improvement, and make effective use of Oracle HCM to improve service delivery, workforce insight and manager/self-service capability.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Job Information Pack for further details.

Find out what our colleagues have to say about their ORR careers at Our people | Office of Rail and Road (orr.gov.uk).  

HR Business Partner
£54,453 to £64,237 per year London £58,827 - £64,237 Regional £54,453 - £59,920
Permanent - Part-time
Posted today
Closing date: 07/07/2026
Job reference: LS1605965LonHBP
Documents
HRBP Job Description.pdf
ORR Job Information Pack .pdf