People & Organisation Development Partner – Construction, Design & Engineering

Our Client is seeking an experienced People & Organisation Development Partner to help shape scalable people, organisational, and management processes during an exciting business transformation. This is a hands‑on strategic role for someone who thrives in dynamic environments and enjoys partnering closely with leadership to build high‑performing teams and sustainable organisational structures.

About the Client

• Our Client is an established engineering and project‑based organisation undergoing an exciting period of transformation and growth.
• The business is investing in strengthening its organisational structure, leadership capability, and people processes to support long‑term success.
• This role offers the opportunity to work closely with senior leadership while influencing company‑wide organisational development and employee growth initiatives.
• Based at the company's headquarters in Stuttgart, the position also collaborates with international teams where appropriate.

Roles/Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leadership to develop practical people and organisational strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Design and implement scalable people processes, including onboarding, performance management, employee development, role clarity, and internal communication.
• Build workforce planning processes that provide visibility into capacity, workload, skills gaps, and resource requirements.
• Develop and maintain external freelancer and specialist partner networks to support changing business needs.
• Support career development planning, succession initiatives, mentoring opportunities, and employee growth discussions.
• Help establish practical KPI frameworks and performance review processes that promote accountability and continuous improvement.
• Produce clear people and organisational reports covering workforce capacity, development progress, staffing risks, and implementation milestones.
• Act as a trusted advisor to managers and employees on organisational development, change management, and people‑related matters.
• Support organisational change by improving communication, resolving workplace challenges, and strengthening collaboration across teams.
• Coordinate with external HR, legal, payroll, and compliance advisors where specialist support is required while maintaining accurate people documentation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in People & Organisation Development, HR Business Partnering, People Operations, organisational transformation, or a similar role.
• Experience building people processes and organisational frameworks within evolving or fast‑changing business environments.
• Strong understanding of workforce planning, organisational development, employee engagement, and performance management.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders.
• Analytical and structured approach with the ability to translate business needs into practical solutions.
• Experience within engineering, technical services, manufacturing, project‑based organisations, or similar environments is highly desirable.
• Fluent German and English, both written and spoken.
• High levels of integrity, resilience, professionalism, and sound judgment.
• Opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of a growing organisation.
• High level of collaboration with executive leadership and business decision‑makers.
• Broad, varied role combining organisational development, workforce planning, and people strategy.
• Professional growth within a business focused on long‑term organisational excellence.
• International exposure through collaboration with global teams.
• Competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience.