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HR Manager
Fehily Timoney and Company (FT) is a leading Irish engineering consultancy with c.115 staff across our offices in Cork, Dublin and Carlow. We deliver projects in Ireland and internationally across Sustainable Infrastructure, Energy, Planning, Circular Economy and Environment. Our expertise enables us to provide a comprehensive range of services to both public and private sector clients.
We are seeking to appoint an experienced and highly approachable HR Manager to join our Cork office.
This is a key leadership role within FT, responsible for driving our people strategy and fostering a positive, high performance culture across the organisation. The successful candidate will act as a trusted advisor to both employees and senior leadership, combining strong technical HR expertise with excellent interpersonal skills and a proactive, hands on approach.
FT's Responsibilities
What would my main responsibilities be in this role?
Strategic HR & Leadership
- Act as a strategic business partner, supporting the development and delivery of FT’s people strategy in line with business objectives
- Provide trusted, professional advice to senior leadership on all HR matters
- Drive continuous improvement across HR processes, systems and practices
- Promote and embed FT’s values, culture and commitment to inclusion and wellbeing
Employee Relations & Engagement
- Act as an accessible, approachable and trusted point of contact for employees at all levels
- Build strong, collaborative relationships across teams and offices
- Lead and manage employee relations matters with professionalism, discretion and sound judgement
- Develop and deliver engagement initiatives that support a positive and inclusive working environment
Talent, Performance & Development
- Lead the full talent lifecycle including workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, development and succession planning
- Support and drive the performance management process across the business
- Provide guidance and coaching to managers on people management best practice
- Support career development and progression initiatives across FT
HR Operations & Governance
- Ensure all HR policies, procedures and documentation are maintained and compliant with relevant legislation
- Manage the annual remuneration review process, including salary benchmarking and benefits
- Produce high-quality monthly and ad-hoc HR metrics and reporting
- Maintain accurate and well-structured HR systems and records for new and existing employees
Skills / Qualifications
Am I the right person for the role?
- Degree qualified in Human Resources or related discipline
- Chartered membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. CIPD)
- Minimum 8 years’ relevant experience, including experience supporting senior leadership
- Experience operating across a broad HR remit in a multi site organisation
Key Competencies
- Highly approachable with strong emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills
- Strong organisational skills and planning ability, with excellent attention to detail
- Trusted communicator, with the ability to handle sensitive matters with discretion
- Proven ability to build relationships and influence at all levels
- Proactive, solutions focused and resilient, with the ability to manage competing priorities
- Strong analytical capability with a structured and methodical approach
- Experience in Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and employee wellbeing initiatives is highly desirable
Is FT the right fit for you?
Ready to take the next step? Does FT sound like the right fit for you? Reach out to us at careers@ftco.ie today!
Your application will be handled with complete confidentiality and will be considered immediately upon receipt.
Why Join FT?
Join our team and enjoy a premium benefits package that features:
- Continuous Professional Development
We’re passionate about helping you grow, providing resources and training opportunities for ongoing professional development and to encourage your creative thinking. Team members have 5 CPD learning days per year. FT’s commitment to CPD is recognised through our CPD Accredited Employer standard.
- Employee Experience
When you join FT, you’re becoming part of a vibrant community – not just a workplace – where continuous learning, personal growth and development are at the core of what we do. We are committed to offering clear careers paths, goal setting support and meaningful opportunities for achievement. Beyond professional development, we also provide a diverse and enriching experience, including chances to get involved in climate action and sustainability, fundraising and volunteering. We offer sports and social events throughout the year.
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
In FT, we don’t just talk about equality—we live it through our vibrant culture that celebrates diversity, promotes inclusion, and prioritises your wellbeing with dedicated programs. FT is proud of our commitment and is accredited for inclusive and diverse practices.
- Family Benefits
We view employees as individuals with full and busy lives outside of the workplace. We aim to celebrate life’s joyful moments and provide support during challenging times. That’s why we offer leave for important personal milestones such as getting married, buying a house and flexible parental leave. We also provide compassionate leave and paid sick leave when needed. In recognition of special occasions, FT offers gifts to employees celebrating their nuptials and welcoming a new baby.
- Financial
FT offer competitive compensation packages, full support for professional membership fees, and gifts each year to show our appreciation for all staff contributions. Complimentary parking is available at each of our offices.
- Wellbeing
We believe that true wellbeing encompasses both physical and mental health. To support this, we offer a variety of wellbeing benefits including a health and lifestyle contribution that can be used to meet your personal and family health needs – recognising that wellbeing looks different for everyone.
Employees in our Dublin office can enjoy complimentary gym membership, and all staff have access to flu vaccines and regular health screenings. We also offer a bike to work scheme, an Employee Assistance Programme, and support from our inhouse mental health first aid team. - Work Life Balance
At FT we understand that a healthy work-life balance is essential to a positive, productive and healthy work environment. That’s why FT offers a flexible range of benefits designed to support our employees’ wellbeing including early weekend starts with shorter Fridays, hot desking in our offices, hybrid working options, flexi start system, 22 to 27 days annual leave and 4 company days per year.
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