Our client are an international construction company that places a strong emphasis on performance, quality, teamwork, and client satisfaction having been in the industry for more than 160 years.
As they continue to grow, we are seeking a skilled Human Resources Officer to join the team and support our commitment to employee satisfaction and organisational excellence. Reporting to the Head of HR Operations, the HR Officer will manage employee lifecycle activity and HR administration for our workforce, along with an experienced HR Team based in Ireland and the UK. They believe in fostering a positive and inclusive work environment where every team member can thrive and contribute to our collective success.
About the Role
HR Service Delivery
- Act as a central point of contact for all employees, providing timely advice and support.
- Work in close partnership with the HR Operations team to deliver an efficient and effective HR service, whilst collaborating with different departments to facilitate a seamless employee experience.
- Help to foster a positive and inclusive workplace culture.
Employee Lifecyle
- Manage a wide range of day-to-day HR processes, ensuring timely and accurate completion.
- Prepare and review contracts of employment for all new hires. Manage pre-hire checks and on-board our new joiners by completing all relevant administration and system processes, including business communication.
- Work with HR business partnering and reward to support job & compensation changes, including the system updates and communication.
- Maintain our absence and leave request processes, by monitoring systems, resolving issues, and providing timely advice to employees and managers.
- Manage the leaver process, ensuring all relevant offboarding activities are complete.
- Support probationary and performance processes, ensuring timely reviews are completed.
- Work with the wider HR team (in the UK and Ireland), to support organisation initiatives, communications, and events.
- Manage the employee leaver process, ensuring all relevant offboarding activities are complete.
HR Systems & reporting
- In compliance with data protection standards, input and review data in our HR Systems, ensuring accuracy, security, privacy, and relevancy are maintained at all times.
- Provide ad-hoc data, information, and letters, including reports as required for HR and management purposes.
Pay & Benefits
- Manage inputs to the various payrolls, with strict and timely adherence to documentation standards and data validation.
- Manage employee benefit administration, along with the associated data processing, documentation, and communication.
- Assist with the annual pay review process.
HR Projects:
- Collaborate with HR team members on the implementation of projects as assigned.
About You
- Strong HR administration experience and knowledge of applying HR best practice.
- A good team player with a positive work ethic and a solution focused approach to work
- Hands on experience of working within a busy HR team, in a fast paced, multi-site environment.
- Effective verbal & written communication skills, enabling effective team & business communication at all levels.
- Strong organisational skills & an internal drive to deliver process excellence.
- Customer focused with the ability to manage conflicting priorities and to prioritise own workload.
- Attention to detail, and the ability to carry out activity with discretion & confidentiality.
- Proficiency in the MS Office Suite and experience of a modern HR Information System
- A good working knowledge of local employment legislation is desirable.