Senior Human Resources Advisor
hace 2 días
Bridgwater
Senior HR Advisor Location: Bridgwater Contract: Full-time, on-site (5 days per week) The Opportunity We are seeking a Senior HR Advisor to join our team in Bridgwater. In this visible and hands-on role, you will provide day-to-day operational HR support across a complex, fast-paced site, ensuring alignment with UK HR policies, client practices, and UK regulatory requirements. You will be a trusted partner to managers and employees, enabling effective people decisions and smooth workforce mobilisation. Key Responsibilities • Provide professional HR advice and first-line support to managers in line with business objectives, policies, and UK employment law., • Deliver day-to-day HR operations across recruitment, onboarding, pay & benefits, performance management, employee relations, communications, training & development, and terminations., • Manage referencing for new starters, verifying accuracy and compliance with policy and regulatory requirements., • Oversee vetting and identification checks, ensuring complete and compliant documentation aligned with client and UK standards., • Support visa application processes to enable mobilisation of key employees from other entities to the site., • Monitor, chase, and coordinate HR process inputs to minimise delays to site resourcing and mobilisation., • Respond to HR queries, providing accurate guidance or escalating appropriately., • Process leavers in a timely manner (security access, property return, payroll notifications, documentation)., • Maintain accurate, real-time HR and finance system data and produce standard and ad‑hoc HR management information (MI)., • Provide responsive administrative and coordination support to the HR Director and Operational Leads., • Identify and recommend improvements to HR processes and procedures to reflect best practice and drive efficiency. Qualifications & Experience • Degree qualification in HR or a related discipline., • Working towards CIPD qualification (or equivalent professional accreditation)., • Demonstrable experience in a generalist HR role within a fast-paced, operational environment (infrastructure/engineering/industrial sectors desirable)., • Strong working knowledge of UK employment practices and HR processes (onboarding, vetting, ER, performance, MI/reporting)., • Confident advisor with excellent stakeholder management, organisation, and attention to detail., • Comfortable working on-site five days per week.. What We’re Looking For • A practical problem-solver who can balance compliance with pace., • A clear communicator who builds trust with managers and employees., • A proactive, process-minded professional who spots and delivers improvements., • High integrity and discretion when dealing with sensitive information. Additional Information • This role is based full-time on-site at Bridgwater., • Appointment is subject to successful completion of pre-employment checks, including referencing and right-to-work.