HR Advisor

VolkerWessels; Hoddesdon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil engineering firm in Hoddesdon is seeking a Senior HR Advisor to join their HR team. This site-based role emphasizes strong stakeholder engagement and requires demonstrable HR experience. Candidates should hold a CIPD Level 5 qualification and possess a solid understanding of HR best practices and employment law. Benefits include competitive salary, private medical care, and comprehensive training opportunities. The position is a 12-month fixed-term contract with some travel involved.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Private medical care

Pension

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience at HR Advisor level.
• Strong track record of engagement with stakeholders.
• Proactive, adaptable, and resilient team player.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to deliver HR best practices.
• Provide advice on HR policies and procedures.
• Manage employee relations matters ensuring compliance.
• Support workforce planning and other initiatives.

Skills

Excellent communication

Relationship-building

HR best practices

Employment law

Stakeholder engagement

Employee relations

Education

CIPD Level 5 qualification

Job description

We’re looking for a Senior HR Advisor to join our high-performing HR team at VolkerFitzpatrick. In this pivotal role, you’ll work closely with managers and employees, providing expert guidance across a wide spectrum of HR matters while championing best practice and compliance. Please note that this is a site based role in Hoddesdon (office based role with some travel) and is a 12-month fixed term contract.

Responsibilities

• Partner with key stakeholders to deliver HR best practices aligned with business requirements
• Provide advice for general queries on HR policies and procedures to managers and employees in an accurate and timely manner
• Support and manage employee relations (ER) matters, including disciplinary, grievance, performance, and absence cases - ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant outcomes
• Support all data and reporting requirements and maintain accurate records
• Collaborate with all relevant departments to ensure a seamless employee experience
• Monitor sickness absence and coordinate with line managers and occupational health to support employee wellbeing and return-to-work processes
• Support workforce planning and other initiatives as required.

Qualifications & Experience

You will bring demonstrable experience at a comparable HR Advisor level, ideally holding a CIPD Level 5 qualification. Your background will include a strong track record of engaging with stakeholders and effectively managing employee relations matters. With excellent communication and relationship-building skills, you’ll be a proactive, adaptable, and resilient team player. A solid grasp of HR best practices and employment law is essential, and you must hold a full UK driving licence.

About VolkerFitzpatrick

VolkerFitzpatrick offers a range and depth of civil engineering, infrastructure and building services. We contribute to vital parts of the nation’s life through projects of strategic importance, while delivering those less visible, yet essential, works required by both private and public sectors. We build, renew, maintain highways, airports, railway infrastructure, and commercial, industrial and educational buildings.

VolkerFitzpatrick is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerFitzpatrick are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
• Option to buy additional annual leave
• Private medical care
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
• Training and development opportunities - comprehensive skills-based training
• Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity benefits
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mental health, physical health, and financial support
• 24/7 Virtual GP service