HR Advisor

VolkerWessels UK; Hoddesdon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Pension

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work

Training and development

Flexible working

Employee assistance

Job summary

VolkerWessels UK is seeking an HR Advisor to join the People Team, focusing on employee engagement, relations and projects.

Reporting to Head of HR, you will support training, recruitment onboarding, job descriptions, and HR policies, gaining exposure across lifecycle.

This role offers development opportunities within five integrated businesses and a proactive, supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Has some experience in HR or a related people-focused role.
• Holds, or is working towards, a CIPD qualification.
• Builds effective relationships and communicates confidently with colleagues at all levels.
• Is organised, proactive, and able to take ownership of their work.
• Has a genuine interest in employee development, engagement, and creating a positive employee experience.

Responsibilities

• Supporting training, development, and talent initiatives across the business.
• Coordinating learning and development activities, training requests, and development plans.
• Providing support to our early careers cohorts and their line managers.
• Supporting the performance review process and development planning activities.
• Coordinating employee engagement initiatives, including MySay surveys and action planning.
• Creating and managing employee communications through email and Blink.
• Supporting recruitment and onboarding activities across the business.
• Maintaining and developing job descriptions.
• Assisting with employee relations matters, including note-taking, case administration, and providing guidance to managers.
• Supporting the development of HR policies and procedures.
• Maintaining HR systems and producing management information and reporting.

Skills

HR experience

CIPD qualification

Stakeholder communication

Organised & proactive

Employee engagement

Tools

HRIS / HR software

ATS

MS Office

Job description

VolkerWessels UK is a market leading contracting group of five closely linked businesses.

We provide integrated and ground-breaking solutions for the civil engineering and construction sectors, with specialisms in rail, highways, airports, marine, defence, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

Ready for your next career move?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an HR Advisor to join the VolkerServices People Team.

This role is ideal for an individual who is passionate about people and looking to broaden their HR experience across a wide range of activities including employee engagement, employee relations, and HR projects.

Reporting into our Head of HR for VolkerServices, you'll work closely with colleagues and managers across the business, helping to deliver key people initiatives while gaining valuable exposure to all aspects of the employee lifecycle. This is a fantastic development opportunity for someone looking to take the next step in their HR career.

You'll play a key role in supporting the delivery of HR activities including:

• Supporting training, development, and talent initiatives across the business.
• Coordinating learning and development activities, training requests, and development plans.
• Providing support to our early careers cohorts and their line managers.
• Supporting the performance review process and development planning activities.
• Coordinating employee engagement initiatives, including MySay surveys and action planning.
• Creating and managing employee communications through email and Blink.
• Supporting recruitment and onboarding activities across the business.
• Maintaining and developing job descriptions.
• Assisting with employee relations matters, including note-taking, case administration, and providing guidance to managers.
• Supporting the development of HR policies and procedures.
• Maintaining HR systems and producing management information and reporting.

About you

We're looking for someone who:

• Has some experience in HR or a related people-focused role.
• Holds, or is working towards, a CIPD qualification.
• Builds effective relationships and communicates confidently with colleagues at all levels.
• Is organised, proactive, and able to take ownership of their work.
• Has excellent attention to detail.
• Has a genuine interest in employee development, engagement, and creating a positive employee experience.

Why work with us?

VolkerWessels UK operate through five separate, but complementary businesses, working in collaboration and using our specialist skills to deliver an integrated service for our clients. At any one time, our people are working on our sites or in our offices, for around 250 projects across the UK. Everyday we overcome challenges, fulfilling our commitments, no matter what. That's what our business is about, that's how our people find satisfaction in their jobs.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

• 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 polices including enhanced maternity benefits
• Flexible working opportunities
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mental health, physical health, and financial support
• 24/7 Virtual GP service

Fairness, inclusion and respect

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.

Additional information

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.