HR & Payroll Manager

Class One Traffic Management; Bonnybridge; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job security

21 days holiday + 9 bank holidays

Life Assurance with 24/7 GP

Training and career progression

Salary sacrifice electric car

Job summary

Class One Traffic Management Limited, based in Bonnybridge, Scotland, seeks an experienced HR & Payroll Manager to lead our People function and payroll delivery across Scotland and Northern Ireland. This is an office-based role five days a week with occasional site travel.

You will manage a small team, ensure legal compliance, and align payroll practices with Group governance. CIPD-qualified candidates are preferred, and training opportunities are provided.

Qualifications

• Experience in a HR generalist, HR Manager or combined HR and payroll role.
• Sound knowledge of employment law in Scotland with Northern Ireland knowledge or ability to build it quickly.
• Hands-on payroll management experience, including validation of timesheets and statutory payments.

Responsibilities

• Provide trusted People advice to leaders across Scotland and Northern Ireland.
• Lead a team of 4 Payroll, HR and recruitment professionals in the Bonnybridge office.
• Oversee end-to-end fortnightly payroll delivery and payroll controls with Finance.

Skills

HR generalist

HR Manager

People Manager

Payroll management

Education

CIPD qualification

Tools

Sage Payroll

HRIS systems

Job description

Join our team as an HR & Payroll Manager

Location - Bonnybridge - West of Scotland - Office based

Hours - 42.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8.00 am to 5.00 pm

Salary - Competitive subject to experience

Benefits

There has never been a better time to join than now! As part of being a Class One employee, you will be entitled to:

• Job Security: Scotland's leading traffic management company with a strong pipeline of projects.
• Relax and Recharge: 21 days holiday plus 9 Bank Holidays.
• Health and Wellbeing: Life Assurance - with 24/7 GP appointments, free physio and counselling for you and your family.
• Grow With Us: We provide full training and structured opportunities to enhance your skills, ensuring you can achieve your career ambitions
• Extra perks: Salary sacrifice Electric Car scheme

Be part of a stable business with a strong pipeline of work and the opportunity to influence people delivery across a growing Group.

Build a People service that is close to the business and connected to the Group

Class One Traffic Management, part of Ramudden Global UK, is looking for an experienced HR & Payroll Manager to provide operational People and payroll leadership across our activities in Scotland and Northern Ireland. This is a visible, hands-on role based at our Bonnybridge office five days a week, with travel to other operational locations when required.

Reporting directly to the Managing Director of Class One Traffic Management, and with a formal dotted-line relationship to the Ramudden Global UK People Director, you will be embedded in the Class One business. You will ensure local delivery is commercially responsive, legally compliant and aligned with Group People strategy, policies, systems and governance.

Role Overview for HR & Payroll Manager

• Provide trusted, practical People advice to leaders and managers across Scotland and Northern Ireland.
• Manage and lead a team (4) of Payroll, HR and recruitment professionals within the Bonnybridge office
• Lead and support employee relations activity, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, performance and complex absence cases, escalating sensitive or high-risk matters through central People governance.
• Oversee accurate and timely end-to-end fortnightly payroll delivery, including validation of timesheets, rates, allowances, deductions, leave, pensions, salary sacrifice and statutory payments.
• Work closely with the central People Team to implement Group policies, systems, reporting cycles, organisational initiatives and agreed standards consistently.
• Support Northern Ireland operations, recognising the distinct employment, equality and statutory reporting framework and seeking specialist input where appropriate.
• Coordinate Northern Ireland equality monitoring, reporting and record keeping, including relevant Equality Commission requirements.
• Maintain accurate HR and payroll data, produce meaningful workforce information and highlight emerging People risks and priorities.
• Coach managers, strengthen management capability and contribute to workforce planning, organisational change, engagement and business improvement projects.
• Liaise with Finance on payroll controls, reconciliations, year-end activity and month-end reporting.
• Contribute operational insight to policy and process development while ensuring formal Group approval and governance are maintained.

What we are looking for

• Experience in a HR generalist, HR Manager, People Manager or combined HR and payroll role.
• Employee relations expertise and sound knowledge of employment law in Scotland with Northern Ireland knowledge or the ability to build it quickly.
• Hands-on payroll management experience, including checking, validation, pensions, statutory payments and compliance.
• Confident in advising and constructively challenging managers at all levels across a multi-site operational environment.
• Excellent judgement, organisation, communication and attention to detail.
• Experience using HR and payroll systems and producing workforce reports and insight.
• Willingness to work from Bonnybridge five days per week and travel to other sites as role requires.

Desirable

• CIPD qualification or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience using Sage Payroll.
• Experience supporting transport, infrastructure or another operationally intensive environment.
• Knowledge of working-time requirements relevant to operational or transport workforces.

If you're ready for a new challenge and believe that the HR & Payroll Manager role is the right fit for you, we'd love to hear from you.

Inclusive recruitment

We welcome applications from veterans and disabled applicants. We guarantee an interview to applicants who meet the essential criteria under our inclusive recruitment commitments. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process.

Class One Traffic Management is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and opposes unlawful discrimination.

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