HR Service Coordinator

VolkerWessels UK; Hoddesdon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading contracting group in Hoddesdon is hiring an HR Service Coordinator for a 12-month fixed-term contract. The successful candidate will provide first-line HR support, manage transactions, and ensure data accuracy. We're seeking someone with strong administrative skills and a customer service background. Benefits include competitive salary, private medical care, and enhanced maternity benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Competitive annual leave

Option to buy additional annual leave

Private medical care

Pension

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Training and development opportunities

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Strong administrative skills necessary to handle HR tasks efficiently.
• Experience in customer service to engage effectively with employees.
• Attention to detail to maintain accurate HR records.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the first line of HR support, addressing employee queries.
• Manage HR transactions professionally and accurately.
• Ensure data hygiene and seamless HR processes.

Skills

Strong admin and customer service skills

Solid Microsoft Office and database experience

Keen eye for detail

Flexible, team-first attitude

Demonstrable HR admin experience or a CIPD

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.

We're on the lookout for a proactive, detail-driven HR Service Coordinator to power our HR Shared Services team. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and love delivering strong support across the employee lifecycle - from onboarding to records management - we want to hear from you!

Please note that this is a 12 month fixed term contract, based at our Hoddesdon office.

About our role

• Be the first line of HR support, resolving queries with confidence and care
• Manage HR transactions with precision and professionalism
• Keep our data sharp and our processes smooth
• Collaborate, adapt, and contribute to continuous improvement

About you

• Strong admin and customer service skills
• Solid Microsoft Office and database experience
• A keen eye for detail and a flexible, team-first attitude
• Demonstrable HR admin experience or a CIPD would be desirable

If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

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.

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

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.

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.