Human Resources Generalist

NES Fircroft; Chiswick; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking an HR Generalist/HR Advisor to support a major infrastructure client across engineering and infrastructure projects. The role blends recruitment, onboarding, workforce management and employee relations.

The successful candidate will manage full recruitment cycles, partner with managers, and navigate HR operations across multiple vacancies and complex cases. Experience in construction, industrial, manufacturing or utilities is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as HR Generalist or HR Advisor or equivalent.
• Strong end-to-end recruitment and onboarding experience.
• Experience supporting employee relations and broader HR operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage full recruitment lifecycle from vacancy briefing to onboarding.
• Partner with hiring managers and operations teams to understand workforce requirements.
• Source, screen and shortlist candidates for technical and operational roles.
• Coordinate interviews, references, offers and onboarding processes.
• Advise managers on employee relations matters including disciplinary, grievance and performance issues.
• Support workforce planning, HR reporting and wider HR activities.

Skills

HR Generalist

End-to-end recruitment

Employee relations

Onboarding

Stakeholder management

Workforce planning

Job description

Are you an experienced HR professional with a strong recruitment background looking to join an established Talent Acquisition and HR team? NES Fircroft is supporting the search for a HR Generalist / HR Advisor to support a major infrastructure client across a range of high-profile engineering and infrastructure projects.

Our client is an international Tier 1 contractor with an annual turnover exceeding $9 billion, delivering some of the UK’s most high-profile infrastructure projects. They are looking for a well-rounded HR professional, ideally with experience within infrastructure, construction, industrial, engineering, manufacturing, utilities or another operational environment.

This is a varied role combining recruitment, onboarding, workforce management and employee relations. Approximately 40% of the role will focus on recruitment and onboarding, with the remaining 60% focused on workforce management, employee relations and wider HR operations.

In this HR Generalist / HR Advisor role, your key responsibilities will involve:

• Managing the full recruitment lifecycle from vacancy briefing through to onboarding
• Partnering with hiring managers and operational teams to understand recruitment and workforce requirements
• Sourcing, screening and shortlisting candidates across a range of technical and operational roles
• Coordinating interviews, reference checks, offers and onboarding
• Advising managers on employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance and performance cases
• Supporting workforce planning, HR reporting and wider workforce management activities
• Providing support with payroll and other HR operational processes
• Building strong relationships with employees, managers and key stakeholders across the project

To be successful in this position, you will need:

• Proven experience in a HR Generalist, HR Advisor or HR/TA role
• Strong end-to-end recruitment and onboarding experience
• Experience supporting employee relations and wider HR operations
• Ideally, experience within infrastructure, construction, engineering, manufacturing, industrial, utilities or another operational environment
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• The ability to manage multiple vacancies, employee matters and priorities simultaneously
• A collaborative, hands-on approach with a strong focus on delivering a positive employee and candidate experience

If you're looking for a varied HR opportunity where you can utilise both your recruitment and generalist HR experience, while gaining exposure to a large-scale infrastructure environment.