Human Resources Manager

Cumming Group UK & Europe; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cumming Group is a London-based international project and cost management consultancy seeking an experienced HR Manager. You will lead day-to-day HR, provide guidance to Directors, resolve employee issues, manage absence, performance, disciplinary and grievances, and ensure policy accuracy and legislative compliance.

You will manage Workday records, benefits enrollment, promotions and pay reviews, while collaborating with payroll and supporting recruitment onboarding and training.

Qualifications

• Degree education required, ideally in a relevant field.
• CIPD / other equivalent qualifications are essential.
• Proven experience in a HR role at manager level.

Responsibilities

• Answer employee queries about people or HR issues and resolve them.
• Provide guidance to Directors and the Management Team.
• Assist Senior HR Director on projects to grow knowledge and experience.
• Record absence and sickness and manage attendance issues.
• Handle performance, disciplinary and grievance matters.
• Review and update company policies to ensure legal conformity.
• Work with payroll to pass starters/leavers, pay awards, overtime and benefits.
• Support in HR initiatives including wellbeing and development groups.
• Lead continuous improvement of HR systems, processes and docs.
• Keep up to date with employment law and best practice.
• Liaise with Directors on concerns and staff welfare; attend meetings as required.
• Attend and present HR updates at Business Review Meetings.
• Line manage HR Administrator roles to ensure productivity.

Skills

HR leadership

Discretion

Communication

Attention to detail

People management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

CIPD qualification

Tools

Workday

Job description

Cumming Group is an international project and cost management consultancy delivering innovative solutions in construction, real estate, and infrastructure. With a commitment to collaboration, transparency, and performance excellence, we support some of the world's most respected clients across diverse range of sectors.

General:

• Day to day - answer any employee queries about people or HR-related issues and help to resolve issues internally.
• Confidently provide guidance and support to the Directors and the wider Management Team.
• Assist the Senior HR Director in any project work, enabling you to build your own knowledge, skills and experience.
• Record absence and sickness, collecting 'return to work' forms in a timely manner and addressing any issues in regard to attendance.
• Handling performance, disciplinary and grievance matters.
• Review, revise, and update company policies and HR documentation ensuring conformity to legislation.
• Work alongside the payroll department by providing them with relevant information such as starters/leavers, pay awards, overtime, holiday purchasing, benefits and claw backs.
• Play a key part of the Health & Wellbeing Group and People Working Group, supporting initiatives that will improve the wider business.
• Thinking out of the box and taking a proactive approach to continuous improvement to HR systems, processes and documentation. Bring ideas to the table and then execute those ideas.
• Keep up to date on changes to employment law and best practice.
• Providing a listening ear to staff when they need to work through problems or offload issues and liaising with Directors on any concerns around an employee’s welfare.
• Attend meetings to update on HR topics where required.
• Arrange LOS awards for staff.
• Update HR related documentation as and when required - i.e. staff budget spreadsheet and organisational charts.
• Produce reports when required for Senior HR Directors and wider management team. (PTO, absence/sickness, FTE etc.).
• Co-ordinate staff exit interviews and provide feedback to management.
• Support in achieving and maintaining IIP status.
• Liaise with Senior Management regarding the annual pay reviews and bonuses, working within a given budget. Produce and issue letters.
• Attend and present HR Updates at monthly Business Review Meetings.
• Line manage the HR Administrator / Senior HR Administrator to ensure productivity and efficient working processes.

Workday:

• Manage and maintain personnel records within Workday to ensure updated and accurate information is held.
• Employee benefits enrolment via Workday on successful completion of probation. Ensuring any changes to benefits of current employees are accurately recorded and updated in Workday.
• Adding and terminating employees in Workday in a timely manner to ensure accuracy in Payroll.
• Manage employee annual leave and sickness in Workday.
• Pro-actively looking for improvements in processes regarding Workday. Liaising with the HRIS team to implement.
• Ensure that promotions and pay reviews are updated accordingly in Workday in a timely manner.

Recruitment & Onboarding:

• Support the recruitment team in ensuring offer letters and supporting documents are sent out accurately and in a timely manner.
• Ensure all new starters are issued with contracts of employment in a timely manner.
• Attend resource meetings to ensure accurate minutes are taken and distributed.

Training:

• Manage the annual Appraisal process, ensuring that Appraisal documents are sent out on time and tracking the return. Managing succession planning in line with the outcome of Appraisals.
• Manage the apprentice, graduate and associate/director schemes.
• Liaise with the HR Administrator in regard to business training needs and budget.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• A commitment to the company’s mission and values.
• Thorough attention to detail.
• Pro-actively taking a lead in project work and new initiatives.
• A drive to continually learn.
• Acting with confidentiality, integrity & discretion at all times.
• Personable, approachable and adaptable.
• Ability to function in a high-pressured environment working to deadlines.
• Comfortable working with minimal supervision and decision making.
• Ability to build and manage professional relationships with a variety of personality types including senior leadership and fellow colleagues.
• The ability to negotiate, influence and deliver results.
• Confidence in your own ability and ownership of the role, with a quite determination to succeed.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Degree education required, ideally in a relevant field.
• 5+ years experience at HR Manager level
• CIPD / other equivalent qualifications are essential.
• Previous experience with Workday is essential.
• Proven experience in a HR role.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and team building skills.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload and multitask to meet conflicting deadlines.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy in data management and record keeping.
• A good understanding of employment law and a keen interest in keeping up to date with new legislation.
• A strong work ethic including initiative and commitment to follow through to completion on all tasks.

Cumming Group is committed to creating a diverse workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All job applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, "race" (includes nationality, national / ethnic origin, colour), marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, gender assignment, religion and belief.

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

We prefer to hire directly, and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible for release.