Payroll Coordinator

Babcock International; Taunton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nuclear solutions provider is seeking a Payroll Coordinator for the Hinkley Point C project in Bridgwater. The role involves coordinating payroll for blue-collar workers, ensuring timely and accurate payroll processing. The ideal candidate will have NVQ Level 3 or equivalent, strong IT skills, and experience in payroll management. This full-time position offers attractive benefits and the opportunity to grow in a significant national project.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health checks

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Qualifications

• Demonstrable competency through assessment/interview.
• Experience in payroll departments managing multiple payrolls.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Act as the MEH focal point for on-site payroll for blue-collar personnel.
• Coordinate payroll activity using the Kronos system.
• Resolve pay queries efficiently.
• Collate time and attendance records and ensure timecards are complete.
• Communicate clearly with stakeholders at all levels.

Skills

Strong IT skills across Microsoft Office Suite

Excellent Excel and data analysis ability

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Clear and confident communication

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Tools

Kronos Time and Attendance system

Job description

Job Title: Payroll Coordinator

Location: Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Somerset

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF68751

Play a Vital Role in Powering Progress

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Payroll Coordinator at our Hinkley Point C site.

This is a brilliant opportunity to work as part of the MEH Alliance on the prestigious Hinkley Point C Nuclear project. The alliance work across the project to integrate and coordinate the delivery of all main Mechanical, Electrical, Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (MEH), cabling and associated support services. This innovative approach will help different contractors work as a single entity to deliver the complex installation of cabling and pipework in the power station’s vast network of rooms.

The role

As a Payroll Coordinator, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Being part of the MEH Alliance working on Hinkley Point C is a chance to be involved in a major project with national significance. You’ll ensure accurate and timely payroll coordination for our blue-collar workforce, helping maintain strong industrial relations and employee wellbeing. This is a dynamic opportunity to grow your career in payroll operations while contributing to a project that’s shaping the future of clean energy and engineering excellence.

Day-to-day, you’ll be:

• Acting as the MEH focal point for on-site payroll for all blue-collar personnel up to and including Superintendent
• Coordinating payroll activity using the Kronos Time and Attendance system in line with approved procedures
• Resolving pay queries efficiently to support harmonious industrial relations and employee engagement
• Collating time and attendance records, investigating any non-attendance, and ensuring timecards are complete before submission
• Communicating clearly and confidently with stakeholders at all levels

This is a permanent role, based at Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Essential experience of the Payroll Coordinator

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent, or demonstrable competency through assessment/interview
• Strong IT skills across the full Microsoft Office Suite, with excellent Excel and data analysis ability
• Experience in payroll departments managing multiple payrolls or high volumes of weekly timesheets
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with accuracy and attention to detail
• Clear and confident communicator via email, phone and face-to‑face

Qualifications for the Payroll Coordinator

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels.

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually. ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Cavendish Nuclear

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 28/11/2025