Payroll Technician

Trant Engineering Ltd; Southampton; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 31,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

24 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Program

Free onsite parking

Job summary

Trant Engineering Ltd is seeking a part-time Payroll Technician to join the central service team in Southampton for a fixed-term contract of 5 months.

The role focuses on processing payroll data, maintaining employee records, and ensuring compliance with HMRC and GDPR. Preferred hours are Monday to Wednesday, with a 21.75 hour work week. Competitive benefits are offered once joined.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in payroll software and MS Excel.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation and compliance.
• Experience in processing payroll for a medium sized company.
• Desirable: CIPP qualification or working towards payroll qualification.

Responsibilities

• Process payroll data including hours worked, overtime and bonuses.
• Process payroll runs monthly and weekly for all staff.
• Calculate and process payroll deductions and ensure accuracy of timesheets and absences.
• Maintain compliance with HMRC regulations and company procedures.

Skills

Payroll software

MS Excel

Education

CIPP qualification

Job description

Payroll Technician

Application Deadline: 4 September 2026

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

Location: Southampton

Reporting To: Andreea Paduret-Nita

Join Trant Engineering and help shape the delivery of complex, high-impact projects.

Trant Engineering is a leading EPC contractor with a strong reputation for delivering innovative engineering solutions across the UK and internationally. With over 1,000 employees and a £150m turnover. We are now looking for a part-time Payroll Technician to play a key role in our central service team.

• Fixed term contract for 5 months.
• Preferred hours: Monday to Wednesday 7.25 hrs/day, 21.75 hrs/week.

What You’ll Be Doing

Transaction Processing:

• Process payroll data including hours worked, overtime and bonuses.
• Process payroll with monthly and weekly payroll runs for all staff.
• Calculate and process payroll deductions.
• Checking and verifying timesheets, overtime, absences and allowances.
• Escalate payroll anomalies or discrepancies to senior payroll staff.

System Management:

• Maintain accurate employee records in payroll systems.
• Assist in implementing process improvements and system updates.

Compliance & Reporting:

• Maintain compliance with Company procedures, local agreements and management system.
• Maintain compliance with HMRC regulations, pension contributions, and statutory payments.
• Ensure payroll‑related documentation meets audit expectations.
• Archive records in relation to payroll documentation.
• Ensure adherence to GDPR and confidentiality requirements.

Stakeholder Communication:

• Respond to payroll queries from employees and managers promptly and professionally.
• Liaise with HR and Finance teams to resolve discrepancies.
• Liaise with management / supervision on anomalies relating to hours / holidays / absence / travel / subsistence in relation to payroll processing.

Core Values

Uphold and promote the Company’s Core Values – Care, Trust, Respect and Sustainability.

What We’re Looking For

Essential

• Proficiency in payroll software and MS Excel.

Desirable

• CIPP qualified working towards a payroll qualification.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation and compliance.
• Experience in processing payroll for a medium sized Company.
• Fixed term contract for 5 months.
• Preferred hours: Monday to Wednesday 7.25 hrs/day, 21.75 hrs/week.

Why Join Trant?

At Trant Engineering, we deliver complex, high-value engineering and construction projects across the UK. From process and water treatment to energy infrastructure upgrades, we play a key role in delivering and protecting critical national infrastructure – shaping the systems that communities and industries rely on every day.

Our teams design and deliver full EPC solutions, combining technical excellence with practical, hands‑on delivery. We offer end-to-end capabilities – from concept and design through to manufacturing, construction and commissioning utilising a continually evolving in‑house expertise. This means you’ll work on projects that are varied, challenging and genuinely impactful.

Our multi‑disciplinary teams bring together specialists in civil, mechanical, electrical, process, instrumentation, and control & automation engineering, alongside our in‑house manufacturing of control panels, MCCs, PLCs and SCADA systems. With over 1,000 people and a strong, growing pipeline of work, it’s an exciting time to join Trant. We are committed to helping our people succeed through our Career Development Association, providing structured support, mentoring and clear pathways to help you reach your full potential.

Whether you’re starting out or looking to take your next career step, Trant offers the chance to develop, progress and make a real difference.

Our company benefits package may include:

• Competitive salary.
• 24 days holiday (increasing with service) + 8 bank holidays.
• Pension Scheme.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Free onsite parking.