People Assistant

Laing O'Rourke; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Travel & mobility support

Competitive salary & benefits

Job summary

Laing O'Rourke is recruiting an HR Assistant to join the People team on the Sizewell C programme in Ipswich. The role provides high-quality administrative support across the employee lifecycle, ensuring HR processes are delivered efficiently and in line with company policy.

You will coordinate onboarding, induction, records, and HR reporting while acting as a first point of contact for HR-related queries in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with hybrid working options.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR administration across the employee lifecycle.
• Understanding of HR processes and onboarding workflows.
• Ability to handle confidential information with professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Support HR administration across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, records and processes.
• Coordinate recruitment, onboarding and induction for new starters.
• Maintain accurate employee records and HR systems.
• First point of contact for HR queries with a professional, customer-focused service.
• Build relationships with employees, managers and stakeholders across the business.
• Support wellbeing, engagement, early careers, mentoring and inclusion programmes.

Skills

HR administration

Onboarding

Organisational skills

Communication

Confidentiality

MS Office

Customer-focused

Education

CIPD qualification (or working towards)

Degree in Human Resources

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Location: Orwell Logistics Park, Ipswich
Hybrid working available | Travel & mobility support options available

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to join one of the UK's most significant infrastructure programmes – Sizewell C – a once-in-a-generation clean energy project that will help power over 6 million homes for decades to come.

Working within the Civil Works Alliance (a partnership between Balfour Beatty, Bouygues Travaux Publics and Laing O'Rourke), you'll play a key role in supporting the People team to deliver an outstanding employee experience across one of Europe's largest infrastructure projects.

As an HR Assistant, you'll provide high-quality administrative and operational support across the employee lifecycle, helping to ensure HR processes are delivered efficiently, accurately and in line with company policies. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a career in HR within a collaborative, fast-paced and nationally significant project environment.

What You'll Be Doing

• Supporting the People team with HR administration across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, employee records and people processes
• Coordinating recruitment, onboarding and induction activities for new starters
• Maintaining accurate employee records and ensuring HR systems are kept up to date
• Acting as a first point of contact for HR-related queries, providing a professional and customer-focused service
• Building positive working relationships with employees, managers and stakeholders across the business
• Supporting the coordination of people initiatives, including wellbeing, engagement, early careers, mentoring and inclusion programmes
• Assisting with HR reporting and analysing people data to support informed decision-making
• Supporting the organisation of HR meetings, workshops, training sessions and employee events
• Identifying opportunities to improve HR processes and administrative efficiencies
• Championing the Civil Works Alliance values and contributing to a positive workplace culture

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience in an HR Assistant, HR Administrator or similar HR support role
• Good understanding of HR processes across the employee lifecycle
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A customer-focused approach with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to handle confidential information with professionalism
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word and Outlook
• A proactive approach with a willingness to learn and continuously improve
• CIPD qualification (or working towards) or a degree in Human Resources would be advantageous

Why Join Us?

• Be part of one of the UK's largest and most complex infrastructure projects
• Develop your HR career within a collaborative alliance environment
• Gain exposure to all aspects of the employee lifecycle in a growing organisation
• Work alongside experienced HR professionals supporting a nationally significant programme
• Long-term career opportunities within a major programme of works
• Competitive salary, benefits and hybrid working arrangements

About us:

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email [e-mail].