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Story Contracting Limited; Ovingdean; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension

Annual leave

Health cash plan

Wellbeing support

Working from home (1 day per week)

Agile working policies

Two paid volunteering days each year

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Story Contracting Limited is seeking a People Co-ordinator to assist the People Team across our North West, South and Central divisions. Based from Chorley, you will provide pragmatic HR advice and support the recruitment process while building strong working relationships.

The role emphasises HR administration, confidentiality, and proactivity within a growing civil engineering business. A permanent, on-site position with competitive benefits is offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience working in an HR administrative role.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• High attention to detail.
• Strong organisational skills and experience of working to deadlines.
• Positive and flexible, ‘can-do’ approach.
• Ability to maintain process, professionalism and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Recruitment and onboarding
• Absence management
• Supporting line managers with HR related and systems queries
• General HR administration and projects
• Liaising with and supporting L&D, payroll and occupational health teams

Skills

HR experience

Communication

Attention to detail

Organisation

Can-do attitude

Job description

People Co-ordinator

Company: Story Contracting Limited Salary: Competitive Hours: Full-time Location: PR7 6TE Working pattern: On-site Job type: Permanent Posting date: 21 Sept 2026 Closing date: 4 Oct 2026

Are you ready for a new challenge? Would you like to join a successful, dynamic, forward-thinking, family-owned civil engineering business? Do you have great HR experience that will enable you to be a valuable People Co-ordinator supporting the People Team within our growing business?

The Role:

Based from our Chorley office, this People Co-ordinator role will support our People Partners in the North West and South and Central divisions by providing pragmatic HR advice, supporting the entire recruitment process and building strong working relationships.

Key Responsibilities:

Recruitment and onboarding

Absence management

Supporting line managers with HR related and systems queries

General HR administration and projects

Liaising with and supporting L&D, payroll and occupational health teams

What We’re Looking For:

Minimum 2 years experience working in an HR administrative role

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

High attention to detail

Strong organisational skills and experience of working to deadlines

Positive and flexible, ‘can-do’ approach

Ability to maintain process, professionalism and confidentiality

Why Apply?

At Story Contracting, we invest in our people. You’ll benefit from:

Competitive salary, pension and annual leave

Health cash plan and wellbeing support

Working from home (1 day per week) and agile working policies

Two paid volunteering days each year

Training and development opportunities

Why Story Contracting?

Story Contracting is a privately-owned, award-winning infrastructure company who is financially secure and agile with a wide range of public, private and third sector clients who enjoy working with our talented and committed team. Our track record for delivery on time and to budget, safely and reliably, has meant repeat business from our clients, which is reflected in our motto of ‘Do It Right!’

Our values are at the heart of everything we do - the way we work and the behaviours we display. We believe that this is what makes Story Contracting and our people exceptional.

GROUNDED - Everyone is equal at Story. We are down to earth and treat each other with respect.

HARDWORKING - We all pull our weight and work hard for each other.

PROUD - We are proud of our safety, our projects, our people, our clients and the success we create together.

FAMILY - We nurture, train, develop and keep our people safe, just like a family. We are inclusive and do the right thing for the business and its people.

TRUSTED - What we say is what we do. Our clients, our people and our communities trust us to do it right.

WINNERS - We are hungry for success and want to be the best performing contractor for our clients, our people and our communities.

Find out more about what it’s like to be part of Team Story here. https://www.storycontracting.com/jobs/

Every Story Matters

We are proud to be a place where everyone can be part of the Story!

As part of our pledge to eliminate discrimination and encourage diversity among our Story Team, our ‘Every Story’ policy https://www.storycontracting.com/about-us/our-culture-values/ ensures all employees are a part of a diverse environment and always feel included.

All applicants will receive careful consideration for employment regardless of who you are, where you come from or what you believe in.

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