HR Officer - Construction

Private Advertiser; Parañaque; On-site; PHP 335,000 - 614,000; Full time

Job summary

Private Advertiser seeks a responsible HR Officer to manage construction manpower, attendance, payroll coordination, and employee documentation across sites. The role requires close collaboration with Project Managers, Site Engineers, and Supervisors to ensure proper deployment and smooth operations on site.

The candidate will handle recruitment, onboarding, disciplinary matters, and compliance with site policies, while maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information.

Qualifications

• Graduate with HR-related degree or equivalent.
• 2+ years HR experience, preferably in construction.
• Experience handling construction workers and site-based employees.
• Knowledge of recruitment, attendance monitoring, payroll coordination, and employee documentation.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and screen construction workers and site staff.
• Maintain employee records and government requirements.
• Monitor attendance, overtime, and manpower deployment.
• Coordinate with timekeeper and accounting for payroll.
• Prepare HR documents including contracts and notices.
• Handle disciplinary cases and employee concerns.
• Conduct orientation on company rules and site regulations.
• Coordinate manpower with project team and management.
• Assist in performance evaluations and regularization recommendations.
• Process resignations, terminations, and final pay.
• Maintain confidential employee and payroll information.

Skills

Team coordination

Strong communication

Documentation skills

Organizational skills

Independent problem-solving

Education

BS Psychology

Human Resource Management

Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Google Sheets

MS Word

Job description

We are looking for a responsible and organized HR Officer with experience in construction manpower management. The position will primarily handle construction workers, site personnel, attendance, payroll coordination, recruitment, employee documentation, disciplinary matters, and compliance with company and project-site policies.

The HR Officer will coordinate closely with the Project Manager, Site Engineers, Architects, Supervisors, Timekeepers, and Management to ensure proper manpower deployment and smooth day-to-day site operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Recruit and screen construction workers, skilled workers, helpers, operators, foremen, and site staff.

• Maintain complete employee and worker records, including IDs, government requirements, contracts, clearances, and other employment documents.

• Monitor daily attendance, tardiness, absences, overtime, undertime, and manpower deployment.

• Coordinate with the timekeeper and accounting team for payroll preparation and verification.

• Prepare employee contracts, notices, memorandums, warnings, incident reports, and other HR documents.

• Handle employee concerns, disciplinary cases, absenteeism, attendance issues, and violations of company policies.

• Conduct employee orientation regarding company rules, project-site regulations, safety requirements, and proper workplace conduct.

• Coordinate manpower requirements with Project Managers, Engineers, Architects, and Site Supervisors.

• Monitor probationary employees and assist management with performance evaluations and regularization recommendations.

• Process resignations, terminations, clearances, final pay documentation, and employee turnover requirements.

• Maintain updated manpower lists and personnel files for every active project.

• Assist in monitoring worker compliance with PPE, uniforms, IDs, gate passes, and project/HOA regulations.

• Coordinate requirements for workers assigned to private subdivisions, executive villages, and high-end residential projects.

• Maintain confidentiality of employee, payroll, disciplinary, and company information.

• Assist management in implementing company policies consistently across different projects.

Qualifications

• Graduate of BS Psychology, Human Resource Management, Business Administration, or any related course.

• At least 2 years of HR experience, preferably in a construction company, general contractor, subcontractor, engineering, or similar industry.

• Experience handling construction workers and site-based employees is highly preferred.

• Knowledgeable in recruitment, attendance monitoring, employee relations, disciplinary procedures, payroll coordination, and employee documentation.

• Comfortable coordinating with workers, foremen, engineers, architects, supervisors, and management.

• Must be organized, firm, professional, and capable of handling worker-related concerns independently.

• Strong communication and documentation skills.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Google Sheets, or similar applications.

• Willing to visit or report to different construction sites when required.

• Preferably residing in Parañaque, Las Piñas, Muntinlupa, Makati, Pasay, or nearby areas.

Preferred Experience

Applicants with previous experience in any of the following will be given preference:

• General contracting

• Residential construction

• High-end residential projects

• Construction manpower recruitment

• Construction payroll and timekeeping

• Worker disciplinary procedures

• Site HR administration

• DOLE and statutory employee documentation

• Project-site and subdivision/HOA worker requirements

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate understands that construction HR is not limited to office-based recruitment—it requires regular coordination with the project team and active monitoring of manpower concerns on site.