Senior HR Administrator

What will be my core responsibilities? The Senior HR Administrator plays a key role in supporting the delivery of HR services across the business, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations, while developing practical HR experience and capability. The ideal candidate will have strong organisation skills, attention to detail and a passion for fostering a positive employee experience. This role is ideal for someone looking to develop their HR career by building strong operational knowledge alongside exposure to advisory activity and HR projects. * Support with all internal and external HR related queries and requests, including coordination of the HR inbox, monitoring daily and responding to or escalating queries as necessary. * Administer employee lifecycle administration including contractual changes, promotions, transfers and leavers. * Assist with ER cases, to include taking notes in meetings and follow up actions and paperwork * Support the maintenance and tracking of employee absence and pull reports as requested. * Maintain accurate HR records and ensure documentation is compliant with GDPR and company standards. * Assist with monitoring absence and probation reviews and other key people metrics, highlighting trends to the HR Advisor/Line Managers and assisting with any follow-up activities. * Assist with onboarding new starters, helping coordinate HR inductions and ensuring compliance with pre-employment checks. * Offboarding including completing termination paperwork and undertaking exit Interviews. * Collate payroll changes including starters, leavers, absence and contractual amendments for review and submission with the wider team. * Ensure HR systems are accurately maintained and support line managers in using the system effectively. * Ad-hoc administrative activities for projects and queries to support and free up time for the HR Advisor and Head of HR. * Identify opportunities to streamline administrative and HR processes. * Support the implementation of new systems, policies and people initiatives. * Participate in projects as guided by the Head of HR. What skills and experience do I need to be successful in this role? * Previous experience in an HR Administration role with exposure to the full employee lifecycle. * Good working knowledge of HR best practice and UK employment legislation. * Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. * High level of accuracy, attention to detail and confidentiality. * Confident communicator with the ability to build relationships with employees and managers at all levels. * Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office and experience using HR systems. * Proactive, solutions-focused and keen to take ownership of tasks and processes. You might have: * Experience within construction, engineering, facilities management or a similar operational environment. * CIPD Level 3 or higher (or working towards), with a desire to continue developing professionally. * Experience supporting employee relations processes. * Familiarity with HRIS platforms such as Employment Hero. * Experience producing HR metrics or supporting audits/compliance activities. We are an equal opportunities employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates