HR Officer
The HPC Jobs Service supports local people into exciting, long-term careers across our Project.
HR Officer
Wilson James
We're seeking a passionate HR Advisor to join our team at Hinkley Point C, one of the UK's most ambitious construction projects. This dynamic role will place you at the heart of our people operations, where you'll provide crucial HR support across employee relations, recruitment, and workforce development.
As our HR Officer, you will:
- Provise support and advice to our managers and employees on HR best practices and employment legislation
- Lead end-to-end employee relations case management, from investigations to resolutions
- Partner with stakeholders, including union representatives, to ensure fair and compliant practices
- Coordinate comprehensive recruitment processes from vacancy posting through to successful onboarding
- Contribute to building a positive workplace culture that supports our growing workforce
Why us?
- Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a 9-day fortnight pattern
- Monday to Friday one week, Monday to Thursday the next
- o Current working hours are 07:30 - 16:30 Monday to Thursday, and 07:30 - 12:30 on your working Friday
- Monday to Friday one week, Monday to Thursday the next
- Competitive Compensation: Starting salary from £36,000 plus a guaranteed 8.5% monthly bonus (associated with working with the team at HPC)
- Comprehensive Benefits: Including 25 days annual leave, 5% employer pension contributions, and extensive wellbeing support
- Career Development: Clear pathways for professional growth and CIPD qualification support
- Impactful Role: Your contributions will directly support one of the UK's largest construction projects
What we need from you:
The ideal candidate brings:
- HR experience, preferably in construction or unionised environments
- Strong employee relations capabilities with sound knowledge of UK employment law
- Excellent communication skills and stakeholder management abilities
- Exceptional organisational abilities and able to keep calm under pressure
- CIPD Level 5 qualification (qualified, working towards it or willing to undertake training)
- A proactive mindset and commitment to excellence
Join Us!
If you're passionate about people, thrive in complex environments, and want to be part of a supportive team on a landmark project, we'd love to hear from you.
Site requirements include security vetting, HPC pass, and CITB HSE test completion. The role is site-based, requiring a 45-minute bus journey from Bridgwater (or other local areas) provided by Somerset Passenger Solutions.
JOB DESCRIPTION: Main Responsibilities
- Provide timely and accurate advice on employee relations and management practices
- Support end-to-end case management of employee relations matters, including:
- Investigations
- Disciplinaries
- Grievances
- Absence management
- Performance management
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including Unions and the client's employment affairs unit, to ensure compliance with company policies and current employment legislation, escalating complex cases to the HR Team Leader and HR Manager
- Coordinate and participate in investigation meetings, hearings and formal HR processes, including preparing meeting invitations, outcome letters and attending the meetings in an advisory and notetaking capacity
- Provide administrative support and coordination for restructuring or right-sizing initiatives
- Advise and guide line managers and employees on best practice, ensuring consistency and fairness
- Keep accurate and confidential records in line with GDPR and company policies
- Maintain up-to-date HR data and reporting to ensure organisational visibility and accountability, producing clear and concise reports where required
- Provide relevant and timely management information and analysis in relation to ER cases.
- Coordinate recruitment processes, including posting job vacancies, screening CVs, scheduling interviews, managing candidate communication and processing offers in line with company procedures
- Support recruitment activities between the site Employee Affairs Unit and Wilson James' central HR team, including planning and attending recruitment assessment centres and job fairs
- Oversee the onboarding of new employees, ensuring pre-employment checks are completed and new starters receive a smooth and professional welcome
- Develop and deliver training and coaching to line managers on core HR policies and procedures
- Support HR projects and initiatives that promote employee engagement and positive workplace culture
- Maintain confidentiality and handle all HR matters with professionalism and discretion
- Carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by your line manager to support the business
For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
The HPC Jobs Service supports local people into exciting, long-term careers across our Project.
HR Officer
Wilson James
We're seeking a passionate HR Advisor to join our team at Hinkley Point C, one of the UK's most ambitious construction projects. This dynamic role will place you at the heart of our people operations, where you'll provide crucial HR support across employee relations, recruitment, and workforce development.
As our HR Officer, you will:
- Provise support and advice to our managers and employees on HR best practices and employment legislation
- Lead end-to-end employee relations case management, from investigations to resolutions
- Partner with stakeholders, including union representatives, to ensure fair and compliant practices
- Coordinate comprehensive recruitment processes from vacancy posting through to successful onboarding
- Contribute to building a positive workplace culture that supports our growing workforce
Why us?
- Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a 9-day fortnight pattern
- Monday to Friday one week, Monday to Thursday the next
- o Current working hours are 07:30 - 16:30 Monday to Thursday, and 07:30 - 12:30 on your working Friday
- Monday to Friday one week, Monday to Thursday the next
- Competitive Compensation: Starting salary from £36,000 plus a guaranteed 8.5% monthly bonus (associated with working with the team at HPC)
- Comprehensive Benefits: Including 25 days annual leave, 5% employer pension contributions, and extensive wellbeing support
- Career Development: Clear pathways for professional growth and CIPD qualification support
- Impactful Role: Your contributions will directly support one of the UK's largest construction projects
What we need from you:
The ideal candidate brings:
- HR experience, preferably in construction or unionised environments
- Strong employee relations capabilities with sound knowledge of UK employment law
- Excellent communication skills and stakeholder management abilities
- Exceptional organisational abilities and able to keep calm under pressure
- CIPD Level 5 qualification (qualified, working towards it or willing to undertake training)
- A proactive mindset and commitment to excellence
Join Us!
If you're passionate about people, thrive in complex environments, and want to be part of a supportive team on a landmark project, we'd love to hear from you.
Site requirements include security vetting, HPC pass, and CITB HSE test completion. The role is site-based, requiring a 45-minute bus journey from Bridgwater (or other local areas) provided by Somerset Passenger Solutions.
JOB DESCRIPTION: Main Responsibilities
- Provide timely and accurate advice on employee relations and management practices
- Support end-to-end case management of employee relations matters, including:
- Investigations
- Disciplinaries
- Grievances
- Absence management
- Performance management
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including Unions and the client's employment affairs unit, to ensure compliance with company policies and current employment legislation, escalating complex cases to the HR Team Leader and HR Manager
- Coordinate and participate in investigation meetings, hearings and formal HR processes, including preparing meeting invitations, outcome letters and attending the meetings in an advisory and notetaking capacity
- Provide administrative support and coordination for restructuring or right-sizing initiatives
- Advise and guide line managers and employees on best practice, ensuring consistency and fairness
- Keep accurate and confidential records in line with GDPR and company policies
- Maintain up-to-date HR data and reporting to ensure organisational visibility and accountability, producing clear and concise reports where required
- Provide relevant and timely management information and analysis in relation to ER cases.
- Coordinate recruitment processes, including posting job vacancies, screening CVs, scheduling interviews, managing candidate communication and processing offers in line with company procedures
- Support recruitment activities between the site Employee Affairs Unit and Wilson James' central HR team, including planning and attending recruitment assessment centres and job fairs
- Oversee the onboarding of new employees, ensuring pre-employment checks are completed and new starters receive a smooth and professional welcome
- Develop and deliver training and coaching to line managers on core HR policies and procedures
- Support HR projects and initiatives that promote employee engagement and positive workplace culture
- Maintain confidentiality and handle all HR matters with professionalism and discretion
- Carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by your line manager to support the business
For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.