HR Administrator

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About the role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for an HR Administrator to join our Human Resources team within Employee Services based in Newcastle (Longbenton).

HR Shared Services is the HR and Payroll shared services function providing critical and continuous administrative support throughout the employee life-cycle.

HR Shared Services is made up of core administration teams and specialist teams who look after our 16,000 UK-based employees across construction, utilities, and rail.

What you'll be doing

• Enter data into the HR systems and other recording systems, ensuring accuracy and up-to-date information, while maintaining relevant documentation and filing systems, electronic or manual;
• Administer HR transactions and documentation (such as amendments to contracts of employment, changes to personal details, and absence information) and provide data and reports as requested;
• Manage Service Requests;
• Prepare and manage administration for third-party providers as appropriate;
• Liaise with payroll to administer payments;
• Act as the first point of contact for relevant Service Line queries and escalate when appropriate;
• Contribute to the effective working of HR Shared Services teams to ensure seamless service line delivery;
• Ensure accuracy through self-review and peer checking;

Who we're looking for

The following qualifications and experience are ideal, although not essential:

• Excellent HR administration experience – ideally within a Shared Service Centre;
• Excellent knowledge of HR Administration processes;
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written;
• Flexible approach to work, team player, with effective prioritization and time management skills;
• Excellent organizational skills;
• Ability to record information accurately.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing, and maintaining vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies, and communities rely on.

About us

At Balfour Beatty, we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan outlining our proactive, measurable steps towards this goal. Read it in full at

We are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum, and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourages applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans, and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we work to remove barriers for people with disabilities and long-term health conditions, offering interviews if minimum role requirements are met. More info at https://disabil

• Seniority level:
  Not Applicable
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Human Resources
• Industries:
  Construction