HR Assistant

**The role**:
Marlborough Highways have a fantastic opportunity for a HR Administrator to join their growing team. Working together with the HR Director, HR Business Partner and the Recruitment Partner, the HR Administrator will provide administrative assistance across all HR processes and policies and support in all day to day activities within the department. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone to join a dynamic and ever growing orgnisation and develop within a HR environment. Due to the office location based in Little Waltham, the successful applicant will need to drive and have access to a vehicle.

**The company**:
Marlborough Highways is an established, independent and dynamic civil engineering company with 30 years of industry experience and expertise in public realm, regeneration and infrastructure projects.

We work with Councils, Local Authorities and Contractors in London, Essex, Cambridgeshire and the South East, delivering pioneering multi-million-pound trials and rollouts for large programmes and phased schemes through to smaller one-off projects.

**Duties**:

- Manage the new starters, leavers, and contractual changes process, including preparing offer letters, issuing employment contracts, contract changes and salary review letters, references, setting up and maintaining electronic personnel files while ensuring all relevant information is kept up to date.
- Provide support and assistance to Managers/HR Director with Employee Relations issues by attending investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, performance management, note taking of key points of discussion and sending corresponding letters.
- Provide support with the co-ordination and note taking for all employee meetings such as employee forum, supervisor briefings, re-start induction, apprenticeship forum etc.
- Managing Quarterly and Annual PDR administration for all employees including producing reports.
- Act as first point of contact for all generalist HR queries and provide advice to managers and employees relating to company policy and employment law.
- Assisting the HR department/HR Director with projects and strategies whilst also working independently on other ad hoc projects.

**Who we are looking for**:

- A background in HR administration would be preferred
- Great communication and strong people skills
- Highly organised
- Reliable and punctual with excellent time keeping
- Driving license with use of car

**Our Benefits**:

- Employer Pension Scheme
- Healthshield medical cover including 24 hr GP services
- Employee Wellbeing Service
- Death in Service Cover
- Employee Recognition Programme
- Ongoing training and development
- Free parking
- Free meals provided by onsite chef
- Use of onsite company gym with personal trainer sessions

**Our Values and Behaviours**:

- Marlborough is committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer and encourages diversity._

Our values:

- **Professional**: we work to maintain our excellent track record, and continue to develop our industry-leading expertise.
- **Supportive**: we foster an environment of collaboration, empowerment, and a culture of shared success.
- **Flexible**: we are an open, responsive and resilient organisation.
- **Trustworthy**: we instil a culture of trust and honesty throughout all aspects of our work.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £22,000.00-£24,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Wellness programme

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location