HR Advisor

HR Advisor Are you a people professional with a strong attention to detail, positive outlook and flexible approach? Can you adapt to environments well, build relationships, and communicate and influence at all levels? We would love to hear from you! CML have over 30 years of expertise in Civil Engineering and delivering excellence, receiving consistent, outstanding client feedback. We are looking for a HR Advisor with a strong background in Human Resources, and strong knowledge of UK employment law and best practices to join our team. Your Responsibilities The HR Advisor will support our team with a range of HR projects with a strong focus on recruitment process and delivery. The role is based in our Leeds office but may involve travel to our Regional Offices according to the business needs. The main duties of the role include: Full-cycle recruitment activity, from candidate attraction to pre-employment checks and onboarding; assisting our hiring managers with the recruitment process using our Automated Tracking Service and liaising with external recruiters and candidates Onboarding, Induction & Integration of new starters Ensure the leaver process is completed correctly, issuing documentation, conducting exit interviews and updating appropriate spreadsheets Contribute and support the development and communication of all key company HR policies and procedures Support with general HR Administration Ensure HR compliance in line with GDPR Provide health and wellbeing support, guidance and initiatives to management, sign posting employees to the EAP, and manage the sickness, holiday and absence systems Provide advice, guidance and support to line management and staff on performance management issues and ensure appropriate records are maintained Support HR Manager to build and nurture strong working relationships with all and act as a trusted adviser, contributing to the delivery of HR plans and projects Any other duties as reasonably required. Person Specification To be successful in the role, you will have strong organisational skills and be able to multi-task and work to deadlines, processing data with accuracy. The perfect candidate will have: 3+ years proven experience in a HR Advisor role - Essential Experience in: Construction/Engineering sector; Commercial/SME; Supporting multi-site, blue collar workforce - Desirable Previous Experience of payroll administration - Essential CIPD Level 5 or equivalent professional qualification - Essential Educated to A-Level or above - Essential Good working knowledge of UK employment law and best practice - Essential Mental health first aid - Desirable Excellent IT skills, especially MS Office - Essential The Package Competitive Pay A collaborative and friendly working culture, focussed on investing in people Up to 25 days holiday + Statutory Bank Holidays Ad hoc Hybrid working, depending on business needs Company Sick Pay Annual professional subscription costs Excellent training & development opportunities, provided by our award nominated in house Training team Paid Volunteering days and Charity events Annual Flu Jabs Employee Assistance Programmes for advice and counselling Access to a committed Mental Health First Aider team Company Pension and Death in Service scheme of 2x annual salary A generous Employee Referral scheme of £1000 per successful hire At CML we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and experiences and all applicants will be considered purely on their merits and potential, regardless of where they are from, their age or gender, their lifestyle choices , their beliefs or what disability they may have. We’re also striving to be a Disability Confident employer and we’ll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities apply and interview for roles. Department Human Resources Locations Leeds Remote status Hybrid Employment type Full-time