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Company Description
Established in 1998, Lancer Scott offers renowned high-quality construction projects and facilities management services. Based in the heart of Bristol, we have enjoyed success and significant growth, particularly in the last four years, with turnover increasing from £56 million in 2020 to £125 million in 2025.
To ensure our business remains fully supported, we are investing in our people strategy and infrastructure to give our employees the tools to perform to the best of their ability. If you would like to join a rapidly expanding business that can offer up good opportunities for career development and professional personal growth, you should apply today and let's talk.
Job Description
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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.
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- 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.
Company: Lancer Scott
Compensation: GBP 28000 - GBP 32000 - yearly
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