HR Administrator (6 Month FTC) in Birmingham

Colas Ltd are a UK subsidiary of the global Colas Group, which operates in over 50 countries worldwide and employs over 55,000 people including over 1500 in the UK across multiple sites. We are specialists in highways construction and have been involved in large-scale UK and international construction projects within the highways, airfields, and marine sectors as well as offering highways maintenance services and manufacturing our own innovative surfacing products. We hold a 'Gold Investor in People' award for continuously developing and rewarding our employees, offering excellent career potential.  

Purpose of the role

Are you passionate about providing employee support and handling administrative tasks? We are looking for a dedicated HR /Payroll Administrator for a 6 month FTC.

As the Administrator, you will be the main point of contact for all employee-related inquiries, ensuring smooth communication between internal teams and external stakeholders.

Main Responsibilities

The Administrator will be responsible for weekly and monthly payroll deadlines, handling new starters, salary changes, and absence processing. You will liaise with local sites and the reward committee to update payroll systems, manage the HR Services Inbox, distribute tasks fairly among the team, and collaborate with the Onboarding Coordinator to track probationary periods. Additionally, you will coordinate with payroll, issue template letters, celebrate employee milestones, conduct exit interviews, and monitor certification expiry dates to ensure compliance across roles while enhancing HR documentation through digitalisation.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate has a passion for employee engagement, excellent written and oral communication skills, the ability to adapt communication style to fit the audience, confidentiality, and professionalism, a keen eye for detail, strong time management and prioritisation abilities, experience with HR information systems, and a good team spirit. Additionally, they should have GCSEs in Maths and English at grade C or equivalent. It would be desirable for the candidate to have CIPD Level 3 or be studying towards it, and a Diploma/NVQ in Business Administration. 

Package Description

Here at Colas, we offer a great total compensation package, including:

• A salary of up to £26,000 (dependent on experience)
• Our Colas Pension Scheme has combined contributions of up to 10%
• Life Assurance Scheme which is x4 basic salary
• 25 days annual leave per year + Public Holidays 
• Holiday Purchase & Selling Scheme
• Hybrid Working Scheme (dependent on the role)
• Opportunities to study towards a fully funded Professional Qualification
• Ongoing personal/professional development
• Discounts on car leasing, holidays, cinema tickets, restaurants, and much more through our online employee benefits portal

Note to Recruitment Agencies : 

In line with our Company Policy, Colas Ltd has a preference for direct hiring and we will reach out to our PSL (Preferred Suppliers List) agencies if the role is eligible for release. We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. If a speculative CV is sent, no fee will be applicable.

As a business, we hold three core values Caring , Sharing and Daring .

We are committed to Caring for our colleagues, promoting, equality and diversity, and maintaining a culture of fairness, transparency, and respect for all employees, clients, communities, suppliers, contractors, and other stakeholders. 

We harness a productive environment where talents are being fully utilised and organisational goals are met, Sharing our knowledge and expertise with colleagues to progress and expand on new ideas, promoting trust, responsibility, and solidarity. 

Our culture is built on an innovative and pioneering mindset, Daring to welcome new ideas and approaches. We are driven to invest in our employees and encourage them to participate in innovation, moving forward and striving to provide sustainable infrastructure solutions.