HR Assistant

YTL Construction UK; Bath; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in Bath is seeking an HR Assistant to join their team. The role involves responding to HR queries, managing onboarding processes, and ensuring smooth operation of the employee lifecycle. Candidates should have administrative experience, be well organized, and possess excellent IT skills. This position offers a supportive environment where you can further your career, along with various perks such as a pension contribution and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Combined pension contribution of up to 20%

25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service

Healthcare package

Life assurance up to eight times your salary

Opportunity for salary sacrifice electric car leasing

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an administrative role is essential.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Experience supporting customers professionally.

Responsibilities

• Respond to HR queries via iRequestHR, telephone, and face-to-face.
• Draft contracts and letters, and manage onboarding processes.
• Process changes to terms and conditions, and resolve general HR queries.

Skills

Experience in an administrative role

Confident communicator

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Sound IT skills

Customer service attitude

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Do you thrive working in a fast-paced environment while delivering an efficient HR service? If so, we have a great opportunity for an HR Assistant to join our friendly team.

What you'll do

Our People team provides a range of innovative and professional HR services across the YTL Group.

You will be based at our Bath office in Claverton Down, where you will work closely with a team of HR Assistants to support our business by ensuring the smooth operation of the complete employee lifecycle.

You will respond to a wide range of HR queries via iRequestHR, our service management portal, by telephone and face-to-face. This will include drafting and issuing contracts and letters, new starter onboarding, processing changes to terms and conditions and types of leave, resolving general HR queries, and using our iTrent People system.

What you'll need

To be successful in this role, you will need to:

• have previous experience in an administrative role and the ability to work well under pressure
• be a confident communicator and a team player
• be well organised,with experience managing large volumes of work
• have excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• recognise the need forconfidentiality at all times
• have sound IT skills and be confident using Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams
• enjoysupporting customers with a friendly and helpful attitude.

The ideal person will have experience of working in a fast-paced HR department.

However, the most important thing to us is your passion for people - we pride ourselves on our customer-focused approach and our desire to drive innovation.

What you'll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• Access toan interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from trainedmental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us.

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West.
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350 acre former airfield into an award winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community.
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors.
• YTL Arena – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 19,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space.
• Plus a number of other retail,environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.