Payroll Coordinator

Bouygues UK Limited; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global energy services company based in Bridgwater is seeking a Payroll Coordinator to oversee payroll operations. The ideal candidate will manage weekly and monthly payroll processes, ensuring compliance with governance and data quality standards. Responsibilities include acting as the primary payroll lead, maintaining audit trails, and engaging with HR stakeholders. Strong attention to detail and payroll expertise are essential. This role offers a competitive salary and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Competitive basic salary

Generous company benefits

Qualifications

• Experience managing payroll operations in a regulated environment.
• Proficient in payroll data collection and validation processes.
• Ability to maintain clear audit trails for payroll actions.

Responsibilities

• Act as the site payroll lead for HPC.
• Own site payroll processes and standards.
• Ensure compliance with payroll governance and statutory requirements.
• Lead coordination of blue collar and white collar payroll processes.
• Engage with internal payroll and HRIS stakeholders.

Skills

Knowledge of HR & Payroll processes

Experience of using HR and Payroll systems

Intermediate experience of MS Office especially Excel

Excellent attention to detail and accuracy

Communication, organisation and prioritisation skills

Proactive and able to take ownership of tasks

Job description

Bouygues Energies & Services (part of EQUANS) has a fantastic opportunity available for a Payroll Coordinator to join us based at the Hinkley Point C (HPC) site in Bridgwater. This is a great opportunity for someone who thrives from working in a fast‑paced and busy environment.

Job Purpose

The Payroll Coordinator is accountable for managing payroll operations and for establishing, embedding, and governing robust payroll data collection and validation processes to support the accurate delivery of weekly blue collar and monthly white collar payrolls in a regulated nuclear environment. The role ensures payroll inputs are consistently captured, authorised, validated, and auditable in line with HPC payroll governance, ESCA / SSA agreements, approval matrix, and statutory requirements.

The Role

• Act as the site payroll lead, providing operational leadership and first line oversight for all payroll activity at HPC.
• Own site payroll processes, standards, and controls, ensuring consistent application across the workforce.
• Provide subject matter expertise to site leadership on payroll governance, approvals, and risk and compliance.
• Ensure payroll processing aligns with ESCA and SSA terms and conditions.
• Lead the coordination of weekly blue collar workforce payroll, including variable pay and allowances, understanding the periodic timetable and pay review.
• Lead the coordination of monthly white collar workforce payroll, including salaried pay and contractual changes, pay review.
• Ensure all payroll inputs meet cut off deadlines, approval requirements, and data quality standards.
• Maintain clear and complete audit trails for all payroll actions.
• Design, implement, and maintain structured processes for collating payroll data where required.
• Act as a point of escalation for complex payroll issues and governance matters.
• Engage and build working relationships with internal Bouygues payroll and HRIS stakeholders.
• Uphold confidentiality and data‑protection standards at all times.

About You

• Knowledge of HR & Payroll processes
• Experience of using HR and Payroll systems
• Intermediate experience of MS office especially Excel, Adobe
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Communication, organisation and prioritisation skills
• Proactive and able to take ownership of tasks

Why Energies & Services

Bouygues Energies & Services, is part of the Bouygues Group – a global brand employing over 130,000 people in 80 countries within the construction, engineering, civil works, energy services, telecommunications and media sectors. Bouygues Energies & Services specialise in the execution of technically challenging, time sensitive projects in critical environments: cleanrooms, laboratories, industrial plants, and data centres. With over 50 years of experience, we offer our clients seamless consulting and engineering solutions through an in‑house design, build, operate and maintain delivery model. Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the most technically innovative and challenging projects. With a strong corporate culture, our values reflect how we operate with Respect, Excellence, Courage, Integrity and Passion. We offer competitive basic salaries with generous company benefits.

Be Yourself!

At Bouygues Energies & Services, we are committed to delivering an inclusive environment where our people feel valued, respected, and supported. We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and ambitious environment. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do; should you join Bouygues Energies & Services, you will find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work. Our commitment to diversity goes behind words with a range of employee networks and programs, including Women’s Network, RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN (Young Professionals Network), and our Disability Network. Join us in building a workplace where everyone can thrive and contribute their best.