HR Administrator (6 Month FTC)

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 prioritization 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