HR Advisor

Location: Taunton, GB, TA5 1UD

Company: Cavendish Nuclear

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a HR Advisor at our Hinkley Point C site. This is a brilliant opportunity to work as part of the MEH Alliance on the prestigious Hinkley Point C Nuclear project. The alliance works across the project to integrate and coordinate the delivery of all main Mechanical, Electrical, Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (MEH), cabling and associated support services.

The role

As a HR Advisor, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Being part of the MEH Alliance working on Hinkley Point C is a chance to be involved in a major project with national significance. Day-to-day, you’ll provide guidance to employees and line-managers on a variety of issues, including but not limited to; absence, performance management, welfare, long term health issues, flexible working, alert cascades, disciplinaries and grievances.

• The management of ER issues/cases, ensuring that they are completed in line with the timescales set out in the policies and Common Framework Agreement.
• Support the MEH HR Manager with the provision of day-to-day advice and guidance to supervisors and managers.
• Manage weekly meetings with the Partner Companies to update on employees where necessary.
• Managing sensitive and confidential information appropriately.
• Line Management of members of the HR Team.
• Providing training on several areas to Line Managers/Supervision, such as 1 to 1 training, Line Manager Training, Supervisor Training etc.
• Responsible for the Annual Leave within Timesheet Portal.
• Responsible for white collar sickness and annual leave reporting and metrics.

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment for this role. This role is full time, thirty-seven hours per week, and is based between on-site at Hinkley Point C and our off-site SDC office.

Essential experience of the HR Advisor:

• Previous experience of coordinating HR activities.
• Previous experience of HR processes and procedures and the implementation of.
• Excellent MS office skills – particularly MS Excel.
• An ability to work accurately and to high levels of detail.
• Able to manage a busy workload and multiple priorities.
• Strong administrative skills.
• Clear communicator and facilitator at all organisation levels.
• Previous experience in a Trade Union/construction environment advantageous.

Qualifications for the HR Advisor:

• NVQ Level 3 or relevant experience desirable.
• CIPD Level 3 is desirable or equivalent HR experience and exposure.

Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.

What We Offer:

• Generous holiday allowance.
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+.
• Employee share scheme.
• Employee shopping savings portal.
• Payment of Professional Fees.
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave.
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Cavendish Nuclear is a leader within the UK nuclear industry, providing a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.