HR Adviser (Policy & Projects) in Burntwood

Working closely with the UK People & Culture Business Partner and the wider People & Culture team based in Ireland, you will support delivery of a responsive, consistent and people-focused service across the employee lifecycle. You will gain broad exposure to practical People & Culture delivery in a project-led, multi-site environment, enabling managers on day-to-day people matters while developing confidence in onboarding, employee relations, HRIS systems and leveraging data to support decisions.

Employee Relations & HR Advisory

• Provide professional, pragmatic, and timely HR advice to managers and employees on a range of people matters across the employee lifecycle.
• Enable managers to manage disciplinary, grievance, probationary, performance, and absence management processes, including investigations, meetings, outcome documentation, and follow-up actions.
• Offer guidance in accordance with employment legislation, company policies, procedures, and People & Culture best practice.

Recruitment, Onboarding & Employee Experience

• Empower onboarding activities and coordinate with the Talent Acquisition Partner and hiring managers to ensure a positive and seamless experience for new starters.
• Enhance recruitment campaigns, careers fairs, apprenticeship and graduate programmes, and wider early careers initiatives to attract and retain talent.
• Contribute to employee engagement, wellbeing, and recognition initiatives aimed at enhancing workplace culture and the overall employee experience.

HR Systems, Data & Reporting

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records within HR systems (e.g., IFS and Eploy), ensuring data integrity, confidentiality, and compliance with data protection requirements.
• Produce and analyse HR reports, dashboards, and management information relating to absence, employee relations activity, headcount, turnover, and other key people metrics.
• Monitor trends, identify potential risks, and escalate issues or concerns to the People & Culture Business Partner, supporting proactive decision-making.
• Promote the consistent application of HR policies, procedures, and organisational values across all business areas.
• Maintain policy version control and assist with the review, development, and implementation of HR policies and procedures to reflect best practice and business needs.
• Identify opportunities to improve HR processes, systems, and ways of working, contributing to continuous improvement across the People & Culture function.

Learning, Development & Culture

• Maintain the UK skills matrix and support the coordination and administration of learning and development activities.
• Assist in the delivery of HR-related workshops, training sessions, and people initiatives that build management capability and employee awareness.
• Support employee forums, engagement activities, and culture initiatives that encourage collaboration, inclusion, and high performance.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

• Champion equality, diversity, inclusion, and respect in all HR activities, promoting a culture where everyone feels valued and able to contribute.

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 5, Degree in Human Resource Management or in related field.
• Knowledge of workforce data analysis and reporting, substantial Microsoft Excel working knowledge.
• Hands-on experience managing employee relations cases.
• Sound knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Understanding HR processes across the employee lifecycle.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Excel and HR systems to maintain data, produce reports and support evidence-based activity.
• Exposure to multi-site or project-based environments.
• Experience using HR systems (e.g., IFS, Eploy or similar).

Coffey is a water infrastructure and civil engineering specialist operating in every major construction sector throughout Ireland and the UK. Passionate about quality and efficiency, this passion drives our belief in delivering projects with the best workforce. The hallmarks of our work are innovative solutions, engineering ingenuity, professional construction management and the highest level of safety and quality. We pride ourselves in nurturing an environment that empowers critical thinking, creative problem-solving, customer focus, efficiency and flexibility.