Senior HR Operations Specialist - EMEA in Manchester

Geosyntec is an internationally recognised company for its technical leadership, extensive experience, and exceptional level of customer service. Our ambition is to help our clients succeed by providing solutions that add value to their environmental, natural resource and infrastructure businesses. We have more than 3,000 highly qualified consultants in more than 130 locations around the world.

We now have nearly 700 scientists, engineers and corporate staff across our Europe, Middle East and Australia (EMEA) operations, and we're looking for an experienced Senior HR Operations Specialist to join our growing team. Reporting to and supporting the HR Director and regional leadership team, this role combines HR operations, systems, and administration with the delivery of a high-quality employee experience. The successful candidate will bring strong organisational skills, sound HR knowledge, and a proactive, customer-focused approach to building effective relationships across the business.

As our Senior HR Operations Specialist, you will play a vital role in supporting HR operations as well as local and EMEA leadership, ensuring that operations run smoothly, providing day-to-day local HR guidance, and assisting in the administration of HR related areas - this includes employee records management, onboarding, employee relations, benefits administration and compliance with local labour laws. The role assesses and anticipates HR-related needs and formulates partnerships across the HR function to deliver value-added service to management and employees that reflects the business objectives of the organisation. The role is varied, fast-paced and hands on, where you will be the HR Director's "right hand" in all EMEA HR operational and administrative matters. You will work in collaboration with the North American and international HR team, and report to the Director of International HR operations. The position requires strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to communicate effectively with employees at all levels. The successful candidate will ideally be based near our offices in Manchester or Delph, with hybrid working options.

• Full scope administrative support across the HR function; onboarding, employee records management, employee relations, benefits administration and compliance, primarily with local labour laws in the UK and Ireland.
• Providing knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks, and ensuring regulatory compliance UK & Irish labour law requirements;
• Providing accurate and timely advice and support to managers and employees
• Stay up-to-date on new laws and regulations that are coming (no need to have any in-depth knowledge) within the EU, UK & Ireland.
• Working closely with leadership and employees to optimise employee engagement and retention.
• Providing support to employees on various HR-related topics
• Providing collaborative HR policy guidance for compensation, and other areas of the global HR function;
• Collaborating with the hiring manager and the Talent Acquisition team (TA) in all recruitment processes (e.g., compensation benchmark, offer letters, job descriptions, job advertisements etc.);
• Supporting the TA and hiring manager during the interview process to ensure new hires align with company’s culture and recruitment needs;
• Conducting professional employee onboarding and off boarding processes
• Together with management, identifying training needs for teams and individuals, and working closely with the L&D team to customise employee training;
• Supporting HSE representatives to promote programs to create an efficient, healthy, and safe work environment; and
• Partnering with Payroll to ensure salary and benefits are administered timely, and utilising HR systems and tools to manage, record and report work activities as well as prepare employee data or reports when required.
• Partnering with HR functional leads and payroll to administer compensation, or other HR issues related to compensation and benefits.

• Associates degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field of study. (required)
• Bachelors degree or an advanced degree in a related field of study. (preferred)
• HR industry certification e.g., CIPD (desirable but not essential)

• At least 4 years’ experience in the professional services sector, or an equivalent combination of qualifications and experience. (required)
• Experience of working in an international context (e.g. UK, Ireland, Spain, Middle East, Australia). (desirable)
• Ability to write correspondence, generate reports, create basic spreadsheets by following procedures and conforming to prescribed style and format.
• Strong organisational and multitasking abilities
• Good knowledge of compensation, and HR processes and practices. (required)
• Very good understanding of UK (required) and Irish (desirable) employment law, and HR practices.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (required), Excel (desirable) and PowerPoint (desirable)
• Ability to independently prioritise and deal with tight timeframes and conflicting demands, and to manage multiple tasks simultaneously as well as approaching issues and opportunities with a collaborative and an informed solutions-focused attitude.
• Detail-oriented, proactive and adaptable to changing priorities
• Ability to write correspondence, generate reports, create basic spreadsheets by following procedures and conforming to prescribed style and format.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively and maintain confidentiality
• Must be able to occasionally travel to company locations when required.

We offer a competitive salary and different programs to ensure your professional development & wellbeing is ongoing.

We also provide:

• Membership of the Firm's Group Personal Pension Plan
• Payment of a relevant professional subscription.
• Individual membership to BUPA
• Hybrid working
• Laptop
• Mobile phone
• Modern office working environment

WHO WE ARE

• At Geosyntec, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse environment for all our employees, clients, partners, and the communities that we serve.
• We strive to promote a culture where every employee can bring their whole self to work, where mutual respect and understanding is the cornerstone of our values. We believe that an inclusive workplace enhances our performance and leads to positive outcomes.
• Geosyntec strives to hire and retain the best and brightest people in their fields. We look for exceptional interpersonal skills, communication skills, and problem-solving abilities, plus the passion for technical excellence and quality. We seek individuals with leadership potential, a commitment to lifelong learning and growth, and the desire to build a long and rewarding career with a growing firm.
• Geosyntec is a great place to build a career. If you're looking for an exciting place to work, a place with challenging and rewarding projects, and a place that has been nationally recognized for its employees' quality of life, technical expertise, and business success, then Geosyntec may be the place for you. You can learn more about careers and employment at Geosyntec by visiting geosyntec.com/careers
• Geosyntec offers excellent compensation packages commensurate with experience, along with a comprehensive employee benefits package.