People Compliance Advisor - 12 Month FTC in London

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working? As an organisation, there is little we don’t do and plenty to get involved in. Our Group Support roles are vital in making sure we can help over 11,000 people deliver essential infrastructure seamlessly across water, energy, transport and telecom.

Please note: This is a 12-month fixed-term contract with hybrid working, and office locations in Warwick; alternatively, we'd be open to a candidate based in Stevenage. Due to the nature of the role, candidates may also be required to undergo additional security screening.

What will you be doing? You’ll provide People Compliance administrative support across major projects and individual hires, ensuring a smooth, compliant experience from start to finish. Working closely with new starters, hiring managers, the Security function and People Services, you’ll build strong relationships and act as a trusted point of contact for vetting-related activities. You’ll be responsible for processing pre-employment screening activities, including right to work checks, and higher-level security checks, in line with governance requirements and service level agreements. Accuracy will be key, as you maintain and update records within our HR systems, ensuring all activity is clearly documented and audit ready. With a strong focus on compliance, you’ll ensure all documentation meets internal and external auditing standards, while also identifying opportunities to improve how we work. You’ll play an active role in driving continuous improvement, helping to streamline processes.

What you’ll bring:

• Experience of vetting and referencing processes
• Strong understanding of GDPR and the need for confidentiality
• Good knowledge of HR systems (ideally Oracle) and exposure to IDVT tools
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships within the team and wider business
• Confident stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to work to strict and challenging deadlines with a proactive, can-do attitude
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in record-keeping
• Strong Microsoft skills, particularly Word and Excel
• Desire to learn more about compliance and employment legislation

What’s in it for you? We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include:

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers:

• Private health care and health care cash plan
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us!

About us: We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet. We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations. We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life. Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development. It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.