At a Glance
- Tasks: Process payroll accurately and support compliance with regulations.
- Company: Join Trant Engineering, a leading EPC contractor with a strong reputation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working, and career development opportunities.
- Other info: Part-time role with a supportive team and excellent career growth potential.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on high-value engineering projects while developing your skills.
- Qualifications: Proficiency in payroll software and MS Excel; knowledge of UK payroll legislation.
The predicted salary is between 31500 - 38500 £ per year.
Join Trant Engineering and help shape the delivery of complex, high-impact projects. Trant Engineering is a leading EPC contractor with a strong reputation for delivering innovative engineering solutions across the UK and internationally. We are now looking for a part-time Payroll Technician to play a key role in our central service team. Fixed term contract for 5 months. Preferred hours: Monday to Wednesday 7.25 hrs/day, 21.75 hrs/week.
The Role
As a Payroll Technician you will be responsible for accurate and timely payroll processing for weekly and monthly employees and administrative support, ensuring compliance with statutory regulations and company policies.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Transaction Processing: Process payroll data including hours worked, overtime and bonuses. Process payroll with monthly and weekly payroll runs for all staff. Calculate and process payroll deductions. Checking and verifying timesheets, overtime, absences and allowances. Escalate payroll anomalies or discrepancies to senior payroll staff.
- System Management: Maintain accurate employee records in payroll systems. Assist in implementing process improvements and system updates.
- Compliance & Reporting: Maintain compliance with Company procedures, local agreements and management system. Maintain compliance with HMRC regulations, pension contributions, and statutory payments. Ensure payroll-related documentation meets audit expectations. Archive records in relation to payroll documentation. Ensure adherence to GDPR and confidentiality requirements.
- Stakeholder Communication: Respond to payroll queries from employees and managers promptly and professionally. Liaise with HR and Finance teams to resolve discrepancies. Liaise with management/supervision on anomalies relating to hours/holidays/absence/travel/subsistence in relation to payroll processing.
Core Values: Uphold and promote the Company’s Core Values – Care, Trust, Respect and Sustainability.
What We’re Looking For
- Essential proficiency in payroll software and MS Excel.
- Desirable CIPP qualified working towards a payroll qualification.
- Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation and compliance.
- Experience in processing payroll for a medium sized Company.
Why Join Trant?
At Trant Engineering, we deliver complex, high-value engineering and construction projects across the UK. Our teams design and deliver full EPC solutions, combining technical excellence with practical, hands-on delivery. This means you’ll work on projects that are varied, challenging and genuinely impactful.
Our multi-disciplinary teams bring together specialists in civil, mechanical, electrical, process, instrumentation, and control & automation engineering, alongside our in-house manufacturing of control panels, MCCs, PLCs and SCADA systems. With over 1,000 people and a strong, growing pipeline of work, it’s an exciting time to join Trant. We are committed to helping our people succeed through our Career Development Association, providing structured support, mentoring and clear pathways to help you reach your full potential.
Our company benefits package includes:
- Competitive salary.
- Company car or car allowance (some levels).
- Mentored support within our ‘Career Development Association’, to work towards chartership.
- 24 days holiday (increasing with service) + 8 bank holidays.
- Options to buy additional holiday via salary sacrifice.
- Company Pension Scheme.
- Flexible working based on a ‘core hours’ system.
- 1 x Professional Membership paid annually.
- Hybrid working.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Free onsite parking.
- Bike to Work Scheme.
- Discretionary annual bonus.
Ready to take the next step in your career? Apply now and be part of something bigger.
Payroll Technician in Southampton employer: Trant Engineering Ltd
Trant Engineering is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment where you can contribute to impactful engineering projects while enjoying a flexible part-time schedule. With a strong commitment to employee development through our Career Development Association, competitive benefits, and a culture that values care, trust, respect, and sustainability, you'll find ample opportunities for growth and a supportive team atmosphere in this role as a Payroll Technician.
