HR Administrator

We’re recruiting for an Administrator on a 6 month Fixed Term Contract to provide administrative support within our Kier Places business function.

Location: Rushden, Northamptonshire - remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required.
Contract: Fixed Term Contract (6 months), full-time – flexible and part-time hours available if desired, just let us know.

Responsibilities

In this exciting Administrator role, you’ll be the trusted point of contact for general day-to-day queries across the business covering activities from general admin, data capture and insight reporting. You’ll ensure the accuracy of data is provided and employee records are maintained. The role will include assisting with internal projects and providing ad-hoc support to the internal HR team. The role will also involve liaising with the business and centralised HR Shared Service Centre.

Who are we looking for?

A pragmatic and organised individual with good attention to detail and previous administration experience is essential. You’ll be a strong communicator and able to adapt to a fast-paced environment. You’ll also be a proficient user with MS Office applications, in particular Excel, to create pivot tables, v-look ups and extracting/collating data information to identify key trends.

We’re all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don’t tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk to discuss and arrange these.

Benefits at Kier

We’re proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

• new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more
• 26 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays
• A 24/7 virtual GP service available to you and your immediate household

And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: www.kier.co.uk/careers/rewards-benefits

Who is Kier?

We’re made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, Water and Energy and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives:

At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We’re proud of the steps we’ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier’s diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

Closing date: Friday 24th February 2023

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.