John Sisk & Son Limited is an International Construction Company that places a strong emphasis on performance, quality, teamwork, and client satisfaction. Sisk has a proud record of leadership in the construction industry for more than 160 years.

As we continue to grow, we are seeking a skilled Human Resources Officer to join our team and support our commitment to employee satisfaction and organisational excellence. Reporting to the Head of HR Operations, the HR Officer will manage employee lifecycle activity and HR administration for our workforce, along with an experienced HR Team based in Ireland and the UK. We believe in fostering a positive and inclusive work environment where every team member can thrive and contribute to our collective success.

John Sisk & Son have been building excellence as a family-owned international construction company by offering trust, certainty and value to our clients whilst being at the heart of change.   

HR Service Delivery

• Act as a central point of contact for all employees, providing timely advice and support.
• Work in close partnership with the HR Operations team to deliver an efficient and effective HR service, whilst collaborating with different departments to facilitate a seamless employee experience.
• Help to foster a positive and inclusive workplace culture.

Employee Lifecyle  

• Manage a wide range of day-to-day HR processes, ensuring timely and accurate completion.
• Prepare and review contracts of employment for all new hires. Manage pre-hire checks and on-board our new joiners by completing all relevant administration and system processes, including business communication.
• Work with HR business partnering and reward to support job & compensation changes, including the system updates and communication.
• Maintain our absence and leave request processes, by monitoring systems, resolving issues, and providing timely advice to employees and managers.
• Manage the leaver process, ensuring all relevant offboarding activities are complete.
• Support probationary and performance processes, ensuring timely reviews are completed.
• Work with the wider HR team (in the UK and Ireland), to support organisation initiatives, communications, and events.
• Manage the employee leaver process, ensuring all relevant offboarding activities are complete.

HR Systems & reporting

• In compliance with data protection standards, input and review data in our HR Systems, ensuring accuracy, security, privacy, and relevancy are maintained at all times.
• Provide ad-hoc data, information, and letters, including reports as required for HR and management purposes.

Pay & Benefits

• Manage inputs to the various payrolls, with strict and timely adherence to documentation standards and data validation.
• Manage employee benefit administration, along with the associated data processing, documentation, and communication.
• Assist with the annual pay review process.

HR Projects:

• Collaborate with HR team members on the implementation of projects as assigned.

• Strong HR administration experience and knowledge of applying HR best practice.
• A good team player with a positive work ethic and a solution focused approach to work
• Hands on experience of working within a busy HR team, in a fast paced, multi-site environment.
• Effective verbal & written communication skills, enabling effective team & business communication at all levels.
• Strong organisational skills & an internal drive to deliver process excellence.
• Customer focused with the ability to manage conflicting priorities and to prioritise own workload.
• Attention to detail, and the ability to carry out activity with discretion & confidentiality.
• Proficiency in the MS Office Suite and experience of a modern HR Information System
• A good working knowledge of local employment legislation is desirable.

• Third level education in HR or business administration is preferred
• Experience of working in a HR role with HR systems experience would be an advantage

• Competitive Salary with yearly increase
• 26 days holiday (option to purchase 5 more)
• Employer pension
• Death in service – life assurance
• Competitive mileage rate
• Travel expenses
• Flexible and remote working (after 6 months)
• Enhanced parental leave
• Professional and Educational development

Our people are at the heart of our success and our proposition to them is work with purpose, have time for life, build a career with no limits and surround yourself with great people.     

Our Internal Recruitment Team fulfil all vacancies on a direct basis. Unsolicited contact by unapproved agencies (sharing speculative CVs) will not be accepted and introductory fees will not apply.    

*The full job specification is available on request     

At Sisk we are committed to attracting and hiring diverse talent into our organisation. We know the confidence gap and imposter phenomenon can get in the way of meeting remarkable candidates. We also know that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't feel they meet all the criteria. Give your transferable skills the chance to tell the full story. It’s not all about your technical expertise. Don’t hold back, we’d love to hear from you