Murphy is recruiting a People Business Advisor on a 17-month Maternity Cover Fixed Term Contract to work with our People team in Newbridge.

Operating in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Canada and the USA, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation, water, power and natural resources. So that our teams out on projects can run smoothly it is vital that we have robust support functions in place.
 
We are committed to fostering an engaging and collaborative work environment in which each person’s career is nurtured and developed. We focus on employee development, providing a culture of innovation and positive work-life balance.

People Business Advisor/HR Generalist

Contract Type:

Fixed Term for 17 months

Main purpose of role:

To provide a professional human resource service to the business, supporting the People Business Partner.

What you will be doing: 

• Support the People Business Partner, focusing on Employee Relations.
• Assist the People Business Partner with drafting of HR processes and policies in line with compliance requirements and best market practices. Provide process improvement and policy gaps recommendations.
• Deliver a consistent, knowledgeable, and professional service in areas including, but not limited to, disciplinary matters, grievance handling, performance management, long term sick leave and conflict dispute resolution.
• Act as a point of contact for ER issues with the ability to offer informal support.
• Facilitate trainings to build employee relations abilities among line managers.
• Collate HR metrics required for pre-quals and surveys.
• Assist with audits.
• Assist in TUPE.
• Assist with day-to-day HR duties.
• Undertake HR projects as and when required.
• Provide cover for other team members during annual leave, sickness, or any other periods of leave.
• Participate in, and positively promote, the Murphy Never Harm Programme
• Undertake any reasonable duties requested of you
• Carry out all work in accordance with health and safety and any other legal requirements
• Ensure compliance with the Company policies and procedures
• Participate and engage fully in the Performance & Development Review process
• Travel within Ireland & to the UK will be necessary but not frequent
• Note: In addition to these People Team personnel are required to carry out such other duties as may be reasonably required to support the objectives of the Country / Group / Company.

Who we are looking for: 

Qualifications/ Training

• Degree qualified in Human Resource Management.
• CIPD accredited (preferable but not essential).

Skills and Experience

• 2-4 years HR generalist experience
• Strong knowledge of current employment legislation
• Strong experience within Human Resources with a focus on Employee Relations
• Ability and confidence to deliver human resource guidance and advice to staff at all levels within the organisation.
• Excellent administration and IT skills with a high proficiency in Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Good organisational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• A team player with a collaborative approach to working with others.
• Previous experience in the Construction industry would be a distinct advantage.