HR Advisor

Published
July 4, 2026
Location
London, United Kingdom
Job Type
Full Time
Job Ref
HRA
Salary
Negotiable
Deadline
July 31, 2026

DESCRIPTION
Since 1995, Stanmore Quality Surfacing Ltd has been providing high quality reinstatement and highways maintenance services. During this time our company has evolved and delivers ever better customer service and drive quality to industry leading levels. SQS now have a workforce of over 500 members. The company operates across the whole of London and the South East of England from our head office in North London.

We are now looking for a HR Advisor to join our busy team.

Overall, Purpose of the Job

To work closely with an agreed number of functional areas, providing a proactive, commercial practical HR advice and guidance service. This includes all aspects of an employee’s life cycle including Recruitment, Onboarding, Disciplinary, Grievance, Absence and Performance Management and all other aspects of HR policies and practices.


Key Responsibilities:

Recruitment

Work with Line Managers to manage an end-to-end recruitment process, activities will include:
Preparing a business case for role recruitment
Ensure all job descriptions are relevant and up to date
Create job adverts for internal and external use, including social media
Brief Recruitment providers and act as point of contract
Conduct initial screening of applications received and liaise with managers and recruiters to schedule recruitment activity
Conduct interviews with Line Managers
Manage outcomes from interviews; offers, rejections
Prepare employment contracts and welcome packs
Ensure references are managed in line with legislation and company practice
Arrange and implement the Onboarding programme delivering aspects as required
Liaise with IT to set up new employee accounts, request required equipment
Support recruitment of Apprentices and Trainees
Onboarding

Ensure all new starters have an onboarding plan in place and are fully inducted into their role
Ensure new starter documents are processed and filed including relevant info supplied to Payroll within the defined timeline
Training, Development and Performance Management

Equip the Line Managers to undertake an effective performance review process
Proactively support Managers to manage the probation process
Provide support and guidance to Managers on individual/team performance management issues
Advice and guide on Personal Development plans on required basis
Deliver training sessions for relevant activity as required

Employee Relations

Confidently handle employee relations matters
Advice and guide Managers to manage disciplinary and grievance procedures, absence management, and all other people polices relevant to their line management activity
Conduct investigations and own the documentation related to such activities
Provide support and guidance to Managers on redundancy issues including documentation and process
Support the maintenance of HR policies including development of new policies required as a result of legislation changes
Provide support to strategic initiatives and major projects on needs basis

HR Performance Metrics

Produce, analyse and agree action plan for monthly HR statistics (e.g. Labour Turnover, Absence, Discipline & Grievance, ET’s etc)
Pro-actively identify people issues and or trends which affect business performance. Work with Managers to formulate and implement solutions.
Other

Manage the day-to-day implementation of Occupational Health and D&A testing requirements as appropriate
Support the consistent implementation and application of all existing and any new HR Policy, procedures and processes
Ensure all activities comply with organisational and legal requirements under employment law, health and safety and general duty of care.
Undertake any other tasks, duties, and ad hoc HR projects as required of the role