HR Systems Subject Matter Expert

About the Role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a HR Systems Subject Matter Expert to join our growing team in Newcastle.

• Project support – support the delivery of key projects by working with the relevant teams on solution design and system configuration, requirements gathering and documentation, stakeholder engagement and delivery of change.
• Enhancements – work collaboratively with the team on the prioritisation and delivery of ongoing R12 HR/Payroll enhancements, including defining requirements, SIT and UAT testing, updating procedures and training out changes to the delivery teams.
• Testing – manage the end‑to‑end user acceptance testing process to support large scale projects and smaller enhancements.
• Service delivery – track day‑to‑day activities and project deliverables and effectively reprioritise where required. Complete activities within required timelines and to a high standard. Manage requests within SLAs.
• Building Partnerships – work closely with the HR Ops teams to ensure system impacts are considered as part of any change activity and that the teams are supported in terms of systems knowledge. Build effective working relationships with key stakeholders in IT and the wider HR team and represent the systems team at meetings and forums as appropriate.

• Business analysis and process improvement skills to identify and drive opportunities to enhance HR systems, processes and master data.
• Functional and/or support experience in Oracle R12 Payroll and HR modules and the desire to develop skills and expand knowledge.
• Experience of delivering small‑scale projects including defining requirements, producing documentation, test planning and route to live.
• Ability to assimilate information quickly and accurately, be well organised and cope well with managing a dynamic workload with changing priorities.
• Ability to use knowledge, facts and data to effectively solve problems in an efficient manner.
• Reasonable level of understanding in Excel to carry out data manipulation and validation.
• Flexible approach to work, a team player with a proactive work style, track record of successfully prioritising work and managing time effectively.
• Comfortable in a senior team environment chasing up others to ensure deadlines are kept to.
• Process driven with attention to detail and focus on continuous improvement.
• Good written and verbal communication, facilitation and negotiation skills.

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

The HR Operations team supports HR, L&D and Payroll processing and administration, delivering a service to the BBUK business as part of the BBUK HR function. The HR Systems team support and lead all business projects with a touch point directly into the HRSS function, provide advice and support across several HR systems, as well as acting as subject matter experts.