Payroll Administrator
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Job Location:
Bridgwater - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Title: Payroll Administrator
Location: Hinkley Point C Bridgwater Somerset
Compensation: Attractive Salary Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF72507
Play a Key Role Supporting One of Europes Largest Construction Projects
At Cavendish Nuclear were working to create a safe and secure world together. If you join us you can play your part as a Payroll Administrator at Hinkley Point C near Bridgwater Somerset.
The role
As a Payroll Administrator you support the smooth and accurate running of payroll processes for one of the UKs most significant engineering and cleanenergy programmes. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of a major industrial workforce operation where your attention to detail organisation and peoplefocused approach help ensure thousands of colleagues are paid correctly and on time. Your work contributes directly to the success of a nationally important infrastructure project and gives you handson experience in payroll HR operations workforce systems and data accuracy all of which support your longterm career development.
This role offers 37 hours per week and is based at Hinkley Point C Bridgwater working times are Monday to Friday.
Day-to-day youll be required to:
- Managing daily payroll activity using Kronos Time and Attendance systems.
- Acting as the focal point for onsite payroll queries for bluecollar personnel up to Superintendent level.
- Maintaining and updating payroll trackers including new starters leavers and grade changes.
- Collecting logging and distributing payroll forms to payroll coordinators.
- Supporting payroll coordinators with generating payroll reports and accuracy metrics.
Essential experience of the Payroll Administrator:
- Recent experience working in a fastpaced administrative environment.
- Demonstrated experience in administration.
- Ability to manage high volumes of information with strong organisational skills.
- Confident communicator able to work with stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong prioritisation skills with the ability to work accurately and efficiently.
- Previous payroll experience is not a requirement on the job training will be provided
Qualifications for the Payroll Administrator:
- Good standard of general education.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office particularly Excel.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - ()
What we offer
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP annual health check and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare
- Employee share scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
- Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
- Be Kind Day enables employees to take one working days paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
- Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical mental and financial wellbeing.
Cavendish
Were Cavendish Nuclear a team of c5000 specialists and a core part of Babcock International Group.
Here youll be part of something bigger. Across clean energy defence and civil decommissioning your work will contribute to projects that are critical to energy security and national protection. Together were shaping a future that lasts not only through the impact we make but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.
Join us and discover how far we can go together.
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please email with the subject header Reasonable adjustments requirement. Were committed to building an inclusive culture where everyones free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
Closing date: 16/04/2026
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About Company
Babcock is a leading provider of critical, complex engineering services which support national defence, save lives and protect communities.
