Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day HR operations, including onboarding, employee records, employment contracts, transfers, and offboarding.
• Handle employee queries, employee relations, grievances, and workplace concerns.
• Monitor employee attendance, leave, overtime, absenteeism, and related HR records.
• Track and verify blue-collar workers' timekeeping, working hours, overtime, and attendance across construction sites.
• Ensure compliance with UAE Labour Law, company policies, and HR procedures.
• Coordinate with the PRO team on employment visas, work permits, renewals, and cancellations.
• Manage monthly payroll processing, including salary calculations, overtime, leave deductions, employee adjustments, and other entitlements, ensuring payroll accuracy and timely salary payments.
• Coordinate with Finance to ensure accurate payroll records, salary disbursements, and compliance with applicable Wage Protection System (WPS) requirements.
• Support recruitment activities, manpower planning, and workforce coordination with department heads and project managers.
• Coordinate probation reviews, performance appraisals, KPI documentation, and employee development activities.
• Manage employee onboarding, orientation, exit interviews, clearance procedures, and final settlement calculations.
• Provide HR support to construction project teams, including site-based employees, engineers, supervisors, and technical staff.
• Maintain accurate employee records in the HRMS and prepare regular HR reports.
• Implement HR policies and procedures and support employee engagement, welfare, and other HR initiatives.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Accounting, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of HR generalist experience within the construction or contracting industry.
• Hands-on experience supporting construction project teams, site-based employees, engineers, supervisors, and technical staff.
• Experience tracking blue-collar workers' attendance, timekeeping, working hours, and overtime across construction sites.
• Good knowledge of UAE Labour Law, payroll practices, and HR compliance requirements.
• Hands-on experience in payroll processing, salary calculations, employee benefits, leave deductions, and final settlements.
• Experience in HR operations, employee relations, attendance, leave management, and employee documentation.
• Familiarity with WPS, HRMS platforms, and visa and work permit processes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Strong communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain confidentiality, and work effectively with employees, site teams, and management.