Senior HR Executive / Officer

Job Summary:

To support and manage end-to-end HR operations for site and office employees, ensuring compliance with labor laws, efficient manpower administration, accurate employee records, and smooth coordination with PRO, payroll, and site management teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage end-to-end employee lifecycle processes including onboarding, mobilization to site, transfers, promotions, contract renewals, and exits.
• Coordinate joining formalities such as offer letters, employment contracts, medicals, orientation, and site allocation.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee master data for all site and office staff.
• Coordinate monthly payroll inputs including attendance, overtime, leave, absences, and deductions for large blue-collar and staff workforce.
• Ensure accuracy of timesheets received from sites and resolve discrepancies with site engineers and supervisors.
• Manage site manpower records including mobilization, demobilization, and site transfers.
• Monitor labor productivity reports, headcount summaries, and manpower cost tracking.
• Administer leave management (annual, sick, unpaid, emergency) and ensure compliance with company policy and labor law.
• Responsible for overall management of the labor camp, including camp sourcing, room allocations, accommodation records, and ensuring proper living conditions.
• Handles daily camp operations, maintenance coordination, discipline, and compliance with company and local authority standards.
• Handle employee queries related to salary, leave, benefits, and HR policies.
• Support disciplinary actions, warnings, grievances, and employee counseling in coordination with HR Manager.
• Ensure HR operations comply with local labor laws, company policies, and contractual obligations.
• Support audits related to HR, labor accommodation, and site compliance.
• Maintain records related to labor inspections, warnings, penalties, and corrective actions.
• Coordinate with PRO for visa processing, renewals, cancellations, labor cards, Emirates ID, and medicals.
• Implement and enforce HR policies, procedures, and SOPs across sites and head office.
• Draft HR letters including offer letters, warnings, salary confirmations, NOCs, and termination letters.
• Maintain employee files (physical and digital) in a systematic and audit-ready manner.
• Prepare regular HR reports such as headcount, turnover, absenteeism, leave balance, overtime, and manpower cost summaries.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Master’s degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 10 years of experience in HR & Administration including 4 years in contracting or construction environment in UAE.

Application Question(s):

• What is your notice period?
• What is your current salary?
• Do u have minimum 5 years of experience working with Contracting company within UAE?

Work Location: In person