Altrad are seeking a highly organised and proactive Onboarding Coordinator to support the People Lead with the mobilisation and onboarding of personnel from the French supply chain into Altrad’s nuclear operations.
This role will be based in Bridgwater on a permanent basis and will provide end-to-end coordination across the pre-employment and onboarding journey. Acting as a key link between the People Lead, French supply chain partners, candidates, recruitment, onboarding, security and operational stakeholders, you will help ensure that personnel are mobilised efficiently, compliantly and with a high-quality candidate experience, while maintaining accurate visibility of onboarding progress, risks, dependencies and readiness for deployment.
Key Deliverables / Accountabilities:
- Coordinate the end-to-end onboarding and mobilisation process for personnel supplied through the French supply chain, from offer acceptance through to day-one readiness.
- Support the People Lead with workforce mobilisation activity, providing accurate progress updates, identifying risks and escalating issues that may impact deployment.
- Act as a central point of coordination between French supply chain partners and internal stakeholders, ensuring clear communication, timely actions and effective resolution of onboarding queries.
- Coordinate the collection, review and tracking of required pre-employment documentation, onboarding information and compliance evidence.
- Maintain accurate onboarding trackers, workforce data and management information, ensuring records are complete, current and suitable for reporting and assurance purposes.
- Monitor onboarding milestones and dependencies, proactively chasing outstanding actions and highlighting individuals or cohorts at risk of missing mobilisation dates.
- Support the coordination of security, site access, induction, training, medical, right-to-work and other mobilisation requirements, working with the relevant specialist teams.
- Provide a professional and consistent candidate experience, recognising the additional support that may be required for personnel mobilising from France into a UK nuclear project environment.
- Engage with recruitment, HR, payroll, security, training, operational teams and supply chain stakeholders to ensure a smooth handover into employment and deployment.
- Support continuous improvement of onboarding processes, controls and reporting, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, compliance and the experience of candidates and stakeholders.
Key Requirements / Qualifications:
- Experience of coordinating onboarding, mobilisation, recruitment administration, HR operations or a similar people-focused process.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple candidates, workstreams and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence engaging with candidates, supply chain partners and senior internal stakeholders.
- High attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate records, trackers and management information.
- Ability to identify risks, resolve issues proactively and escalate appropriately to maintain mobilisation timelines.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Outlook and Teams, with the ability to learn relevant HR and onboarding systems.
- A collaborative, service-focused approach with the ability to work across organisational and cultural boundaries.
- Ability to handle personal and commercially sensitive information with discretion and in accordance with relevant data protection requirements.
- Relevant HR, business administration or equivalent qualification/experience.
- Experience within the nuclear, engineering, construction or other highly regulated industry is advantageous.
- Experience supporting international workforce mobilisation or working with European/French supply chain partners is advantageous.
- Understanding of UK pre-employment, right-to-work, security vetting, training or site-access processes is advantageous.
- French language capability or experience working effectively with French-speaking stakeholders is advantageous.
At Altrad, our people create endless opportunities.
We are the leading provider of support services transforming our nations critical infrastructure to operate safely and sustainably.
With over 16,000 talented people across our region, we provide the full spectrum of critical services including consulting, design, engineering, construction, asset life optimisation through to decommissioning, for industries both onshore and offshore.
Why Join Altrad at Hinkley Point C
- Be part of a major UK nuclear new-build programme in Somerset
- Gain hands-on site experience within a large-scale alliance delivery model
- Structured graduate development programme with mentoring and professional support
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Clear career progression toward Chartered Mechanical Engineer status
- A professional, collaborative and safety-driven working environment
As an employer, we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our people.
Inclusivity Statement
We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible and inclusive. If you require any adjustments at any stage – including interviews or assessments, please let us know. We’re happy to discuss what would help you take part fully.
