HR Placement Student

Lagan Services (part of the Lagan Specialist Group) is now recruiting for an HR Year Placement Student.

Company: Lagan Services Limited 
Job Type: Fixed term – 1 year
Location: Belfast 
Reporting to: Group HR Director

Company overview 
Established over 60 years ago in Belfast, Lagan Specialist Group is a leading, family owned business that continues to grow, now employing over 650 people across the UK, Ireland and internationally. The Group’s strength lies in its diverse range of business units and sectors, positioning it at the forefront of traditional construction and engineering, with a strong focus on innovation and new technology.

We are an Investors in People Platinum organisation, recognised for our commitment to our people, their development and their wellbeing.

Lagan Services Limited provides professional and business support to the range of businesses within the group, and as our growth plans continue, we have an exciting opportunity for a HR Placement Student to join the team.

Role overview
As part of a small, supportive HR team, you will be encouraged to get involved from day one, gaining hands-on experience across a variety of HR activities. You will support with the effective delivery of HR services across a diverse group of businesses, giving you valuable insight into how employment practices operate within a real business environment.

Why this role stands out
This is a unique opportunity to work closely with the Group HR Director, gaining direct exposure to sensitive and complex HR matters. We offer you the chance to build confidence, develop capabilities and establish a strong foundation for your future HR career.

What you'll do
Some of the main tasks you will get involved with include:

Recruitment & Selection

• Create job descriptions, advertise vacancies & manage recruitment campaigns
• Support hiring managers, by completing shortlisting and arranging/attending interviews
• Record all recruitment data accurately, and provide updates to applicants & hiring managers
• Ensure a fair process is followed, in compliance with employment law and company policy
• Collate vacancy information as required for annual Equal Opportunities Monitoring Return

Pre-Employment & Onboarding 

• Draft and Issue offers of employment, in line with appropriate governance
• Carryout all pre-employment checks required by regional laws and company policy
• Add employee details to the HR System, along with any documentation
• Issue Day One emails, and new starter training
• Arrange and participate in Company Inductions

Probationary Period Management 

• Track training completion
• Check-ins with Employees and Line Managers
• Support with reviews and administration

HR Systems & Administration 

• Accurate and timely management of HR information to appropriate systems
• Compliance with GDPR, Confidentiality and Data Processing/Retention Policies
• Assist with roll-out of new HR System
• Support with Equal Opportunities Monitoring Return and Diversity Data reporting

HR Generalist Tasks

• Support, Advise & Note Take for Employee Relations matters, such as Disciplinaries
• Support with sickness absence cases, including Return to works, fit notes,
• Producing accurate reports, weekly, monthly and reactively
• Assist with organising learning and development events
• Support with Movers and Leavers in the business

What you'll bring
Your main skills and experience will include;

Essential Criteria

• Currently studying a degree in HR Management or related subject, and commencing a University Year Placement in academic year 2026-27
• A minimum of 5 GCSE’s (or equivalent) including English and Maths at Grade C or above
• Be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office
• Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Be a self-starter with a proactive working approach and a positive, ‘can do’, attitude
• Be able to work unsupervised and on own initiative
• Possess excellent planning and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise effectively
• Understand the importance of confidentiality and be trustworthy with sensitive information

Desirable Criteria

• Previous administration experience
• Previous HR administration experience

Our values 
Our values are important to how we run our business. We have been awarded Platinum Investors in People in recognition of our people management practices and investment in learning and development.

We are therefore looking for candidates that can demonstrate behaviours in line with our core values and continue with our culture of putting people first:

• Trust
• Respect
• Caring
• Fun
• Safety
• Open & Honest

How we'll reward you 
In return, we offer an attractive salary and a wide selection of lifestyle offers, development and learning programmes, services and support designed to help you manage and balance your work/life priorities. At our Head Office in Belfast, we have an on-site Gym and Wellbeing Hub which is available for use for all our employees.

Our Core Benefits for this role include:

• Excellent Annual Leave allowance
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Occupational Sick Pay
• Health Cash Plan & Employee Assistance Program, with money off dental, optical, chiropody, physiotherapy to name just a few
• Ongoing Health and Wellbeing activities that include free annual health checks for all employees
• Life Assurance Plan
• Paid Volunteer Day to support your choice of voluntary activity

Your application
At Lagan Specialist Group, we want everyone to feel welcome. That’s why we want you to know that we'll work with you to make the application process as smooth as possible. So please just let us know if you need any adjustments or support – we'll do whatever we can to help.

To apply for this post please click Apply Now, to submit your CV on our portal. Alternatively, you can email your CV to recruitment@laganscg.com. We wish you every success in your application.

LAGAN SPECIALIST GROUP ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITES EMPLOYER - We will not discriminate against anyone on the grounds of Sex, Pregnancy or maternity, Gender reassignment, Marital or Civil Partnership status, Religious or other similar philosophical belief, Political Opinion, Racial group, Sexual orientation, Disability or Age.