Job Title: Payroll Coordinator
Location: Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Somerset
Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Play a Vital Role in Powering Progress
At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Payroll Coordinator at our Hinkley Point C site.
This is a brilliant opportunity to work as part of the MEH Alliance on the prestigious Hinkley Point C Nuclear project. The alliance work across the project to integrate and coordinate the delivery of all main Mechanical, Electrical, Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (MEH), cabling and associated support services. This innovative approach will help different contractors work as a single entity to deliver the complex installation of cabling and pipework in the power station’s vast network of rooms.
The role
As a Payroll Coordinator, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Being part of the MEH Alliance working on Hinkley Point C is a chance to be involved in a major project with national significance.You’ll ensure accurate and timely payroll coordination for our blue-collar workforce, helping maintain strong industrial relations and employee wellbeing. This is a dynamic opportunity to grow your career in payroll operations while contributing to a project that’s shaping the future of clean energy and engineering excellence.
Day-to-day, you’ll be:
1. Acting as the MEH focal point for on-site payroll for all blue-collar personnel up to and including Superintendent
2. Coordinating payroll activity using the Kronos Time and Attendance system in line with approved procedures
3. Resolving pay queries efficiently to support harmonious industrial relations and employee engagement
4. Collating time and attendance records, investigating any non-attendance, and ensuring timecards are complete before submission
5. Communicating clearly and confidently with stakeholders at all levels
This is a permanent role, based at Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
Essential experience of the Payroll Coordinator:
6. NVQ Level 3 or equivalent, or demonstrable competency through assessment/interview
7. Strong IT skills across the full Microsoft Office Suite, with excellent Excel and data analysis ability
8. Experience in payroll departments managing multiple payrolls or high volumes of weekly timesheets
9. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with accuracy and attention to detail
10. Clear and confident communicator via email, phone and face-to-face
Qualifications for the Payroll Coordinator:
11. NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at
What we offer
12. Generous holiday allowance
13. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
14. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
15. Employee share scheme
16. Employee shopping savings portal
17. Payment of Professional Fees
18. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
19. 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 day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
20. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
Cavendish Nuclear
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of