Willmott Dixon are recruiting for an experienced, hands on Payroll Clerk to join our busy team and be part of the wider Finance Team. The purpose of the role is to ensure accurate and timely salary and expense payments to 3,000 people in line with statutory requirements and company policy whilst providing the business with accurate payroll costings and data. As a Payroll Clerk within our Payroll Team your key responsibilities will be: • Responsibility for end to end payroll processing for a number of Local Company Offices and branches within the Group including full monthly reconciliation of payroll, preparation and submission of BACS and RTI files. • Responsibility for processing employee expense and mileage payments. To include checking for tax status, particularly in terms of 24 month rule for site based employees and reimbursement for commute travel. • Ensure all payroll deadlines are maintained through an awareness of priorities and workload. • Maintaining in depth knowledge of payroll and pension legislation, including Local Government Pension Schemes. • Assist in creating and posting all payroll journals to the Finance system. • Assist in reconciling and paying over third party and pension payments. • Maintain P11d and payroll records for company benefit schemes, particularly the Private Medical Scheme and Company Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme. • Retain payroll records in accordance with statute and Willmott Dixon policy. • Producing ad-hoc reports as required by the business. • Assist in attending to queries raised by employees and business, ensuring all emails in the generic Payroll Inbox are cleared on the allocated day. • Support with project work as required. • Ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times in compliance with Group policy and relevant Data Protection guidelines.

Some of the duties / responsibilities within this role will include: • Managing the technical appraisal of MEP designs during early project stages to ensure quality, risk mitigation, and commercial viability • Providing strategic advice on procurement, delivery methodologies, and MEP supply chain engagement during the tender process • Building strong relationships with our MEP supply chain partners to ensure they deliver to budget, quality and time deadlines • Carrying out detailed design reviews to validate compliance, value for money and buildability • Identifying risks and developing mitigation strategies to ensure successful transition from preconstruction to operational phases • Managing MEP commissioning and ensure seamless integration with the construction programme to achieve defect-free handovers. • Supporting utility engagement, coordination, and risk identification throughout preconstruction • Collaborating with estimators, planners, bid managers and design teams to produce well-informed, competitive tender submissions • Helping to define sustainability and technical delivery targets in line with our “Now or Never” strategy • Mentoring junior colleagues and contributing to internal reviews of building services elements across bids