HR Manager
About the job
As Manager HR, you will manage the HR department of APK Belgium. You are ultimately responsible for payroll, HR support and Learning & Development administration for several entities. In a context with different collective labour agreements and complex legislation, you ensure standardised processes, compliance and operational efficiency. You make a concrete contribution to HR's P&L and are a sparring partner for senior management.
Some of your duties include:
- Managing HR Business Partners, Payroll, HR Support and L&D administration.
- Coach and develop your team; ensure operational continuity and quality.
- Implement process optimisations based on internal audits and best practices.
- Lead HR projects and report on progress and outcome.
- Develop and monitor KPIs for HR processes and services to the business.
- Ensuring quality and compliance for all legal entities through standardisation.
- Oversee administrative procedures in accordance with legislation and internal guidelines.
- Monitor professional and legal developments and translate them into policy.
- Monitor business and compliance risks; support financial audits.
- Coordinate with senior management on escalations, SLAs and process improvements.
- Work with external partners (insurers, auditors, suppliers) to ensure compliance and improve processes.
Your profile
- Master's level of work and thinking (HR-related).
- Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in an HR executive position.
- Thorough knowledge of Belgian HR legislation and collective agreements; international context is a plus.
- Proven experience in setting up and optimising administrative HR systems and processes.
- Strong in people management: coaching, prioritising and performance management.
- Experienced in project management and change processes.
- Analytical, structured and results-oriented.
- Communicatively strong in stakeholder management.
- No-nonsense & down-to-earth: pragmatic, decisive and hands-on.
Our offer
- A management role with strategic impact Within a leading construction and infrastructure group.
- Great autonomy and space to help shape HR policy.
- Competitive remuneration with variable component.
- Option to cooperate on a standalone basis.
- Long-term perspective within a family-run, growing organisation.
- Professional environment with short lines of communication and clear decision-making structures.
About the company
APK Group, the catalyst for the future. We are a leading growth company in the world of smart and sustainable infrastructures for the cities of tomorrow. We have been doing this since 1960. Seven sectors lie at the heart of our existence: water, energy, mobility, telecoms, landscaping, recycling and trenchless techniques. We carry out these activities with more than 2,600 employees in the BENELUX and Germany.
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