HR Team Lead - Middle East

Responsibilities

• Proactively support all aspects of the HR function to deliver effective service to regional operations.
• Build relationships with HR, Business Line and Department Managers for employee reward, relations, performance management, engagement, change, redundancy, workforce planning, recruitment.
• Professionally influence business decisions to minimize risk and maximize opportunities cost-efficiently.
• Plan and prevent financial and reputational risks for the business.
• Supervise timely onboarding and offboarding of employees.
• Develop, report, and improve KPIs for HR team deliverables.
• Supervise and allocate tasks within the Middle East HR team.
• Ensure accurate and timely payroll submission monthly.
• Review contractual documents, handbooks, policies/procedures for compliance and best practice.
• Manage timely renewal of insurance benefits and policies.
• Coordinate with operations, finance, and mobility teams for secondment and related tax implications.
• Conduct regular meetings with assigned business areas to proactively advise on HR issues.
• Advise and participate in disciplinary and grievance cases.
• Manage employment claims and highlight risk proactively.
• Ensure Emiratization terms are upheld.
• Maintain HR database and organization charts in real time.
• Support bids and proposal submissions with relevant HR data.
• Participate in recruitment and networking events.
• Ensure offboarding steps and EOSB calculations are accurate.
• Organize regular employee engagement activities.
• Deliver timely HR services to employees.

Requirements

• Chartered Member CIPD or significant, demonstrable HR experience at lead level in similar role.
• Experience delivering confidential, professional HR service.
• Accuracy in reporting.
• Strong understanding of Middle East labor laws, payroll data inputs, EOSB.
• Demonstrates commercial awareness.

Preferred Qualifications

• Attention to detail.
• Adaptability and willingness to participate in wider HR team activities as needed.

Benefits

Not specified in listing; standard benefits may apply based on regional norms and company policy.

About the Company

EnerMech is a specialist service company delivering technical solutions to complex energy and infrastructure projects. Their offering includes nine key service lines with a holistic view offering customers fewer contract personnel on site, improved safety, and reduced complexity. With 5,500 experts worldwide, EnerMech is positioned to meet the evolving needs of the energy and infrastructure industries, providing services such as training, hydraulics, equipment rental, specialist mechanical, electrical & instrumentation, process, integrity management, pipeline & subsea, cranes & lifting, and valves.