Head of HR Technology, Systems, Processes & Data Analytics Consultant
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Posted: 17/04/2026
- Competitive
- Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Belfast
- Contract
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Construction & Infrastructure
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Manufacturing
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Oil & Gas
Role Purpose
The Head of HR Technology, Systems, Processes & Data Analytics will lead the digital transformation of the HR function, ensuring scalable, efficient, and insight‑driven people operations. This role oversees the strategic direction, governance, optimisation, and integration of all HR systems and data, enabling evidence‑based decision‑making across a complex engineering environment. The role ensures HR processes are standardised, automated where possible, and support operational excellence, workforce planning, safety-critical compliance, and productivity.
Key Responsibilities
1. HR Technology Strategy & Governance
Develop and own the HR technology roadmap aligned to business strategy, engineering operational requirements, and digital transformation goals.
Lead the selection, implementation, and optimisation of HRIS, ATS, LMS, payroll, workforce management, and other people-related systems.
Establish data governance, security protocols, role-based access and compliance with regulatory standards (GDPR, ISO, industry standards).
2. Systems Ownership & Process Excellence
Standardise, simplify, and automate HR processes across the employee lifecycle (recruitment, onboarding, performance, learning, reward, exit).
Implement workflow efficiencies that reduce admin burden and improve user experience for employees, managers, and HR colleagues.
Manage integrations between HR systems and engineering/operational systems (ERP, scheduling, HSE systems).
3. People Data, Analytics & Insights
Lead the development of dashboards, predictive analytics, reporting suites, and workforce insights to support decision-making.
Build capability to track workforce productivity, skills availability, diversity, attrition, safety metrics and operational workforce planning.
Ensure data accuracy, quality, and integrity across all HR datasets and reporting sources.
4. Stakeholder Engagement & Change Leadership
Partner with engineering, operations, IT, finance, and leadership teams to understand needs and deliver effective solutions.
Drive adoption of HR technologies through communication, training, and change management.
Serve as a subject matter expert on HR digitalisation, emerging technologies and analytics best practice.
5. Team Leadership & Vendor Management
Lead and develop a multi-disciplinary team (HRIS specialists, analysts, process owners).
Manage relationships with technology partners, system vendors, and external consultants.
Track performance, SLAs, and ROI for HR technology investments.
Key Skills & Experience
Proven experience leading HR technology and analytics functions, ideally in engineering, manufacturing, utilities, or other complex operational sectors.
Deep knowledge of HRIS platforms (SuccessFactors, SAP HR, etc.)
Strong understanding of process optimisation (Lean, Six Sigma desirable).
Experience with workforce analytics, data modelling, dashboard design (Power BI/Tableau).
Strong project and change management experience.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
Ability to operate strategically while delivering hands-on improvements.
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.
The Head of HR Technology, Systems, Processes & Data Analytics will lead the digital transformation of the HR function, ensuring scalable, efficient, and insight‑driven people operations. This role oversees the strategic direction, governance, optimisation, and integration of all HR systems and data, enabling evidence‑based decision‑making across a complex engineering environment. The role ensures HR processes are standardised, automated where possible, and support operational excellence, workforce planning, safety-critical compliance, and productivity.
Key Responsibilities
1. HR Technology Strategy & Governance
Develop and own the HR technology roadmap aligned to business strategy, engineering operational requirements, and digital transformation goals.
Lead the selection, implementation, and optimisation of HRIS, ATS, LMS, payroll, workforce management, and other people-related systems.
Establish data governance, security protocols, role-based access and compliance with regulatory standards (GDPR, ISO, industry standards).
2. Systems Ownership & Process Excellence
Standardise, simplify, and automate HR processes across the employee lifecycle (recruitment, onboarding, performance, learning, reward, exit).
Implement workflow efficiencies that reduce admin burden and improve user experience for employees, managers, and HR colleagues.
Manage integrations between HR systems and engineering/operational systems (ERP, scheduling, HSE systems).
3. People Data, Analytics & Insights
Lead the development of dashboards, predictive analytics, reporting suites, and workforce insights to support decision-making.
Build capability to track workforce productivity, skills availability, diversity, attrition, safety metrics and operational workforce planning.
Ensure data accuracy, quality, and integrity across all HR datasets and reporting sources.
4. Stakeholder Engagement & Change Leadership
Partner with engineering, operations, IT, finance, and leadership teams to understand needs and deliver effective solutions.
Drive adoption of HR technologies through communication, training, and change management.
Serve as a subject matter expert on HR digitalisation, emerging technologies and analytics best practice.
5. Team Leadership & Vendor Management
Lead and develop a multi-disciplinary team (HRIS specialists, analysts, process owners).
Manage relationships with technology partners, system vendors, and external consultants.
Track performance, SLAs, and ROI for HR technology investments.
Key Skills & Experience
Proven experience leading HR technology and analytics functions, ideally in engineering, manufacturing, utilities, or other complex operational sectors.
Deep knowledge of HRIS platforms (SuccessFactors, SAP HR, etc.)
Strong understanding of process optimisation (Lean, Six Sigma desirable).
Experience with workforce analytics, data modelling, dashboard design (Power BI/Tableau).
Strong project and change management experience.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
Ability to operate strategically while delivering hands-on improvements.
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.