UK Power Networks is hiring an Onboarding Coordinator based at Energy House in Crawley, and applications close today, Monday 9 November 2026. The vacancy, reference 83040, sits in the Human Resources directorate as part of the HR Services Onboarding Team, reporting to the Onboarding Team Leader.

The role is offered on a 12-month fixed-term personal contract, with the possibility of it becoming permanent. The starting salary is circa £29,750, depending on experience, plus a bonus of 7.5%. The successful candidate will need to be available to start on 18 January 2027 to support a handover.

What the Onboarding Coordinator will do

The coordinator will provide an end-to-end onboarding service for new employees, candidates, managers and colleagues, making sure records, checks and payroll information are complete, secure and delivered on time. Day-to-day work includes drafting new-starter contracts and internal appointment letters from agreed templates, creating position numbers and setting up permanent and agency workers in SAP, and keeping candidate files complete and accurate.

The role also covers coordinating pre-employment screening, references and right-to-work checks, staying in regular contact with new employees and hiring managers to agree start dates, coordinating induction and orientation activity, processing employee changes such as promotions, transfers and secondments, and preparing accurate payroll information to meet payroll deadlines. The coordinator will manage the onboarding inbox, handle personal and sensitive information in line with data-protection and audit requirements, and help test new processes, SAP enhancements and automation.

Skills, working pattern and benefits

Essential requirements include experience providing a responsive, professional service to customers, candidates, colleagues or other stakeholders, accurate alphabetical and numerical data-entry skills, the ability to proofread contracts and letters, clear written and verbal communication, working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, and the ability to organise several cases at once while handling confidential information appropriately. Experience in administration, HR, recruitment or onboarding, knowledge of HR processes or an HR system such as SAP, and intermediate Word and Excel skills are desirable but not essential, and the company says it welcomes applicants whose experience comes from different sectors and who can show relevant transferable skills.

Blended working is available after the six-month probationary period, with three days in the office and two days remote. Benefits listed in the advert include 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, a personal pension plan with employer contributions of 8% or 10% against employee contributions of 4% or 5%, a tenancy loan deposit scheme and season ticket loan, Cycle to Work, Home and Tech and green car leasing schemes, discounted gym membership and an employee assistance programme. Reservist leave of an additional 18 days at full pay and 22 days unpaid is also listed.

The company says it may use AI-enabled tools to support elements of the recruitment process, but that the tools do not make hiring decisions, with all decisions made by trained employees using human judgement and oversight. Anyone with a query about the vacancy is asked to contact the company at careers@ukpowernetworks.co.uk, quoting the vacancy reference number. Applications must be submitted through the official UK Power Networks careers page before the 9 November 2026 close date.