Job Title: Human Resources Coordinator

City & State Location: Reston, VA

HGL - WHO WE ARE 

At HGL, we value our employees as individuals and as important members of our team. We offer a work environment that is flexible, inclusive, and dedicated to creating a sustainable future. We provide opportunities for a dynamic work environment surrounded by industry leaders working to solve today’s environmental, infrastructure, and natural resources challenges. HGL offers career advancement through internal and external training, skill advancement, and education. Projects at HGL span the United States and its territories all while solving problems associated with emerging contaminants (PFAS, radiological, and unexploded ordnance) along with traditional chemical contamination across all media. 

With over 600 employees, HGL is large enough to execute high profile projects but is small enough where the President and COO know everyone by name. By joining HGL, you will be working to restore the environment and protect our future.

HGL - WE INVEST IN YOU

It’s not just a job, it’s your career. HGL provides career growth opportunities via mentoring, training, education, and support for your certifications and licenses. HGL’s mission is to continually deliver new solutions and technologies for the ever-changing range of environmental challenges encountered in today’s world. HGL’s corporate culture ensures you’ll be given the opportunity for career advancement while being supported by bright, highly productive peers and leaders.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Candidate will be responsible for a wide range of responsibilities within the HR department to include providing support and assistance within Benefits, HR and Recruiting areas of concern. A positive, well-organized, solution-oriented creative thinker will be a great addition to the HGL team! Reporting to the Senior Benefits Manager, the ideal candidate should be at ease in communicating verbally within the team and to internal customers in other departments and within the Operations teams, be detail/compliance oriented, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities and demonstrate 
 problem-solving skills; he or she will be flexible and work well both independently and collaboratively within a strong team, in an exciting, fast-paced, deadline driven environment.

This position is onsite in HGL’s Reston, VA office every day for 60 days, then hybrid work schedule (3 days in office) after that.

Responsibilities/Duties

The responsibilities and duties of this role include, but are not limited to, the following: 

1. Administrative Support: Providing administrative support to employees, which may involve answering questions about policies, assisting with benefits administration, and handling any HR-related problems or inquiries, along with filing and data management/integrity.
2. Recruitment Assistance: Assisting Recruiting team members with administrative support. This includes tasks such as checking references, conducting background checks, doing data entry, following up on interview evaluation forms, etc.
3. Payroll Processing: Providing assistance with payroll processing functions. This involves ensuring accurate and timely payroll for employees and includes strict attention to detail.
4. Compliance: Assisting with follow-up on compliance issues. Ensuring that all new hires are reported to state agencies as required. Sending out materials for FMLA and other leaves. Gathering documents related to accommodations and other legally required matters. 
5. Employee Orientation: Conducting or assisting with new employee orientation to help new hires understand their benefits and acclimate to the organization. Managing the workflow and process of pre-hire onboarding in ADP and for a transition from Recruiting to HR during the hiring process.
6. Record Keeping: Keeping accurate records of HR processes and employment-related paperwork.
7. Guidance: Guiding employees through various HR processes and addressing their questions about working conditions, benefits, and duties.
8. Other duties as assigned: Working on special projects such as awards and recognition management, data entry updates, list management, and more.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL

For this position, the following experience/education will be considered:

• Excellent attention to detail and very good organizational skills
• Knowledge and experience using web-based work tools to include Excel, PowerPoint and Word. Ability to grasp ADP & Deltek systems use and accurate and detail-oriented approach to data integrity.
• Willingness to perform administrative tasks and the ability to follow through.
• Ability to partner within the HR and Recruiting departments and interface with the team as well as with employees at all levels, up to and including management at the Executive level.
• A high level of energy, resourcefulness, professionalism, and a can-do attitude.
• BA/BS with some experience as an intern or in a job, preferably in a customer service role or HR role.

WHAT YOU NEED TO STAND OUT – Preferred, not required

• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment.
• Experience working with vendors and insurance broker.
• Ability to meet stringent deadlines.
• Ability to multi-task while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to complete work accurately with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytic and problem-solving ability.
• Strong verbal communication skills.
• Computer proficiency with demonstrated expertise in MS Office.

MORE ABOUT HGL AND THE OPPORTUNITY

We are all unique in our experiences and diversity of backgrounds, yet we share a drive and vision in our belief that we can make a difference in improving the world we live in through collaboration, teamwork, and a positive work environment. This unites and empowers us to strive for excellence in all our endeavors.

A pre-hire drug test is required. 

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
 
 If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by phone at 703-478-5186 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.
 
 For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please click here.